NOAA issues Flash Flood Watch 3pm CST

Statement as of 2:55 PM CST on January 14, 2010

... Flash Flood Watch in effect from 6 PM CST this evening through
Friday evening...

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of south central Texas...
including the following counties... Atascosa... Bandera...
Bastrop... Bexar... blanco... Burnet... Caldwell... Comal...
DeWitt... Dimmit... Fayette... frio... Gonzales... Guadalupe...
Hays... Karnes... Kendall... Kinney... Lavaca... Lee... Maverick...
Medina... Travis... Uvalde... Williamson... Wilson and Zavala.

* From 6 PM CST this evening through Friday evening

* a January heavy rain event is forecast to begin tonight and
continue through Friday. A strong storm system over the
southwest U.S. And north central Mexico is forecast to move over
south Texas Friday and Friday night. Most of the rain is
expected to fall from tonight through 6 PM Friday. There will be
a continued chance of rain and showers on Friday evening. Storm
total rainfall amounts from 2 and 3 inches to near 5 inches are
expected in the Flash Flood Watch area... with isolated amounts
near 6 inches.

* Since the vegetation is thinner in a mid January setting and
evaporation is less during the winter months... these type of
rains may cause flooding at low water crossings... in low lying
areas... on small creeks and streams... and on flood prone streets
in urban areas.