Good Monday evening,
We continue to monitor Debby as it slowly moves through the state of Georgia tonight and eventually into the Carolinas for the second half of the week. Below is the latest National Hurricane Center Forecast on the now Tropical Storm since it is inland…
Water Vapor shows well how Debby has stalled out in an area of weak steering flow. An expansive ridge of high pressure is across the Four Corners Region, with the westerlies far to the north. A trough has left New England and high pressure aloft will shift from NW Atlantic Basin into the Mid-Atlantic and New England.
There is a high likelihood of Flash Flooding and River Flooding across Central and Eastern North Carolina and lower 2/3rds of South Carolina later this week with the slow motion of Debby but just how far west will the precipitation get? That is still in question as both mesoscale, global and hurricane guidance are at some odds in where exactly Debby ends up going.
Foothills/Western Piedmont Impacts:
Tuesday-Wednesday: Extensive mid-high level clouds with isolated showers in the afternoon.
Thursday-Friday: Moisture may get pulled northwest to a position near I-77 by Thursday along with a slight East-Northeast component along the Blue Ridge. That could help enhance shower coverage through at least early Friday. No significant flash flood threat expected at this time.
NOTE: We have a medium confidence in this current forecast as of late Monday evening. Stay with us as some changes may occur.