Ryan’s “Thunderstorm Thursday” Forecast

It might as well be Thunderstorm Thursday today, but then tomorrow would have to be “Thunderstorm Friday,” due to very similar conditions, which doesn’t have the same ring to it. The showers moved in early and kept hammering the Coast with heavy rains for hours. We did begin to see some clearing in the later afternoon, around 5 PM, but it won’t last long as showers will return through the night. Expect another warm one, near 78 with scattered showers and moderate Westerly winds. Tomorrow is nearly a carbon copy of today, with strong thunderstorms bringing heavy rains through the area for hours, making our already growing flood situation worse. Remember to avoid driving through standing water on roadways, slow down during heavy rains, and use your headlights/hazards to make yourself more visible to other drivers when slowing or stopping. The rains continue through Saturday but begin to lessen as we start off next week. High pressure will begin to build from the East and will begin clearing hour skies a bit as early as Monday, but even then I expect to see a slightly higher than usual amount of showers. Tuesday through Friday will bring us closer to “normal” conditions, with isolated summer storms and hot and humid days in the 90s.