Heavy Rainfall Will Come In Waves, Severe Threat Staying North & Weakening

As yesterday's post mentioned, SPC weakens the risk for severe weather here on Friday as the upper energy lifts away from us far to the north.  It does appear a slow moving frontal boundary will have several waves of low pressure move along it as it staggers across SE LA/MS through Saturday morning.  There is the potential rain totals of 2-4"+ amounts over the next 2 days, but it should not come all at once.  In fact, the first wave moves over us this evening between 8 & midnight.

Nicondra showed us a graphic at 4 PM that suggests the heavier amounts will be to our west and north of Lake P.  The bottom graphic is the NWS amounts. Below is the satellite view with the low over Texas and the warm front coming out of the Gulf.

So if you're going out this evening, take the rain gear.  The first rain wave races by tonight with the next coming late Friday and another early on Saturday..

The timing may change and Friday will see many dry hours.  Here's the timing from Amber Wheeler.

The rain should move away on Sunday with a dry spell coming for next week.  

No real cold air follows until later next week.

So when you see the FOX 8 First Alert, it is mainly for the POTENTIAL heavy rainfall, not severe storms during the next 2 days.  Stay tuned!