Much Needed Rainfall...

While many parts of the central & southern Plains are too wet, SE LA/MS will; welcome the soakers coming our way, as long as they are spread out over many hours.  What's left of Invest 91L showed up as a well defined swirl of clouds west of Houston this PM.   Radar loops confirm that swirl has cleared the Houston area and is now entering western Louisiana.  We will be on the "wet side" of this system and NWS has put up Flash Flood Watches for Thursday into Friday.  Rains will become heavier & non-stop from around 10-11 PM tonight continuing into morning drive on Thursday.  We could/should see many dry hours before daytime heating storms develop late morning into afternoon.  Remember, 100% chance for rain DOES NOT mean it will rain 100% of the time.  An upper disturbance over New Mexico will slowly move eastward into the Southeast keeping our rain chances above normal Friday through Saturday.  Going to the beaches this weekend doesn't look promising for sun as clouds and showers will prevail.   As the upper low finally pulls out for next week, a NW upper flow may allow a weak cool/dry front to push off our coast making for a drier Tuesday and Wednesday.    What to watch for over night is for a "training effect" to develop which is what happened this morning SW of Houston.  Some spots (Wharton) received 6-8" of rain in 3-4 hours causing flooding.    I don't see that happening here as long as what's left of Invest 91L keeps moving.     Your FOX 8 Weather App will alert you overnight if any warnings are issued.   I'd plan on allowing some extra time for your morning drive.  Stay tuned!