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Pattern to remain “very active” in the Gulf states
Rain has ended in the Houston metropolitan area, but flooding will persist for days or weeks as excess water slowly drains toward the Gulf of Mexico while pressuring and potentially overtopping dams and levees. In addition, some computer guidance suggests that heavy rain could return to southeastern Texas early next week, potentially complicating flood-recovery efforts. The remnants of Harvey will gradually accelerate northeastward, reaching the central Appalachians by Saturday. Although the flood threat will diminish as the storm accelerates, parts of the mid-South and Tennessee and Ohio Valleys could receive 2 to 6 inches of rain. Elsewhere, hot, mostly dry weather will persist across the northern High Plains and much of the West, while generally cool weather will continue across the South, East, and lower Midwest. During the weekend, late-season warmth will expand eastward across the north-central U.S., aiding immature corn and soybeans in the upper Midwest.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather should cover the southern Atlantic region and the West. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall across the Rockies, Plains, and upper Midwest should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in southern California and east of a line from coastal Texas to Lake Huron.
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