Flood Advisory — Austin + 5 more areasFlood Advisory — Austin + 5 more areas
Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.
What the preserved official data shows
This Flood Advisory left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Disaster Watch. The official record named Austin; Colorado; Fort Bend; Harris; Waller; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Sep 3, 2026 · 2:20 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 3, 2026 · 3:45 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 1 hour, 25 minutes
- Official severity
- Minor
- Named areas
- Austin; Colorado; Fort Bend; Harris; Waller; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Sep 3, 2026 · 3:45 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Flood Advisory
- Affected Texas areas
- Austin; Colorado; Fort Bend; Harris; Waller; Wharton
- Effective
- 2026-09-03T14:14:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-03T15:45:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Latest official-source information
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southeastern Austin County in southeastern Texas...
East Central Colorado County in southeastern Texas...
Northwestern Fort Bend County in southeastern Texas...
Harris County in southeastern Texas...
Southern Waller County in southeastern Texas...
North Central Wharton County in southeastern Texas...
* WHEN...Until 345 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Katy, Sealy, Brookshire, Eagle Lake, Hockley, East Bernard,
Wallis, Fulshear, Simonton, San Felipe, Pattison, Orchard, Weston
Lakes and Cinco Ranch.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Meaningful official changes
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- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
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