1.   Tomorrow morning will be mild, with rain or drizzle in places, but heavier rain will move quickly across the region in the morning.

2.   At best, the rains will keep the hydroelectric plants operating until June, when heavier rains are expected, he said.

3.   At best, the rains will keep hydroelectric plants operating until June, when heavier rains are expected, he said.

4.   A faint rumble of thunder crept down the valley below us as a fine mist began to fall, precursor of heavier rain to follow.

5.   A strong disturbance in the jet stream will promote heavier rain and scattered severe thunderstorms in the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians.

6.   But these showers will pale in comparison to the heavier rains slated for the southern Plains on Friday night.

7.   Cool air with a bit of rain and drizzle will linger east of the Appalachians in the Carolinas until heavier rain accompanies the arrival of mild air Friday night.

8.   Heavier rain and a few thunderstorms will occur Friday night, especially near the East Coast.

9.   Heavier rain will develop across western Texas late on Wednesday as the disturbance intercepts a flow of humid air from the Gulf of Mexico.

10.   Heavier rain with embedded thunderstorms will expand eastward Thursday night across eastern Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley.