1.   A low-pressure system, orphaned by the steering winds of the jet stream, has floundered near the coast, promoting moist ocean winds that have fueled recurrent rains.

2.   A series of potent jet stream disturbances will sweep from the central Pacific toward the West Coast States bringing recurrent rain over the next several days.

3.   Downpours came after recurrent rains over the weekend, leading to flood warnings.

4.   Flooding enveloped the bottom land, and recurrent rains delayed planting everywhere else through May and part of June.

5.   Flooding problems will be compounded as a series of disturbances bring recurrent rains through mid-week.

6.   Given the sluggishness of the low, recurrent rains could exceed two inches in parts of Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Iowa and northern Illinois.

7.   However, a stalled front separating unseasonably chill in the interior Southeast from warmth of the Tropics has been a generation zone for the recurrent rain.

8.   Meanwhile, a slow-moving disturbance will produce recurrent heavy rain as it drifts into the lower Mississippi Valley.

9.   On the unyielding western flank of the high, a low pressure system came to a virtual halt, setting the stage for recurrent rain and snow.

10.   Recurrent heavy rain in the western Dakotas and eastern Wyoming and Montana may lead to flash flooding, particularly near the east slopes of the Rockies.