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Southeast Texas braces for heavy rain and flooding risks this weekend

A cold front will bring relief after the downpours—but first, residents must prepare for flash flooding. Will your weekend plans survive the storm?

The image shows a radar screen with a map of the city of Houston, Texas, displaying a severe...
The image shows a radar screen with a map of the city of Houston, Texas, displaying a severe thunderstorm warning issued by the Texas Department of Meteorology. The map is filled with different colors, indicating the intensity of the storm, and text provides additional information about the warning.

Houston weather: Friday Flood Watch

Southeast Texas braces for heavy rain and flooding risks this weekend

A Flood Watch has been issued for Southeast Texas as meteorologists track possible storms and flooding for Friday.

The Flood Watch is set to go into effect at 3 a.m. Friday morning. The our website weather team already has a Storm Alert in place for Friday. Waves of rain will move in from the west, potentially bringing widespread storms and flooding.

The Flood Watch is set to end at 4 a.m. Saturday.

Behind the front, a much cooler and drier air mass settles in. Highs drop into the 70s with morning lows in the 50s. Sunshine returns with lower humidity, setting up a beautiful weekend across Southeast Texas.

The Source: National Weather Service and Your Gulf Coast Weather Authority

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