TEXAS — Growing and serious concerns of periodic flash flooding are developing for the remainder of the week through the Memorial Day holiday weekend across the Southern Plains and South, with the greatest concern centered across central, south, east, and southeast Texas into far southeastern Oklahoma, South Arkansas, and Louisiana where several rounds of thunderstorms will deliver 4 to 10 inches of widespread rainfall with localized totals exceeding 10 inches where storm training occurs during the 7-day period.
Forecasters are urging anyone camping for the holiday weekend to stay aware of surroundings near waterways and to never drive into high water under any circumstances.
South and East Texas Facing 6 to 10 Inches With Flash Flooding Likely at Times
The most significant rainfall totals over the next 7 days are concentrated across south and east Texas, where the 7-day rain forecast shows 6 to 10 inch totals covering Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Lufkin, and surrounding communities in the deepest red zone on the rainfall map.
Localized totals could exceed 10 inches where thunderstorm training occurs, meaning storms repeatedly moving over the same locations could stack rainfall at rates that overwhelm drainage systems and trigger dangerous flash flooding across low-lying roads, bayous, and waterways throughout the region.
Flooding is described as likely at times across the 6 to 10 inch zone, making this a serious multi-day flood threat for one of the most heavily populated corridors in the state heading into a holiday weekend when many residents will be outdoors near water.
South Arkansas Louisiana and Southeast Oklahoma Seeing 3 to 6 Inches With Flood Concerns
Southeast Texas into Louisiana including Shreveport, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Houma falls within the 3 to 6 inch rainfall zone over the 7-day period, with flash flooding concerns extending across this broader southern corridor as multiple rounds of thunderstorms track through the region through Memorial Day weekend.
South Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma including Fort Smith, Fayetteville, McAlester, and Texarkana also fall within elevated rainfall zones carrying 3 to 6 inch totals, adding to the widespread flood concern across the entire southern tier of the outlined region.
Residents across all affected areas from south Texas through Louisiana and Arkansas are urged to monitor flash flood watches and warnings closely through the Memorial Day holiday weekend and avoid flooded roadways regardless of apparent water depth. Stay with GordonRamsayClub.com for the latest updates.
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