CENTRAL TEXAS \u2014 Lots of scattered thunderstorms have popped up over Central Texas today. These storms are hugging a couple boundaries and pose a flooding risk should they produce 3″ of rain or more at a time.<\/p>\n
Flash Flood Warning issued for McLennan, Bell, and Coryell Counties until 10pm. The storm that started over Waco is now moving south into northern Bell County, towards Troy. Rainfall rates are still around 3″ per hour… remember “Turn Around, Don’t Drown!”<\/p>\n
Flash Flood Warning issued for McLennan County until 10:30pm. This storm is now producing near 4″ of rain per hour over Waco. This is a dangerous situation! Do not drive through flooded roads tonight… remember “Turn Around, Don’t Drown!”<\/p>\n
Flood Advisory issued for McLennan, Limestone, Hill, Falls, and Bosque Counties until 10pm. The thunderstorms directly over Waco are dropping torrential rain. Minor flooding is likely to begin, especially ponding on roadways. <\/p>\n
Flood Advisory issued for northern Hamilton and western Bosque Counties until 9:15pm. A storm directly over Hico is stationary are dropping torrential rainfall there, it has already amounted to 2″ as of 6pm.<\/p>\n
Flood Advisory issued for Navarro and Freestone Counties until 9:30pm. Storms in the area, mainly east of I-45 are producing heavy rain.<\/p>\n
Flood Watch issued for nearly all of Central tonight for tonight and through Monday evening. Slow moving thunderstorms will be capable of producing 3 to 5 inches of rain in a short period of time, especially if they are near stationary.<\/p>\n
5pm Update: The cold front responsible for the action today is currently over Dallas and slowing moving southward towards Central Texas. An outflow boundary has stalled directly over a Hamilton to Waco to Grosbeck line where scattered showers continue to bubble up. Thirdly, another boundary associate with the Gulf sea breeze is moving northwards past the Brazos Valley. If these boundaries intersect, we could be on for some stronger thunderstorms and very heavy rainfall under those storms which may not be moving very fast. Not a “severe weather” risk, but a flooding risk for locations caught underneath the storms. Like we’ve seen recently, 3″ of rain or more can cause flooding for flood prone areas and nearby river banks.<\/p>\n
The cold front will be passing through Central Texas tonight or early Monday morning. More storms will still bubble up along the outflow boundaries, meaning another solid chance for storms across the area Monday. Greatest chance for rain will be southeast \/ Brazos Valley, lower chances to the northwest of Waco. Temps will be a lot cooler! Highs in the low 80s for a day or two.<\/p>\n
Next week, we’ll be monitoring a tropical disturbance which is currently over Mexico and slides into the Gulf just off the coast of Texas. Whether or not this becomes a named Tropical Storm or not, heavy rain is likely along the coast from Corpus Christi to Galveston. Storms could reach the Brazos Valley and Central Texas Friday… but I believe the rainfall will have a sharp cutoff between rain and dry locations. So more of an all-or-nothing forecast where we’re at a 60-70% chance to stay on the dry-side of this tropical disturbance. More details to come.<\/p>\n
– 25 News Meteorologist Thomas Patrick<\/p>\n