The same storm responsible for bringing drenching rain and heavy mountain snow to parts of California to close out the week will take aim at the southern parts of the Plains, and especially Texas, later this weekend through early next week.
The rain will be mostly beneficial in areas that have been abnormally dry or are experiencing drought conditions, which constitute a large portion of northern and northeastern Texas.
Because of a large area of high pressure that is forecast to build over the Midwest this weekend, drenching rain is not likely to reach the vast exceptional drought areas of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Instead, the storm and most of its rain will most likely to dive to the south of these areas…