Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• An axis of heavy rainfall will set up over the Ohio/Miss confluence region starting on Wednesday. Through Saturday, this axis could bring potentially historic rain totals as high as 10-15” along with moderate to major river flooding and significant localized flash flooding.
• On Wednesday, there is an Enhanced Risk (3 on a scale of 5) for severe storms over a large portion of the central basin with very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes all possible.

7-day QPF totals (through next Tuesday morning):

• Upper MS: Between ¼-1 ½” of liquid precip is forecast over the region.
• Middle MS/Lower Ohio Valley: Between 1 ¼-10” of rain is forecast over the region with isolated higher amounts possible.
• Lower MS Valley: Between 1-10” of rain is forecast over the region with isolated higher amounts possible.

ANNA WOLVERTON – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE