Flood, Texas
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On Sunday at 10:25 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood watch valid from 11 a.m. until Monday 5 a.m. for Northern Wayne as well as Bradford and Susquehanna counties.
A flood watch remains in effect in Tarrant, Collins, Dallas, Denton and surrounding counties through 7 p.m. Sunday. Isolated watch areas may have up to 6 inches of rain, according to the weather service.
An updated flood watch was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Saturday at 11:59 a.m. valid from 1 p.m. until Sunday 7 p.m. The watch is for Wise, Denton, Collin, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Hood, Montague,
People living in flood-prone areas along parts of the East Coast were told to be ready to act if flooding intensifies.
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Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.
When the National Weather Service Office issues a flood watch, or a flash flood watch, the forecast has the potential for rainfall of one inch per hour or repeatedly over a span of a few or many hours. These locations indicated by the watch should be aware of their locations and surroundings regarding the flooding potential.
Major I-95 cities -- Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia -- could be impacted as heavy downpours could bring 2-3 inches of rainfall per hour over already saturated soils, which could easily cause flash flooding.
New development of rain and perhaps some embedded thunderstorms will have to be watched overnight. There are some indications that prolonged rainfall could form.