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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS... .Plentiful tropical moisture due to a mid level and surface trough over the area has produced areas of heavy rainfall. Persistent heavy rainfall has resulted in significant flooding across the region. Most of the region has already received 5 to 10 inches with isolated higher amounts of rain over the last couple of days, allowing our soils to fully saturate. Any additional rainfall tonight and tomorrow morning would quickly lead to flash flooding and river flooding. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* A portion of south Texas, including the following areas, Aransas Islands, Bee, Calhoun Islands, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Duval, Goliad, Inland Calhoun, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, Kleberg Islands, Live Oak, Nueces Islands, and Victoria.

* Through Thursday afternoon

* Persistent heavy rainfall due to tropical moisture has lead to flash flooding over the watch area. On top of the 5 to over 10 inches of rainfall some areas will have received over the last several days, rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour or higher will likely cause water to rapidly accumulate over some areas.

* Additional amounts of 1 to 3 inches can be expected across the Coastal Bend and Victoria Crossroads area tonight through Thursday afternoon. As with nearly all flash flood events, locally higher amounts can be expected.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ARANSAS ISLANDS ... BEE ... CALHOUN ISLANDS ... COASTAL ARANSAS ... COASTAL CALHOUN ... COASTAL KLEBERG ... COASTAL NUECES ... COASTAL REFUGIO ... COASTAL SAN PATRICIO ... DUVAL ... GOLIAD ... INLAND CALHOUN ... INLAND KLEBERG ... INLAND NUECES ... INLAND REFUGIO ... INLAND SAN PATRICIO ... JIM WELLS ... KLEBERG ISLANDS ... LIVE OAK ... NUECES ISLANDS ... VICTORIA

Instructions:

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.