A stubborn weather pattern continues across Missouri for the next few days. After the beautiful weather last week we saw a transition over the weekend. The humidity came back into the picture as winds shifted to the South. That kicked up the remnants of Hurricane Alex into the Midwest. Luckily, it held off for the Fourth of July festivities. But it did show up to start the work week.
There have been several areas of heavy rainfall across the area. In one hour yesterday, Sanborn Field on MU's campus picked up around 1 and 3/4 to 2 inches of rain in one hours time. Several reports on the Cocorah's website show almost 3 inches of rain total in a 24 hour period yesterday in Boone County while some areas barely picked up any precipitation. You can check out numbers for yourself on the website http://www.cocorahs.org/state.aspx?state=mo
As far as the weather goes from today on, we will continue to see scattered showers and thunderstorms popping up around the area for Wednesday and Thursday. We have a front off to our West that is keeping the moisture and shower activity centered over the state. Along with the jetstream that follows the frontal boundry, it is forcing the activity to stay over the top of us and not go anywhere anytime soon. No severe weather threats here but the chances for some flash flooding will be the main concern, especially with these heavy patches of rainfall.
And always make sure if you are out driving in the heavy rainfall, have your headlights on! Saw several people without their lights on today. Don't forget to slow down either when you can barely see the vehicle in front of you. Saw a car donut spin in the middle of 63 and go through the median. Be safe out there everyone!
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