{"id":454247,"date":"2026-10-02T12:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454247\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:26:16","slug":"texas-faces-a-flood-threat-as-storms-linger-heres-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/454247\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas faces a flood threat as storms linger. Here&#8217;s where."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"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.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>JEWEL SAMAD\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/weather\/article\/texas-storms-hail-flooding-weather-22456746.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Storms have rolled in across Texas this week<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/article\/west-texas-storms-rainfall-22455954.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">more heavy rain could make the weekend<\/a> hazardous in parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/qpf\/ero.php?opt=curr&amp;day=1\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">according to the Weather Prediction Center Excessive Rainfall Outlook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to expect moving into the weekend:<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rain chances will continue Friday and\u00a0Friday night, but the airmass will be drier,&#8221; Austin forecasters wrote in their outlook. &#8220;Rainfall totals will\u00a0be moderate and the flood threat will be diminished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A Flood Watch continues through Friday morning in\u00a0North Texas.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Flood Watch continues through Friday morning in\u00a0North Texas.<\/p>\n<p>NWS Dallas-Fort Worth<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0NWS Dallas-Fort Worth office. Flash flooding and gusty winds will be the primary hazard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All in all, it should be another cloudy and rainy\u00a0day with temperatures largely remaining in the 70s,&#8221; Dallas forecasters wrote in their outlook.<\/p>\n<p>South Texas also remains at risk of excessive rainfall, with isolated to scattered flash flooding through early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue Friday\u00a0as the cold front approaches South Texas,&#8221; forecasters with the NWS Corpus Christi office wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The greatest rainfall totals in the south are expected over the Brush Country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A Flood Watch continues through Friday evening in Central Texas.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Flood Watch continues through Friday evening in Central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>NWS Austin-San Antonio<\/p>\n<p>Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n<p>While the potential for heavy downpours will die down somewhat, a chance of rain will last through the weekend in much of the state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the front stalled across Deep South Texas, there will be\u00a0continuing chances for rain into the weekend,&#8221; Austin forecasters wrote. &#8220;Rainfall totals will continue to be more moderate.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Texans in the north can expect a similar pattern.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Friday night into Saturday will reminisce of Fridays weather,&#8221; Dallas forecasters wrote in their outlook. &#8220;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.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1790943976_637_rawImage.jpg\" alt=\"image\" title=\"#\" class=\"x100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed, and entertained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall c-gray600\">By signing up, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/terms\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms Of Use<\/a> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/privacy\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In South Texas, rain is expected to continue, dying down in severity through Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u00a0surface low will usher moisture over the passed cold front,\u00a0providing overrunning showers and thunderstorms into the Coastal Bend Saturday morning, moving inland over the Coastal Plains through\u00a0the day,&#8221; Corpus Christi forecasters wrote. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see a similar pattern but not as aggressive on\u00a0Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Texans in the south can expect a lull in the rain moving into next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local residents watch a flooded street in Austin, Texas, on October 24, 2015. 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