Areas from northeastern Texas to central and southern Alabama, and perhaps northern Florida, are bracing for the flooding consequences of 4-8 inches of rain and locally higher amounts into this weekend, in addition to severe thunderstorms, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.
As heavy rain returns to much of the Interstate 10 and 20 corridors from Texas to Florida, some areas will be at risk for life-threatening flash flooding and major river flooding into this weekend.
However, torrential downpours unleashed by the storms could be far more disruptive to many more people in the region, especially where they lead to flooding or renewed flooding. There is a significant risk to lives and property.meteorologists' latest prognosis is that at least seven states will receive 2-4 inches of rain from late this week to early this weekend. However, double that amount will occur within that zone, with an AccuWeather StormMax™ of 11 inches.
The ground has become saturated over a multistate area of the South. While there have been some intervals of rain-free weather between deluges, those breaks have not been enough to allow streams and rivers to recede to the point where they can reasonably handle more rain. Rivers that should be watched for water rising to new heights include the Trinity, San Jacinto and Neches in Texas, the Sabine River along the Texas/Louisiana border, the Calcasieu River in Louisiana, the Pearl River in Mississippi and the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers in Alabama. However, many more rivers, creeks and bayous in the region will be surging as more rain evolves and even days after the rain moves away later this weekend or next week.
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