Slow-moving storms could drop a summer’s worth of rain over parts of Texas this week, bringing a significant flash flood threat to the state.
Much of eastern, central and southwestern Texas could see downpours heavy enough to trigger flash flooding through Thursday, but the area at greatest risk is near the US-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley and the southern Edwards Plateau. Austin, Houston and San Antonio are among the larger cities that could see at least localized flash flooding, especially on Monday and Tuesday.
The Hill Country is also at risk of flooding rain, but the highest totals could stay just southwest of the region. The threat comes just over a year since the devastating Fourth of July floods that killed more than 130 people there, including 25 girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic.
A flood watch has been issued through Thursday evening for more than 5 million people in south-central Texas including Austin, Del Rio, San Angelo and San Antonio.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott activated the state’s emergency response on Sunday to make state resources available, including water rescue teams and helicopters, to respond to any flooding that pops up.
