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Flood Watch issued May 12 at 4:19PM CDT until May 13 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the followingareas, Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, NorthernLiberty, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker.* WHEN...Through Monday morning.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeksand streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue intotonight. Radar estimated rain totals so far has been 1 to 3"within the watch area with isolated higher amounts innorthern Houston County to 4". An additional 1-3" inches ispossible through tonight as the showers and storms persist.Area soils are already saturated due to previous heavy rainevents with 1 and 3 hour Flash Flood Guidance around 2 to 3inches, so the additional heavy rainfall may result in flashflooding. There will be a lull in the precipitation latetonight into Monday morning, but additional showers andstorms are likely Monday afternoon. The Watch expiration timewill remain the same for now, but it may be extended duringlater updates.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

National Weather Service