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Weekly Water Outlook – Southeast Edition

by | Aug 6, 2012 | Blue Water Blog

For the past few weeks the Southeast U.S. has experienced scattered daily thunderstorms more days than not.   However, if we take a look at how much rain actually fell, and the overall coverage, we see that many spots received below-normal rainfall.  This image shows...

August Water Resources Outlook Issued

by | Aug 1, 2012 | Blue Water Blog

Blue Water Outlook has issued an August update for water resources over the Southeast U.S.  It calls for a continuation of below-normal runoff for a large portion of the Southeast U.S.  For more information click here – Outlook for August

Outlook For August Water Resources

by | Aug 1, 2012 | Blue Water Blog

Let’s start off by reviewing normal August rainfall.  Interior sections of the Southeast U.S. typically receive around 3 or 4 inches of rain in August.  Higher amounts, 5 inches or more, occur over higher elevations of the Appalachians (due to differential heating),...

7″ Plus Rainfall Just South of Birmingham

by | Jul 31, 2012 | Blue Water Blog

Shelby County Alabama received an excessive amount of rainfall earlier today.  A record rainfall of 4.31 inches was set at Birmingham which breaks the old record of 1.55 set in 1991. This first image shows radar-estimated rainfall while the second is from CoCoRaHS...