Our first autumn rain and it's a big one! It started to drizzle lightly early last night, but by early morning it was coming down in buckets. The rain buckets were overflowing. This rain is nice for the weeds that need to get pulled, the grass that is turning brown, and for the late-flowering plants in the garden.
This is residual rain from Hurricane Norbert that blew up from Baja California.
WEATHER UPDATE: Rain and gusty wind forecast for Friday evening, Saturday
SIERRA VISTA — Cochise County could see thunderstorms and gusty winds on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
In a hazardous weather outlook issued early Friday morning, the weather service says a “strong storm system will push into the great basin today and Saturday resulting in not only a chance of showers and thunderstorms for portions of Southeast Arizona, but strong and gusty winds as well.”
Sustained winds could reach 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 40 mph across the valleys, the weather service said. The winds are expected to go into the early evening hours.
In Sierra Vista, there is a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms during the day on Friday, and a 60 percent chance on Friday night. On Saturday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, with that dropping to 30 percent on Saturday night.
In Bisbee, there also is a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms during the day on Friday, and a 70 percent chance of thunderstorms on Friday night. On Saturday, there is an 80 percent chance of showers, with a 30 percent chance of scatter thunderstorms on Saturday night and a 20 percent chance of storms on Sunday.
“Localized areas of heavy rainfall up to an inch are likely across the mountains,” the weather service said in its outlook.
The storm is expected to clear out of the area by Sunday, but will bring with it cooler temperatures. Highs in the area will be in the 70s, while lows will be in the 40s on Saturday and into early next week.
http://www.svherald.com/articles/2008/10/11/news/doc48ef9736d1776825855205.prt
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