From the National Weather Service. They don't care about ratings, they do care about us though. Lots of technical jargon, but what it says is its gone to rain. Some places if heavy T-storms form could be 2-3 inches / hour. Sat. looks like a wash out, Sun. much better.
DISCUSSION...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH
OF A LINE FROM WHARTON TO HOUSTON TO GROVETON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT INCREASING
FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SATURATED SOILS
ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE INCAPABLE OF ABSORBING THE HEAVY
RAINFALL. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE WATCH
PERIOD ESPECIALLY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WEST EXPANDING EAST
AND NORTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD DIRECTLY
IMPACT THE AREAS HARDEST HIT BY LAST WEEKS DELUGE. RAINFALL RATES
OF 3" PER HOUR ARE WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY GIVEN THE
ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE SYSTEM.
NAEFS ENSEMBLES PAINTING A SWATH OF 99TH PERCENTILE OR GREATER IVT
ACROSS THE REGION 00-12Z SATURDAY.