1.   Although the rain will replenish reservoirs near the coast, local flooding could occur in areas that received heavy rain on Sunday.

2.   Areas such as the Tennessee Valley could receive heavy rains in a relatively brief time.

3.   A few downpours will produce local flooding, particularly in places that received heavy rains last week.

4.   Central Illinois, a major growing area that had been among the driest parts of the Midwest, received widespread rain on Wednesday.

5.   Dogwoods are at their best in a sandy, acidic soil and in areas that receive abundant rain.

6.   Local flooding is likely, particularly in those areas that have recently received substantial rain.

7.   Most valleys will receive no rain, given that air in the low-levels of the atmosphere is very dry.

8.   Patchy areas of fog will form Saturday night, especially in areas which received rain during the day.

9.   Quail hunting is a little better than a year ago, but success still means finding areas that received more rain than a year ago.

10.   Some areas of Queensland which received the rain had been in drought for five years.