A life-threatening flooding event is currently unfolding across the High River Valley, stretching from Southern Ohio to Arkansas over the next four days. Intense rainfall is expected to develop today and persist over the same area for the duration of the event. Up to a foot of rain is forecasted to fall, causing streams and rivers to overflow their banks and flood many areas along the Ohio River and down to the Mississippi River.

Massive flooding is anticipated, with many streams expected to reach the rooftops of homes. Residents in flood-prone areas are strongly advised to evacuate before the floodwaters rise rapidly. This is a serious situation, as thunderstorms are forecasted to remain stationary over the region, continuing to produce heavy rainfall for the next four days.

In addition to the heavy rain, severe weather is expected to accompany some of the thunderstorms, including damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes in flood-prone areas through Saturday. It is crucial to stay informed and take necessary precautions to ensure safety during this dangerous weather event.

Low pressure developing in the southern Gulf of Mexico will head north then turn northeast Wednesday into Wednesday night. That system will be close to tropical depression or even tropical storm status but most likely, will be just a tropical low that moves through the Gulf. Despite the status, the storm will bring heavy rains from south Texas through the Gulf coast into southern Georgia and northern Florida. Rainfall of 1-5 inches will occur which can cause flooding problems. Severe storms will move across central Florida late Wednesday and the storms can bring damaging winds and perhaps a few tornadoes. If the storm is able to intensify, winds will be another issue but that depends on how strong the storm becomes.

A storm will form off the Mid-Atlantic coast Friday into Friday night. That storm will bring moisture into the Tri-State area which will result in flooding. The rainfall will be 1-6 inches into Saturday morning. The result of that much rains mean road flooding, delays and even subway flooding in NYC. NYC may see 4-5 inches of rain in 12 hours. Many areas of northern New Jersey into Connecticut and Long Island will see over 3 inches of rain in a short period of time. Thunder and lightning will ocupany the heavy rains.