Wednesday Update

Good Morning from Kristen Connolly…

It has been a wet week across the Big Country. We had a nice break in the activity yesterday afternoon and temperatures climbed back from 79 the day before yesterday in Abilene to hit 90 yesterday. The overnight has been a different story- we have seen numerous amounts of rainfall and also lots of areas seeing flooding. Here at the Abilene Regional Airport we picked up 2.29 inches of rain which should set a new record for the 27th of June.

This morning showers will continue mainly in our Southern and Eastern counties. Again many of us have seen to much rain over the past few days and flooding is becoming a huge issue. Here in Abilene, we have had unconfirmed reports of water rescues around Rolling Green drive and Ridgemont ( right near the mall ). Many roadways were flooded around 3 and 4 am however by the morning commute in Abilene the rain has calmed down. Again remember “turn around don’t drown”.

Most of the area is under a flood watch until tomorrow morning. More rain is expected today and tonight with the pesty upper level low still staying in our area. Temperatures will be in the mid 80’s with overnight lows in the upper 60’s.

Rain chances continue to stay in the forecast through the next seven days with temperatures in the mid 80’s through end of the week and by next week back in the 90’s. Please be careful on the roadways.

Have a good day.