After record amounts of rainfall for the Tennessee Valley in the month of December, it appears this first full week of 2009 will follow the same soggy pattern.
As you can see on the map above, several wet weather systems are poised just to our southwest moving generally toward our region over the next two days. With a cold front that moved through early Monday, passing showers greeted the really early birds. Overrunning moisture from the south is expected to bring rain and showers back over the valley as early as mid afternoon.
Then a warm front for Monday night and Tuesday will trigger heavier downpours and even a few thunderstorms during that period. A following cold front will spark additional heavy downpours and thunderstorms for Tuesday evening and overnight into Wednesday morning.
A flood watch will be in effect for Monday night through Tuesday night with average rainfall amounts 2 to 4 inches, but some areas perhaps seeing as much as 5 inches. Here is a look at the rainfall forecast map:
Catch the latest forecasts on channel 31 at 5 a.m., 11 a.m., 5, 6, and 10 p.m, or visit us at WAAYTV.com and click “weather”.
Gary Dobbs, Meteorologist / StormForce 31
