{"id":300320,"date":"2026-05-19T21:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/300320\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:46:11","slug":"texas-flood-threat-days-of-heavy-rain-slam-south-through-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/300320\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas flood threat: Days of heavy rain slam South through Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Downpours and thunderstorms are taking aim at the South this week, with a main focus over Texas, where upwards of 8 inches of rain is possible through Memorial Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Days of heavy rain and thunderstorms<\/a> are targeting the South, with Texas<\/a> in the bullseye, for potential flash flooding<\/a> through Memorial Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This multi-day event is driven by moist air from the Gulf of America, which interacts with slow-moving disturbances in the upper atmosphere and a stalled front, fueling thunderstorm activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BREWING \u2018SUPER\u2019 EL NI\u00d1O MAY SELF-DESTRUCT AFTER REACHING RECORD PEAK, TRIGGERING RAPID LA NI\u00d1A RETURN IN 2027<\/a>
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\"AUSTIN, <\/p>\n

AUSTIN, TEXAS – JANUARY 23: Fog hangs over the Austin skyline as rain arrives in the Austin area on Friday, Jan. 23, 2025<\/p>\n

(Sara Diggins\/The Austin American-Statesman \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

These thunderstorms are capable of producing intense rainfall rates over the same areas for multiple days, increasing the risk of flooding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Storms on Tuesday are primarily focused over central Texas, with a level 2 out of 4 flash flood risk in effect for major cities including Houston<\/a>, Dallas<\/a> and Austin<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flash flood risk for Tuesday through Friday.
(FOX Weather)
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On Wednesday, the threat shifts into southwest Texas, focused over San Angelo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By Thursday, central Texas, Oklahoma<\/a> and all of Arkansas<\/a> are in the threat zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KNOW YOUR FLOOD TERMINOLOGY: WHAT FLOOD WATCHES, WARNINGS AND EMERGENCIES REALLY MEAN<\/a><\/p>\n

Louisiana<\/a>, Arkansas and Mississippi<\/a> should be on alert for flash flooding, with a level 1 out of 4 flash flood risk for most of the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The FOX Forecast Center warned that in these zones, rainfall rates will be high, with 1 to 3 inches falling in a short time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

South rain over drought areas
(FOX Weather)
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With pockets of severe to extreme drought<\/a> across the region, the rain is likely to lead to more flooding because the ground can’t soak up all the moisture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n

As multiple storm systems move over the region, rain totals will continue to rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Southeast rain total forecast through Memorial Day.
(FOX Weather)
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By Memorial Day, upwards of 5 to 8 inches of rain could be possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FORECAST: WET, CHILLY WEATHER TO DAMPEN HOLIDAY PLANS FOR MILLIONS<\/a><\/p>\n

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FILE – Raindrops on a windshield are seen with a flag that hangs on Carlson Building Supply in TO.\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Anne Cusack \/ Los Angeles Times \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

This long-lived event is likely to last into the weekend, disrupting Memorial Day plans for millions across the South.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stay with FOX Weather as we continue to track the latest forecast.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Downpours and thunderstorms are taking aim at the South this week, with a main focus over Texas, where…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[3127,132,134,133,12257,1192,29860,72809,27,11454],"class_list":["post-300320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-arkansas","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-flood","tag-louisiana","tag-southeast","tag-stay22","tag-texas","tag-thunderstorms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}