Jackson, Mississippi to Anderson, Indiana
Headed north on one of the better days for the south in terms of showers and thunderstorms. It will take a day and a half of driving through the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to get to lovely Anderson at a pace of about 63mph to cover the 718 miles. That means our first day will end after a 506 mile drive. Let's get this postponed road trip underway!
DAY ONE
The way the models tell it, tomorrow is going to be unusual in terms of precipitation orientation. First off, one model doesn't even anticipate rain or thunderstorms until mid afternoon, but the other has rain all day right up to the western banks of the Mississippi, and not an inch further. I anticipate that this moist plume ahead of a developing cold front in the Plains will manifest itself as a few showers, but mostly as clouds and fog right along the river. We will have to deal with these clouds and maybe a bit of drizzle most evidently from Memphis to St. Louis. Other than that, I think we will be in great shape through Mississippi and then east to Marshall, Illinois, which is across the Indiana border from Terre Haute.
DAY TWO
Showers and thunderstorms will arrive in Marshall early in the AM, and will be our companion for the rest of the day. There will be some heavy rain associated with this activity. Some guidance suggests rain that will drop over an inch of rain between Marshall and Indianapolis, suggesting the chance for some pretty heavy storms at times, despite the early hour of our drive. The back edge of the heaviest storms will likely be through Anderson as we get in to town, however, so there is hope on the horizon!
