{"id":371323,"date":"2026-07-13T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/371323\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:14:09","slug":"austin-weather-flash-flood-watch-in-effect-for-most-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/371323\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin weather: Flash Flood Watch in effect for most of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mw4fbomi81n4tlk3.jpg\" alt=\"Austin weather: Flash flood watch in effect\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mw4fbomi81n4tlk3.jpg\" alt=\"Austin weather: Flash flood watch in effect\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image\" data-v-6546b402=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/video\/fmc-gat9tveq5659u2l3\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin weather: Flash flood watch in effect<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-892ef6a8=\"\">It&#8217;s not your typical Summer time setup for the week ahead. We have a Flash Flood Watch for half of Central Texas until Thursday night. Zack Shields has more in his full forecast.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">AUSTIN, Texas &#8211; It&#8217;s not your typical summertime setup for the week ahead.<\/p>\n<p>   Flash Flood Watch in effect <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Half of Central Texas is under a Flash Flood Watch until 7 p.m. Thursday<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">A series of upper lows will glide over the tropical moisture and provide enough lift to produce rounds of heavy rain this week.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/weather\/difference-between-flood-watch-warning-advisory\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What is the difference between a flood watch, advisory and warning?<\/a><\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">Timeline:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The first round will arrive today (July 13) between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The storms will come in from the north and first impact the Hill Country this afternoon, before entering the I-35 corridor around the afternoon drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">This is just the opening act because the main heavy rain event will occur Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">For Monday and Tuesday, we are under a LEVEL 2 out of 4 for localized flooding with the higher risk showing up near Del Rio, and a moderate to high risk of street flooding and ponding on the roads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">We still have flash flooding and river flooding risk at low to moderate for now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">This is not the same setup we had last July because we don&#8217;t have the remnants of a tropical system nearby but stay weather aware.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">By the numbers:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The computer weather models and the National Weather Service indicate 1 to 3 inches of rain likely over the next three days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Some areas could get a little more, leading to some localized flooding.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KTBC\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Track your local forecast for the Austin area quickly with the free <a href=\"https:\/\/fox7austin.onelink.me\/ObBw?pid=Web&amp;c=in_article&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox7austin.com%2Fapps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FOX 7 WAPP<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The design gives you radar, hourly, and 7-day weather information just by scrolling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Our weather alerts will warn you early and help you stay safe.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">You can also keep an eye on low water crossings and road closures at <a href=\"https:\/\/atxfloods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">atxfloods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/drivetexas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DriveTexas.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this report comes from Zack Shields<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/weather\/weather-forecast\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather Forecast<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/travis-county\/austin\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin weather: Flash flood watch in effect It&#8217;s not 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