Weather Alert …FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING… * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE…A portion of southeast Texas, including the following counties, Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker, Waller and Washington. * WHEN…Through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – The next round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to pass through the region late tonight and Thursday morning. Though the band of storms should be moving at an average rate, upper level conditions are favorable for some training and regenerating storms. Several inches of rain in a short time period appear to be possible where this occurs.
Model trends have shown the axis of heavier rainfall shifting south with each subsequent run with the latest suite showing deeper moisture advection and low level convergence setting up near the houston metro and southwestern counties. Watch area has been expanded by a generous amount to cover the evolving flood threat and uncertainty still present in short range forecast models. – http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings.
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
