storms in the coming weeks. what this elevated terrain rises as high as 10,037 feet. it speaks to how rugged this landscape is. and often one that breaks systems down and allows weakened tropical systems to move west of this system. unfortunately given what's happened in the last few days this is the last thing you want to see in large part because of the mountains that lie in this region. we're watching for as much as 4 to 6 inches of rainfall potentially exceeding 400 meters in a widespread area. essentially the air is forced to rise. it cools can condenses into clouds. if you fill a sponge with water and push it against the wall it's going to fall against the wall and that is going to lead to some land slides, certainly the flash flooding down stream