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More heavy rain, localized flooding expected Sunday
Stay weather aware for impacts from heavy rain and localized flooding due to slow-moving storms.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Training storms Saturday night caused widespread, heavy rain across parts of the Charlotte metro. Flooding was especially bad in Gaston County, near the Spencer Mountain area, where radar estimates were near 5 – 7 inches.
Sunday
The wetter pattern continues again this afternoon with a stalled front across the Carolinas. Rain chances could develop as early as noon in the mountains and 3 p.m. across the piedmont. Deep, tropical moisture will allow for heavy, slow-moving rain, especially after 7 p.m.
Heavy rain will lead to localized flooding as storms may train, like they did on Saturday. A training storm is essentially a storm that drops heavy rain, pushes away or expands, and a new storm cell develops in its place. This happens often during the summertime with high moisture content and light winds in the afternoons.
The threat for heavy rain and localized flooding is the biggest impact across the Charlotte area Sunday between 7 p.m. and midnight. Some areas may even see rain through the overnight hours. Stay weather aware!
This Week
- Everyday has highs trending in the mid-upper 80s until the end of the week where we could touch 90 degrees.
- Most days begin dry with the most active timeframe in the mid-afternoon and early evening.
- Even though the highs are lower, the humidity is extremely high!
- The end of the 10-day forecast eventually trends slightly warmer and slightly drier.
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