Local residents watch a flooded street in Austin, Texas, on October 24, 2015. A Flood Watch is in effect for much of South Central and North Texas Friday.
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Storms have rolled in across Texas this week, and more heavy rain could make the weekend hazardous in parts of the state.
Forecast models show three to six inches of rain could fall from the Austin-San Antonio area into South Texas through early Friday, with some high-end scenarios showing isolated totals above 10 inches.
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“Life-threatening and high-end flash flooding impacts are possible where the higher end rainfall totals occur, particularly if it falls over an urban region where water runoff is enhanced,” according to the Weather Prediction Center Excessive Rainfall Outlook.
Here’s what to expect moving into the weekend:
Friday
Much of South Central Texas is under a Flood Watch until 7 p.m. on Friday, with meteorologists warning life-threatening flooding could be possible.
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Additional rainfall amounts between one and three inches are expected, with isolated totals around six to eight inches possible, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Austin-San Antonio office. Forecasters warn rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying areas could flood quickly.
“Rain chances will continue Friday and Friday night, but the airmass will be drier,” Austin forecasters wrote in their outlook. “Rainfall totals will be moderate and the flood threat will be diminished.”
A Flood Watch continues through Friday morning in North Texas.
NWS Dallas-Fort Worth
Portions of North Texas are also under a Flood Watch through 7 a.m. Friday morning, with similar concern of additional rainfall amounts between one and three inches, with isolated amounts around four inches possible, according to the NWS Dallas-Fort Worth office. Flash flooding and gusty winds will be the primary hazard.
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“All in all, it should be another cloudy and rainy day with temperatures largely remaining in the 70s,” Dallas forecasters wrote in their outlook.
South Texas also remains at risk of excessive rainfall, with isolated to scattered flash flooding through early Friday morning.
“Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue Friday as the cold front approaches South Texas,” forecasters with the NWS Corpus Christi office wrote.
The greatest rainfall totals in the south are expected over the Brush Country.
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A Flood Watch continues through Friday evening in Central Texas.
NWS Austin-San Antonio
Saturday and Sunday
While the potential for heavy downpours will die down somewhat, a chance of rain will last through the weekend in much of the state.
“With the front stalled across Deep South Texas, there will be continuing chances for rain into the weekend,” Austin forecasters wrote. “Rainfall totals will continue to be more moderate.”
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Texans in the north can expect a similar pattern.
“Friday night into Saturday will reminisce of Fridays weather,” Dallas forecasters wrote in their outlook. “However, the upper-level disturbance and associated mid-level vort max will gradually de-amplify during this time frame, resulting in more scattered coverage (50-70%) of remaining showers and thunderstorms.”
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In South Texas, rain is expected to continue, dying down in severity through Sunday.
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“The surface low will usher moisture over the passed cold front, providing overrunning showers and thunderstorms into the Coastal Bend Saturday morning, moving inland over the Coastal Plains through the day,” Corpus Christi forecasters wrote. “We’ll see a similar pattern but not as aggressive on Sunday.”
Texans in the south can expect a lull in the rain moving into next week.