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Autumn Rain Likely to Relieve Drought

October 22, 2019
By WeatherBug's Chris Sayles
“Rain, rain, go away” will be the last thing said by the Eastern U.S. this week. Incoming rainfall today and Wednesday will help abate drought worries across the East Coast.

After a day of drenching rainfall from Tropical Storm Nestor over the weekend, another system churning across the Upper Midwest will bring more drought-relieving rain. The lack of rainfall has been so bad that moderate and severe droughts have expanded into the Northeast and Ohio Valley.

Alas, stormy weather in the form of a cold front will be sweeping through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast as early as this afternoon. Cities like Washington, D.C., which only saw a quarter of an inch of rain for the month of September, will see anywhere between a half of an inch to an inch of heavy rainfall add to the more-improved October totals.

New England, who just endured an aumtumn nor’easter, will have another chance to improve their numbers. Boston may be on the verge of balancing out their rainfall totals for the month, with rainfall between half of an inch to an inch. Further north, Portland, Maine, may see rainfall totals up to two inches. Once this disturbance passes through, rainfall totals across the Northeast could be anywhere between a half of an inch to two inches. This would catch Boston up to speed for their normal three and a half inches for the month of October. 

These showers and storms may cause visibility to drop and flood roadways. So, anyone who will be travelling during rush hour this afternoon and Wednesday morning may want to keep a keen eye on the roads. Remember, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” since it could save your life.