Flash Flood watch issued for many East Texas counties this morning

The National Weather Service has issued a flash Flood watch for many East Texas counties this morning; Take care not to try and drive across any flooded roadways and protect any assets that may become flooded. You can keep up with the weather in real-time via our custom weather station and website. We have added a weather webcam too!

Bud

TexasRiverData.com Weather Station

FLOOD WATCHNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX333 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-210>212-220500-/O.NEW.KHGX.FF.A.0002.150320T1700Z-150322T0500Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...EAGLE LAKE...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW...SEALY...SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS333 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGHSATURDAY EVENING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON... COLORADO...GRIMES...HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK... SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER AND WASHINGTON.* FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING* DISTURBANCES MOVING UP AHEAD OF A NORTHWESTERN MEXICO UPPER  TROUGH WILL ENTER AN UNSTABLE AND VERY MOIST SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS  AIR MASS TODAY INTO TOMORROW. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL PROVIDE  ENOUGH LIFT TO GENERATE PERIODS OF RAINFALL...LOCALLY HEAVY...  ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. PRECEDENT SATURATED GROUND WILL INHIBIT  RAINFALL TO DRAIN INTO THE LOWER SOIL LEVELS...INCREASING THE  THREAT FOR ENHANCED RUNOFF LEADING TO FLOODING.* POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FLOODING WOULD BE WATER OVER ROADWAYS AND  SWOLLEN RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES COMING OUT OF BANKS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEADTO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTIONSHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.