Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Texas and southeast Texas...including the following counties...in south central Texas...Coastal Jackson and Inland Jackson. In southeast Texas...Austin...Brazoria Islands...Brazos... Burleson...Chambers...Coastal Brazoria...Coastal Galveston... Coastal Harris...Coastal Matagorda...Colorado...Fort Bend... Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula...Grimes...Houston... Inland Brazoria...Inland Galveston...Inland Harris...Inland Matagorda...Madison...Matagorda Islands...Montgomery... Northern Liberty...Polk...San Jacinto...Southern Liberty... Trinity...Walker...Waller...Washington and Wharton.

* From late tonight through Thursday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop tonight as a surge of tropical moisture approaches Southeast Texas. The moisture combined with an upper level trough and favorable jet dynamics will lead to periods of heavy rain late tonight but more likely on Wednesday. Rainfall rates could reach 2 to 3 inches per hour at times. Widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected across Southeast Texas by Wednesday evening with isolated totals exceeding 6 inches. The heaviest rainfall is expected to fall along and east of the I-69 corridor.

* Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. Vehicles caught in rising water should be abandoned quickly. If your vehicle stalls...abandon it and seek higher ground immediately. Rapidly rising water may engulf your vehicle and its occupants and sweep them away. Move to higher ground.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SAN JACINTO ... MONTGOMERY ... GRIMES ... TRINITY ... INLAND HARRIS ... BRAZOS ... MADISON ... BRAZORIA ISLANDS ... INLAND MATAGORDA ... COASTAL MATAGORDA ... WALKER ... MATAGORDA ISLANDS ... AUSTIN ... WHARTON ... INLAND GALVESTON ... COLORADO ... GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA ... COASTAL GALVESTON ... POLK ... CHAMBERS ... WASHINGTON ... HOUSTON ... BURLESON ... COASTAL JACKSON ... SOUTHERN LIBERTY ... COASTAL HARRIS ... WALLER ... COASTAL BRAZORIA ... NORTHERN LIBERTY ... INLAND JACKSON ... INLAND BRAZORIA ... FORT BEND

Instructions:

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.