WGUS64 KEWX 180925 FFAEWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 425 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY THROUGH 1 PM CDT TODAY... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL INTERACT WITH A STRONG INFLOW OF WARM MOIST GULF AIR THIS MORNING. SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP TO THE WEST AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING. THESE ORGANIZED STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. TXC021-031-053-055-149-171-209-287-299-453-491-181745- /O.CON.KEWX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080318T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BASTROP-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-GILLESPIE-HAYS-LEE-LLANO- TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...BLANCO...BURNET...LOCKHART... LA GRANGE...FREDERICKSBURG...SAN MARCOS...GIDDINGS...LLANO... AUSTIN...GEORGETOWN 425 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BASTROP...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...FAYETTE... GILLESPIE...HAYS...LEE...LLANO...TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON. * UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON * AN STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL INTERACT WITH A DEEP INFLOW OF WARM MOIST AIR OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING. * HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. DEPENDING OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED AND SHIFTED EASTWARD FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. $$