Drought Relief for the Southeast

Large parts of the Southeast have been experiencing severe drought conditionsthis year and are in need of rainfall.Good news, tropical air arriving from the Gulf of Mexico this weekend willinteract with a stalled front leaWeather HeadlinesFri, 08 Jul 2011 14:18:11 ESTIWS0Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:31:04 ESTDamaging Thunderstorm Threat SaturdayExtremely hot and humid air surging up from the south will meet up with cooler,drier air arriving from the northwest later Saturday. A weak disturbance movingalong the jet stream will act as the trigger for thunderstorm initiationSaturday afternoon and evening.Even though the thunderstorms will be fairly scattered, they will be strong tosevere, causing damaging straight-line winds and large hail.