RICHARDS ISD

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of southeast Texas... including the following counties...Montgomery...Polk...San Jacinto...Trinity and Walker. * Through Thursday morning 7 am. * The remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda in western Montgomery county early this morning will continue slowly very slowly drift and wobble northward today. Deep tropical moisture will continue to stream into the region today through Thursday fueling the redevelopment of showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour will accompany the stronger storms. Eventually this afternoon another band of storms is expected to develop and focus the heavier amounts inland in the Watch area. Locally heavy will be possible across the watch area. Some areas generally along and south of a Bay City to Manvel to South Houston to Liberty have had periods of heavy rainfall already and with rainfall totals of 3-9 inches. Additional rainfall on top of these already hard hit areas will quickly become runoff and lead to worsening flood conditions. * The Flash Flood Watch has been expanded and extended and will probably need to be modified on Thursday as the heaviest rainfall threat should start to focus over the eastern areas and away from the immediate coast.