A storm is projected to take a tour of the southern United States with beneficial rain, localized flooding and isolated severe thunderstorms along the way spanning late this week to early next week.
The first signs of the storm will be spotty rain in central and Northern California and spotty snow over the Sierra Nevada and portions of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah on Thursday.
However, all it takes is one violent storm to threaten lives and/or for a storm to hit a populated area to cause great damage.
Any non-flooding rainfall will be welcomed over the Southwest.
Nearly all of the region is abnormally dry, while some locations are experiencing extreme to exceptional drought, according to the United States Drought Monitor.
The storm is projected to take an east to southeast path across the South Central states this weekend and the Southeastern states early next week.
Rainfall along the Interstate 10 and I-20 corridors may range between 2 and 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
The speed at which the storm exits the southern Atlantic coast during early next week is questionable at this point.
One scenario brings a few days of showers and thunderstorms from Florida to the North Carolina Outer Banks.
Many areas from Florida to North Carolina are also abnormally dry and could benefit from several rounds of showers and non-severe thunderstorms.