Subj : HVYRAIN: Excessive Rainfall Discussion To : wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu From : COD Weather Processor Date : Thu Mar 27 2025 15:30:43 FOUS30 KWBC 271530 QPFERD Excessive Rainfall Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 1130 AM EDT Thu Mar 27 2025 Day 1 Valid 16Z Thu Mar 27 2025 - 12Z Fri Mar 28 2025 ....THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE/LOWER TEXAS GULF COAST... ....South Texas... Complicated and messy forecast going through the rest of the period across portions of South Texas through the Middle Texas Gulf Coast but potential exists for numerous flash floods, some of which could be locally significant. For this update, the Moderate Risk was=20 adjusted southward based on both current observations and radar=20 trends as well as the 12Z guidance including the HREF that shifted the axis of heaviest rainfall southward. MPD #088 was issued just=20 a bit ago to cover the ongoing and near- term flash flood threat.=20 Heading into this afternoon through tonight, guidance seems to be=20 keying on a convective complex developing and tracking=20 east/northeast through South Texas. While instability is modest, a better shear environment and an increase in the PWs will support greater=20 storm organization and higher rain rates. There are some=20 suggestions for repeating/training clusters, particularly in the=20 southern extent of the updated Moderate Risk area, where localized=20 higher end additional QPF is possible (4-6").=20 This may result in numerous flash floods and locally significant flooding into tonight. The previous discussion follows... Periods of heavy rainfall over South TX will continue into today and tonight, as ample moisture, shear, and instability (which will reload today via both daytime heating and decreasing lapse rates aloft) remain in place. That said, spatially uncertainty remains relatively high for a Day 1 outlook, as mesoscale factors this morning may have a large impact on the ultimate evolution of convection (best expressed by the lack of consistency from hourly runs of the HRRR, as well as the 00z HRRR being an outlier from most of the other CAMs with regard to QPF maxima). On the synoptic scale, ingredients are more favorable for heavy rainfall than yesterday, and large scale forcing should reload with the mid- level trough axis and associated shortwave energy moving across the area (enhancing the upper divergence/DPVA). However, the extent of the excessive rainfall risk will be at least partially dependent on mesoscale factors, and observational trends have already diverged somewhat significantly from the 00z HREF consensus (with convection propagating farther south than indicated, to near Brownsville). Despite these trends, the inherited Moderate risk remains largely unchanged, as localized 3-5" totals over the past 12-24 hours have occurred within the inherited area where additional training is expected. In fact, the one area of expansion of the Moderate risk was to bring the contour farther inland where FFGs have been depressed. While there is still some chance that the bulk of convection is offshore by 12z, observational and model trends suggests it may struggle to clear the coast, leaving coastal areas susceptible to additional heavy rainfall and flash flooding. While a break in convective activity is somewhat likely by late morning to midday, there is high confidence that scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding will become likely again by this afternoon and evening. In a worst case scenario, the outflow stalls near the coast allowing for repeat convection and a significant flash flood event could evolve (though an increase in CAMs suggesting that the convection propagates fully offshore has reduced this risk a bit). When combining rainfall that has already occurred with what is forecast, it seems probable that some areas receive 5-8" of storm totals, and localized amounts of 8-12" are certainly possible. ....MS and OH Valley... A Marginal risk was maintained (and shifted a bit west with observational and model trends) across portions of northern MO, southern IA, IL and central/southern IN. Warm-air advection and overrunning near a stationary front draped across this region will gradually lift north as a warm front through the period. Through the rest of the period, additional rainfall amounts up to 1" (locally up to 2") will be possible, resulting in a localized and generally minor flash flood risk.=20 ....Pacific Northwest... Another modest Atmospheric River (narrow ribbon of 500+ kg/m/s IVTs) will result in pockets of 3-5+ inch 24 hour rainfall totals along the West Coast from Northern CA northward through OR-WA. Despite the relative lack of instability, the wet antecedent soils (along with the potential of 0.3-0.5 in/hr rainfall rates) could lead to localized short-term runoff issues, particularly along small streams and over burn scars. Churchill/Chenard/Hurley/Taylor Day 2 Valid 12Z Fri Mar 28 2025 - 12Z Sat Mar 29 2025 ....THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA... An inherited Slight risk area was maintained (and shifted a bit west based on model trends) as a slow-moving mid-upper trough will push the area of most favorable deep-layer forcing (upper divergence and DPVA) farther east along the Gulf Coast. Coincident with the favorable synoptic-scale forcing, TPWs between 1.75-2.00", along with mixed layer CAPE around 1000-1500 J/Kg, will result in a more enhanced excessive rainfall threat (i.e. Slight) across the Upper TX Coast to Southwest and South-Central LA. Attributing to a lower risk (Slight) compared to the previous days (Moderate) will be the weakening low-level flow, which given the more limited deep-layer shear, would more likely result in more effective convective outflows and thus shorter duration of the more intense updrafts and heavier rainfall cores (as well as generally drier antecedent conditions). Considerable uncertainty still exists, as convective details remain unclear at this point even on Day 1, but confidence in 2-4" localized totals is increasing per the latest guidance. Churchill/Hurley Day 3 Valid 12Z Sat Mar 29 2025 - 12Z Sun Mar 30 2025 ....THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST... A continuation of the decreasing flash flood risk is expected from Day 2 into Day 3, as guidance largely indicates localized totals of only 1-3" (mostly concentrated near the Central Gulf Coast where FFGs are rather high). The inherited Marginal risk area was trimmed rather significantly to the north (into the Mid-South), as forcing and instability look rather minimal (with the ECMWF being the wettest global model only indicating localized totals of 1-2"). A localized flash flood threat should result for areas confined closer to the Gulf Coast (and mostly limited to more sensitive urban areas). Churchill Day 1 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go= v/qpf/94epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!8-5kVmISDd641aZ8Q4DrqiNS5AQNhIUjoMKCI71H372t= 5J1zBNH-5KXBhFbKBzQ54Yy9N7yCsLfbJPzOOORTCa5yBF8$=20 Day 2 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go= v/qpf/98epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!8-5kVmISDd641aZ8Q4DrqiNS5AQNhIUjoMKCI71H372t= 5J1zBNH-5KXBhFbKBzQ54Yy9N7yCsLfbJPzOOORTKSDF5ak$=20 Day 3 threat area: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.go= v/qpf/99epoints.txt__;!!DZ3fjg!8-5kVmISDd641aZ8Q4DrqiNS5AQNhIUjoMKCI71H372t= 5J1zBNH-5KXBhFbKBzQ54Yy9N7yCsLfbJPzOOORTM3cN9hY$=20 =3D =3D =3D To unsubscribe from WX-STORM and you already have a login, go to https://lists.illinois.edu and use the "Unsubscribe" link. Otherwise email Chris Novy at cnovy@cox.net and ask to be removed from WX-STORM. --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .