Flash Flood Watch In Effect For Hays County

FLASH FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

Flash Flood Watch In Effect For Hays County

A MOIST TROPICAL AIR MASS REMAINS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. FEATURES AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL ACT ON THIS AIR MASS TO GENERATE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODELS INDICATE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD EVENT IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE FLOODING WILL BE ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR INTO THE HILL COUNTRY WITH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL IN THE SAN ANTONIO TO SOUTHERN AUSTIN AREAS.

THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER…HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED ANYTIME THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AREAS UP TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

LLANO – BURNET – WILLIAMSON – VAL VERDE – EDWARDS – REAL – KERR – BANDERA – GILLESPIE –  KENDALL –  BLANCO – HAYS –  TRAVIS – KINNEY – UVALDE – MEDINA – BEXAR – COMAL – MAVERICK – ZAVALA – FRIO – ATASCOSA – DIMMIT

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF:

LLANO – BURNET – GEORGETOWN – DEL RIO – ROCKSPRINGS – LEAKEY – KERRVILLE BANDERA – FREDERICKSBURG – BOERNE – BLANCO – SAN MARCOS – AUSTIN – BRACKETVILLE – UVALDE – HONDO – SAN ANTONIO – NEW BRAUNFELS – EAGLE PASS – CRYSTAL CITY – PEARSALL – PLEASANTON – CARRIZO SPRINGS

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS

ATASCOSA – BANDERA – BEXAR – BLANCO – BURNET – COMAL – DIMMIT – EDWARDS FRIO, GILLESPIE, HAYS, KENDALL, KERR, KINNEY, LLANO, MAVERICK, MEDINA, REAL – TRAVIS – UVALDE – VAL VERDE – WILLIAMSON – ZAVALA.

* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO A FLASH FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS  NEAR 15 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THIS RAIN ON TOP OF WET SOILS WILL LEAD TO A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

* SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING AND RESULT IN FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A ROAD COVERED IN WATER. TURN AROUND…DON`T DROWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD

TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION

SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.