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| While morning showers taper off by early afternoon, keep your guard up as a second, more robust round of showers and thunderstorms develops late this afternoon and continues through the night. Soils across the area are already thoroughly saturated, meaning any additional heavy downpours with rain rates exceeding 1 to 2 inches per hour can rapidly trigger flash flooding. In addition to flood concerns, stronger storms could produce damaging wind gusts capable of easily toppling shallow-rooted trees in the wet ground. Looking ahead, a sharp pattern change arrives midweek as cooler air spills into the region. Expect temperatures to feel noticeably fall-like Wednesday and Thursday, with daytime highs topping out in the upper 50s to upper 60s nearly 10 to 15 degrees below late-September averages. While localized flood risks will linger alongside slow-moving showers through Wednesday, drier and calmer weather will finally build in by late week. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive alerts tonight, and remember: turn around, don't drown! |
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