UV index will be very high as sunshine should break out by afternoon.
Over the coming days, the cold front will push the remnants of the storm east and will help dump more rain over the Tennessee and MS valleys. The front will stall out in far eastern North Carolina keeping scattered showers and storms possible for coastal areas.
Heavy rainfall associated with remnants of the tropical storm caused scattered street flooding across central and southern IN on Friday.
In southeast Louisiana, affected parks are Tickfaw State Park in Springfield, Grand Isle State Park, Fairview-Riverside State Park in Madisonville, and day use at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville.
Officials say five parks should reopen Monday, with Tickfaw State Park reopening Tuesday.
Remnants of Tropical Depression Cindy began moving through Tennessee, knocking down trees and causing power outages.
Prior to reaching land, the storm brought heavy winds and rain to some southern states, including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana on Wednesday.
"After the two full days of storms, the rainfall totals are expected to be anywhere from 2" to 5" with some areas possibly seeing more.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency will be staffing its operations center in Nashville on Friday and Saturday to coordinate any requests for assistance.
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A cold front and the leftovers of Tropical Depression Cindy will be the major players of our forecast Friday.
"We should have a comfortable weekend coming up if we can just get through tonight and tomorrow", said Greg Meffert, lead forecaster in the Paducah, Kentucky, office of the National Weather Service.
Businesses in Ensley, which is west of Birmingham in Jefferson County, took significant damage after a tornado touched down.
The National Hurricane Center also warned of the possibility of a few tornadoes Thursday "from the lower MS and Tennessee Valley regions to the central Gulf Coast".
The severe weather was arriving on the anniversary of torrential rains and flooding that left 23 people dead in West Virginia previous year.
National Weather Service forecasters estimated the storm had dumped anywhere from 2 to 10 inches (50 to 250 millimeters) of rain on various spots along the Gulf Coast from southern Louisiana to the Florida panhandle as of Wednesday.
The U.S. Storm Prediction Center said severe weather remains a lingering threat from the Southeast to western Pennsylvania.
City workers were out on Thursday cleaning storm drains to prevent potential flash flooding and standing water on the streets.
Flash flood watches were in effect in much of Kentucky.
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