Heavier Rain, Flooding In Play As T.S. Joins The Mix
Expect Regular Showers And Thunderstorms as Fred remnants push through the Tennessee River Valley.
A frontal system will remain nearly stationary across the area for a few more days keepingΒ us in a warmΒ and muggy air mass.Β What is left of Fred will moveΒ north from the Gulf coast to the Tennessee River ValleyΒ MondayΒ night and then shift eastward on Tuesday. This will enhance our rainfall amounts and could lead to some flooding in urban and flood prone areas. With the potential of excessiveΒ rain falling over already saturated ground inΒ the high country, landslides will be possible. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will also be possible into the work week. With all of the cloud cover and rain, we can expect cooler than normal temperatures into mid week.
The Tropics:
As of Monday morning at 8:30, Fred is still a tropical storm. The storm was moving north in the Gulf of Mexico at 9 mph, and was about 80 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Tropical Storm Fred is expected to make landfall in the western Florida PanhandleΒ MondayΒ afternoon orΒ MondayΒ night between Destin and Apalachicola.
Tropical Depression Grace is approaching the southern coast of the Dominican Republic Monday morning Flash flooding is possible across Hispaniola as the day goes on.
Keep checking back with us for the latest forecast track of both systems and Tropical Depression 8 which is east of Bermuda.
Our Forecast:Β
Monday:Β Patchy fog early. Otherwise thick clouds with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High: 85. Wind: SE 5-7 mph.
MondayΒ Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, otherwise cloudy and muggy. Low: 71. Wind: Light.
Tuesday:Β Showers and thunderstorms likely. High: 80. Wind: ESE 10-15 mph.
Tuesday Night:Β Scattered showers and thunderstorms.Β Low: 72.
Wednesday:Β Showers and thunderstorms likely. High 87.
