Wednesday forecast for Austin: A flash flood watch is in effect until 1 p.m. Thursday for the Austin metro area along and west of Interstate 35, the National Weather Service said.
In the short term, an urban and small stream flood advisory also is in effect for parts of the Austin metro area until 8 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
“A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding,” the weather service said in a bulletin Wednesday morning. “You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.”
Areas under the flash flood watch include: Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Llano, Travis and Williamson counties.
The collision of a strong cold front from the northwest with warm moisture from the south will generate heavy rainfall and thunderstorms, the weather service said.
The advisory for urban stream flooding applies to Llano, Burnet and Blanco counties in the Hill Country, Hays County and northwestern Travis County.
Doppler radar images showed training storms capable of producing heavy rainfall in the advisory area. The Hill Country counties have recorded up to 2 inches of rain already, the weather service said. Up to 2 more inches of rainfall is possible throughout the day, resulting in minor flooding, forecasters said.
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