Heavy rain, flash floods target Mississippi, Florida
Another day of torrential, flooding rain fueled in part from the remnants of Hurricane Patricia moved Monday into Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.
Widespread and life-threatening flooding is possible in the region; 3-6 inches of rain is expected, but some areas could get more, AccuWeather meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski said.
Cities at risk for flooding Monday include Gulfport, Miss.; Mobile, Ala.; and Pensacola, Fla., she said.
Severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes also are possible in the area, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
The rain is from the same system that brought heavy rain and flash floods to Texas and Louisiana over the weekend, the National Weather Service said. Remnants of Patricia and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico are causing the ongoing heavy rain and flooding, according to AccuWeather.
On Sunday, Baton Rouge received 8.6 inches of rain, and New Orleans picked up 8.67 inches, both setting records for a single day in October, the weather service said.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is now experiencing its seventh wettest year on record, according to the Weather Underground. The metro had had 46.64 inches of rain through Saturday, nearing its record total of 53.54 inches set in 1991, Weather Underground meteorologist Bob Henson said.
No deaths or major destruction have been reported since heavy rains started drenching Texas on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
The San Antonio Fire Department chief said a man who was swept into a flooded drainage ditch amid drenching rains was found safe late Sunday.