The National Weather Service has recently issued a Flash Flood Watch for The Woodlands and other surrounding areas.

Rain is definitely needed to saturate the dry ground, but it’s the rate at which it’s falling that is causing flash floods and high standing water in such short periods of time.

As always please stay aware of your surroundings. If water starts rising, find a local shelter or reach out for help.

Don’t drive through standing water assuming you can make it.

HARRIS:

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING JACKSON. …AUSTIN…
BRAZORIA…CHAMBERS…COLORADO…FORT …BEND…GALVESTON…
GRIMES…HARRIS…LIBERTY…MATAGORDA…MONTGOMERY…POLK…
SAN JACINTO…WALKER…WALLER…WASHINGTON AND WHARTON.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL AID TO PRODUCE
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AT SOME LOCATIONS TODAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. STRONGER CELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALIZED 3 TO 7 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME
PERIOD.

* THESE HIGH PRECIPITATION RATES CAN LEAD TO STREET FLOODING.
AREA CREEKS, BAYOUS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE MONITORED
FOR RISES NEAR LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

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.

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MONTGOMERY:

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING JACKSON. …AUSTIN…
BRAZORIA…CHAMBERS…COLORADO…FORT …BEND…GALVESTON…
GRIMES…HARRIS…LIBERTY…MATAGORDA…MONTGOMERY…POLK…
SAN JACINTO…WALKER…WALLER…WASHINGTON AND WHARTON.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL AID TO PRODUCE
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AT SOME LOCATIONS TODAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. STRONGER CELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALIZED 3 TO 7 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME
PERIOD.

* THESE HIGH PRECIPITATION RATES CAN LEAD TO STREET FLOODING.
AREA CREEKS, BAYOUS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE MONITORED
FOR RISES NEAR LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL.

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.