LIBERTY, April 19, 2016 - THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...BRAZOS...BURLESON...CHAMBERS...COLORADO... FORT ...BEND...GALVESTON...GRIMES...HARRIS...LIBERTY... MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON AND WHARTON.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* ALTHOUGH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. GIVEN THE ONGOING FLOODING AND THE EXPECTATION OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AVOID TRAVEL IN AND AROUND FLOODED AREAS. MOST DROWN VICTIMS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. IF IN A FLOODED AREA STAY WHERE YOU ARE...AT HOME OR AT WORK. NEVER DRIVE INTO A FLOODED ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!

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 SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.