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BRIEF WEATHER DISCUSSION:  

THE FIRST OF TWO ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN HAS BROUGHT .75 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT. STEADIEST RAINS FOR THIS MORNING HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTH, HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN FROM LATE AFTENOON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING WILL LIKELY BRING UP TO 1-3 MORE INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY.   FALLING IN ALREADY NEAR BANEFUL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE, LOW LYING AREAS IN ADDITIONAL TO MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING RESUMING ALONG AND NEAR LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS TOMORROW THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.  DRY WEATHER RETURNS LATE WED THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP BY WEEKS END.  SATURATED SOILS AND WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER OVERNIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME TREES AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN.
   
SNOW / ICE THREAT
PRECIPITATION THRU NOON TOMORROW
TODAY
NEXT 3 DAYS
PERIOD
6 AM -NOON
12 - 6PM
6 PM -MID
12 - 6AM
6 AM - NOON

None

None
PROBABILITY
90
85
100
95
70
 
 
TYPE
Showers
Showers
Hvy Rain
Rain
Showers
 
 
AMOUNT
T - .10
.10 - .25
.50- 1.00
.75 - 150
.10 - .30
 
 
DURATION
1-2 hrs
2 - 3hrs
3-5 hrs
3-5 hrs
1-2 hrs
 
 
COMMENTS
An additional 1-3 inches of rain by mid day Tuesday
                         
SHORT TERM FORECAST
TODAY
Rain tapers to scattered showers through mid day.  Steadier rain resumes with increasing intensity after 3 p.m.   High 55-60 |  Winds shift to the ENE at 10-20 mph
TONIGHT
Rain heavy at times / windy.   Street / low lying / small stream flooding.  Low  40-45
TUESDAY
Rain tapers off to scattered showers.  Cloudy high 50-55.   Small stream and River flooding likely.  |  NE winds become light and variable
TUE NIGHT
Remaining cloudy with some patchy drizzle or a lingering shower.  Low 40 or so
 
MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST
WEDNESDAY
Early clouds will mix with some sunny periods at times.  High 50-55
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer  High near 70
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny…High 75
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: (APRIL 3 - 7)
TEMP
Warmer than normal in the 70’s through Easter
Normal Hi: 54-57
PRECIP
Right now looks dry.
Normal Lo: 33-36