According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), an area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico is poised to push north to northeastward over the next few days, possibly bringing some much needed rain to the Bulloch County area.

The NHC predicts a 30 percent chance the system will develop into a tropical system over the next three days. While there is currently no predicted path, the system is expected to come ashore along the panhandle of Florida before moving into South Georgia.  

In its 48-hour forecast, the National Weather Service is predicting that rain will be likely over all of South Georgia, particularly the Southeast region. Initial forecasts indicate a total of 2 to 4 inches of rain might be possible for the Bulloch County area.

According to data released Thursday by the United States Drought Monitor, Bulloch County is currently undergoing a period of moderate drought, so any rainfall would be welcome in the area.

The system has already impacted South Florida, according to Dr. Jeff Masters, who co-founded Weather Underground in 1995. Dr. Weathers posted on his blog Sunday night that, "Regardless of development, the counter-clockwise flow of air around this low-pressure system will funnel large amounts of tropical moisture over Florida, resulting in very heavy rains. 

"As of 5:40 pm EDT Sunday, Key West, Florida had set a new rainfall record for the date May 13, with 3.24” of rain. In records dating back to 1871, the previous rainiest May 13 was in 1988, when 1.44” of rain fell."

As of early Monday morning, the forecast made no mention of any severe weather threat for Georgia.