Looks like a Washout his Weekend for the Southeast...

model forecast amounts of 1 to 4" of rain in the Southeast and East Coast

The models all have a slow moving trough and front that will crawl across the Deep South and East Coast this weekend. The rains begin in western NC by around midday Saturday in earnest (light rain and drizzle begins Friday). By Saturday night and early Sunday, most of the Southeast, and especially around the northern half of Georgia, eastern Tennesssee and the western half of the Carolinas, will be in a solid shield of much needed rain. The rain totals could surpass 4" in parts of the mountains around Cullowee, Murphy, Lake Toxaway down into the mountains of Georgia and near the SC border around Oconee County, as strong southeast winds work in tandem with a surface low parked right over Clemson, SC. This will funnel extra lift into the higher terrain of the Southern Apps, so eventually a little flooding would be possible, however the duration won't last and the storm will pull out later Sunday. Enough cold air may wrap into the system over the higher elevations of TN/NC for a quick change to wet snow, but it shouldn't add up to much. We all turn briefly colder, then warm back up next week somewhat.  The much needed rains come at a time when we're already well below normal since the Fall of last year, and we could use it to help the rapidly growing/rebirth of all the greenery that Spring time brings. Unfortunately, its mostly a wash out of a weekend...bad timing. Grab a DVD and listen to the drops...