The weather system that was once Tropical Storm Claudette is bringing steady, sometimes heavy rain to parts of Georgia and the Carolinas Sunday.
The center of Claudette, which is now as tropical depression, is still circulating over Alabama, but the outer bands stretching into the Carolinas this morning, producing widespread rain across our area. Ponding and flooding is a concern.
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A Flash Flood Watch was issued for parts of the Upstate, along and north of I-85, and the southern mountains of WNC through 8 p.m. Sunday.
Most areas will pick up one-to-3 inches of rain, with areas in the Flash Flood Watch picking up an average of two-to-five inches of rain. This amount of rainfall in such a short period of time could lead to pockets of flash flooding in low-lying areas.
If you see water covering a road, turn around.
The severe threat for the Upstate is low, but still certainly possible, especially to the south of our area later Sunday morning.
As the day progresses, rain will taper off but a chance of scattered showers and storms will remain.
Once the actual center of the storm works through is when the possibility of severe weather increases. By the end of the day, it appears likely we could salvage some of Father’s Day, as conditions begin to settle down.
The next chance for a few pop up showers and storms will be Monday, with more widespread rain expected Tuesday, followed by a couple of drier and somewhat cooler-than-average days this week.
More rain chances may return by next weekend.
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