• Strong winds and hail will be possible with some storms

Monday storms mainly left damage across southern Georgia

• The Lowcountry received mostly rain with some thunderstorms
• Rainfall amounts ranged from nearly 2" (South) near Beaufort to less than .25" for Moncks Corner 
• Charleston picked up about .40" of rain

Last Friday's storms left a mess across the Upstate and the western half of the state.

• Officials say that the storms caused nearly $6 million dollars worth of damage across the state
• Two tornadoes touched down in Allendale county, including one that produced EF-2 damage with winds between 120-130 mph and a path nearly 6 miles long and a 1/4 mile wide at its widest.
• There were 8 reports of twisters in the upstate
• 55 tornadoes we're reported across the Southeast during Friday's storms

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible again for Thursday afternoon into Thursday night, bringing the potential another 1-2 inches of rain. Some of those storms could be severe as they develop along a warm front Thursday night.

Check out the rainfall forecast from the hydrometeorological prediction center for Tuesday night through Thursday night:

So far this year, Charleston has received 4.37" of rain compared to 10.31" the area should have already had so far.

Areas further upstate that are in at extreme drought status have actually had much higher amounts of rain this year.

Areas like Greenville and Greenwood have received more than 10" of rain this year, unfortunately the totals are all below average.

Extended forecast into Spring

La Nina pattern is expected to weaken and may become a neutral oscillation...giving hope for better chances of getting more rain by late Spring or early Summer

Check out the 1-month and 3-month extended precipitation forecasts

For more information on this season's La Nina oscillation read here.