Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• Increasing confidence in an active and wet pattern persisting into mid-March.
• Northern Basin: Warming temperatures and melting snowpack continue. Widespread rain is forecast for Friday, with possible evening thunderstorms and a transition to wintery mix and snow Friday night into Saturday morning. There is both an Excessive Rainfall Risk is Marginal (Level 1) and Severe Weather Risk up to Slight (Level 2/5) over the next couple of days.
• Central Basin: Warming temperatures and very active weather persits. Rain continues to move east across the Middle Mississippi and Ohio Valley today. Several rounds of rain and severe storms are still forecasted for the next week. There is both an Excessive Rainfall Risk up to Slight (Level 2) and Severe Weather Risk up to Enhanced (Level 3/5) over the next several days, threat and risk varies by system.
• Southern Basin: Warming temperatures and active weather persits. Rain continues moving east across Oklahoma and Arkansas today. There is both an Excessive Rainfall Risk is Marginal (Level 1) and Severe Weather Risk up to Enhanced (Level 3/5) over the next several days, threat and risk varies by system.

7-day QPF Totals

• Upper Mississippi/Red/Souris: 0.1 – 1.75” of liquid precipitation
• Middle Mississippi/Lower Ohio Valley: 1.0 – 5.0” of liquid precipitation
• Lower Mississippi Valley: 2.0 – 5.0” of liquid precipitation
  

Caitlin Bristol – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE