If you’ve been wondering where all the rain has been look east. Unfortunately, the southeast is experiencing too much rain. Flooding continues to be a concern in Mississippi as a result. While they normally get a lot of rain, they’ve been breaking records this winter season.
Severe storms are also possible next week, which could produce heavy rain within a short time. The southeast has a lot more moisture to work with because of their proximity to the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is much warmer than the northern Pacific close to Oregon and Washington. Warmer air holds more moisture than cold air.
While there has been a ridge over us, there has been a trough over the east lately. With the trough over the east, moisture is also able to get brought up from the Gulf of Mexico. A front is also expected to stall out near Memphis next week, which will bring up more moisture too. For us, a storm will move through Sunday with quiet weather after that.
While we’ve been looking at breaking records for dry weather, the southeast is doing the opposite. Both have their impacts. If only we could share right? Not only has this been a wet February for Jackson, Mississippi but January was as well. This is not good news if strong winds come through. They have a lot of trees there, and the extra water is making them more susceptible to topple over.
The systems that have moved through here the past couple of months have come from land so they did not have a lot of moisture to work with. If the low comes from the ocean it can bring more moisture along with it. That has not been the case in our area this winter season.
