FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING LIBERTY, July 11, 2012 - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...AUSTIN...BRAZOS... BURLESON...CHAMBERS...COLORADO...GRIMES...LIBERTY...MADISON... * THROUGH THIS EVENING * AREAS OF TRAINING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXPAND INLAND FROM THE COASTAL AREAS INTO THE REGION. * AREA GROUNDS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY SATURATED FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS. RAINFALL RATES ARE APPROACHING 2 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME STORMS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL RUNOFF QUICKLY AND COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY STREET FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
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