A Flood Watch has been issued for the entire Bay area beginning early Friday morning and continuing through midday Saturday. 1-3" of rain is expected between now and midday Saturday.
A stalled frontal boundary and a moist upper level southwesterly flow will bring rain showers back to the Bay area as early as sunrise Friday morning. The rain will begin slowly through Friday, but will increase in intensity late Friday afternoon and continue overnight into Saturday morning. Strong storms are possible especially Saturday morning as the front moves through. The primary threat would come in the form of gusty winds. The rain should end by midday Saturday allowing the Bay area to finally dry out.
Rainfall amounts will average between 1-3" for most of the area. Localized amounts of 3-5" will be possible especially south and east of Tampa, mainly in a line form SE Polk County to Punta Gorda and north of the Bay area along the Nature coast.
A Flood Watch is issued when heavy rains are expected and flooding is possible. If your area typically floods with heavy rainfall, you can expect some minor flooding especially Friday evening. Local rivers will rise as well and will likely surge 2 or 3 days after the rainfall ends. This would mean local rivers will be running higher than normal through Tuesday.
Meteorologist Bobby Deskins
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