The storm will bring heavy rainfall to the region, and a flood watch was in effect for southeastern Louisiana through Friday night.

The total rainfall Saturday shows you spotty quarter inch to half inch amounts, mostly in the southern half of Michigan. There certainly could be small areas up to one inch of rain, but that rain would still happen in just an hour or two. Also notice some areas of northern Michigan are projected to not get any rain at all.

North Carolina can seek federal funding to help its overloaded response efforts to Tropical Storm Chantal, which killed at least six people and left damage from flooding in its wake, as Gov. Josh Stein announced a state of emergency Thursday.

The National Hurricane Center said Thursday, July 17 a broad area of low pressure is expected to bring heavy rainfall to portions of the Gulf Coast.

The good news is a marked decrease in intensity of the thunderstorms in the past two hours. As of 7:30 p.m. there is only one isolated severe thunderstorm warning in effect over the entire Great Lakes region. The National Weather Service has watched this decline and cancelled the severe thunderstorm watch in effect for this evening.

Until Tuesday, WYMT will be in a First Alert Weather Day to monitor the risk of localized flooding, which could result from repeated isolated showers and storms bringing heavy rain. Have a great Thursday! Friday: Chance of Storms. Saturday: Chance of Storms. Sunday: Chance of Storms. Monday: Chance of Storms. Tuesday: Chance of Storms.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for western and northern Maine, as storms could be capable of producing gusty winds and torrential rain in those areas. The severe thunderstorm watch will be in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday for Oxford, Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis and Aroostook counties.

Clouds build Friday afternoon with perhaps a bigger surge of moisture. This time the showers and storms will move from southwest to northeast, beginning in east Alabama around late morning or midday and continuing through the afternoon. Rain coverage is forecast to be closer to 50%. Highs back into the 90s for pretty much everyone.

Rounds of thunderstorms have been dumping torrential rains across the region over the past few days and, unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. Significant flash flooding issues may develop at times over the next several days. There’s also the chance for some strong and severe storms.

As mentioned yesterday, we’re watching two rounds of showers and storms.

Parts of Somerset and Middlesex experienced severe flooding during Monday’s storms, necessitating dozens of water rescues in several towns. High temperatures on Wednesday will climb into the upper 80s to low 90s with a heat index in the low to mid 90s.

A flood watch has been issued for most of the area, excluding the Jersey Shore counties, from 3 p.m. today until 3 a.m. Thursday.