More rain coming today
Published: Mon, Jul. 07, 2008 07:54AM
Modified Mon, Jul. 07, 2008 01:31PM
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closeThe Triangle is in for more of the showers and storms that have dumped 2.33 inches of rain at Raleigh-Durham International Airport since Friday, the National Weather Service says.
An upper level disturbance sitting just west of the Appalachian Mountains and a deep southerly flow are responsible for the copious amounts of moisture in the area, said meteorologist Jason Beaman of the National Weather Service. The heat of July has made it easy for thunderstorms to develop each afternoon and evening, he said.
The current forecast calls for a strong chance of thunderstorms again across the region this afternoon and evening. The pattern could potentially repeat itself throughout the week.
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Meanwhile, forecasters are keeping an eye on Hurricane Bertha, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. There is no immediate threat to North Carolina, Beaman said.
As of 11 a.m. today, Hurricane Bertha was about 775 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. It is expected to move northwest over the next two or three days and come close to Bermuda in about five days.
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