A Flood Watch remains in effect through 7 PM Monday for all of Central Texas as a slow-moving cold front brings scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms. Isolated areas could see 5+ inches of rain, raising flash-flood concerns through tonight and tomo
For residents across Central Texas, the warning is plain: stay off roads that start to flood, and don’t assume shallow water is safe.
A Flood Watch is in effect through 7 PM Monday for all of Central Texas. An approaching cold front is expected to bring scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight and tomorrow. The storm chances extend across the region. and the threat isn’t just rain—it’s what rain can do when it falls hard in concentrated pockets.
Isolated areas could see rainfall totals of 5+ inches, and those pockets could lead to flash flooding. The cold front is expected to move slowly across Central Texas tonight and tomorrow, helping keep storms around for a while.
The danger is familiar to many residents after recent weeks of heavy persistent rainfall. when even small areas of downpours proved capable of turning routine streets into hazards. Tonight’s forecast follows that same logic: isolated extremes are enough to overwhelm drainage and trap drivers in water that can deepen quickly.
Officials urge people to avoid standing water on roadways, especially at low water crossings, because it’s impossible to tell how deep the water is until it’s already around the tires. “Turn around, don’t drown” is the core message as the Flood Watch holds through Monday evening.
There is some relief mixed into the warning. The cold front is expected to bring needed respite from the heat. with high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday only reaching the 80s. But that cooling doesn’t last through the entire workweek. As showers move out, heat returns quickly, with highs back in the 90s starting on Wednesday.
Heat and humidity are expected to linger through the middle of the week, with highs in the 90s continuing into Thursday. Heat index values are likely to break into the triple digits during afternoon hours on both days.
Rain chances shift rather than disappear. A wave of showers and thunderstorms on Friday should keep temperatures from climbing even higher, and there could be a couple more rainy days into next weekend as a disturbance lingers for a few days.
Central Texas Flood Watch cold front flash flooding showers and thunderstorms rainfall 5+ inches heat index 80s Monday Tuesday highs in 90s Wednesday Thursday
5+ inches?? That’s like instant apocalypse lol
So they’re saying don’t drive through water that “looks shallow” which… yeah no kidding. But my cousin said her street never floods so I’m confused why they make it sound everywhere.
I read this as “flood watch” like it’s just a suggestion, not an emergency. Also the part about heat index going triple digits Wednesday/Thursday like that’ll somehow cancel the rain? Seems like the article contradicts itself.
Central Texas always gets wrecked and then everyone acts surprised. I feel like they never say exactly WHERE it’ll hit hardest until after, so people just gamble. Also 7 PM Monday… that’s when everyone already commuting, so good luck with that “stay off roads” advice. Turn around don’t drown, sure, but try telling that to folks who don’t care.