Too much needed rain?
Posted Aug30, 2006 at 10:41 AM
Ernesto has been the latest "semi-flop" of this hurricane season, coming ashore in Florida as a tropical storm rather than the hurricane it had the potential to be.
All eyes now turn to its northward progression, and particularly for southwest Virginia, whether this will mean a round of heavy rain. It reminds me a lot of the late June set up, when we were very dry going in, but the 6-10 inches of rain that fell across the area still managed to flood a lot of creeks and rivers. We are in borderline drought status, so the ground can absorb a lot of rain that falls, but can Ernesto put us over the top into some flooding? Early odds favor eastern Virginia being more of the rain bullseye, but it's a close call.
Here are a couple of links to keep you updated:
Current Ernesto forecast track
Current 5-day rainfall forecast
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