A flash flood warning was issued for parts of Lee County as moderate rainfall continued overnight across Central Texas, where forecasters said a few strong to severe thunderstorms were still possible.
Heavy rain was expected to clear out of the eastern counties after midnight, but the threat had not fully lifted for the region before then. The warning came as the Storm Prediction Center placed most of Central Texas under an Enhanced level 3/5 severe risk and the Weather Prediction Center kept most of the area in a Slight level 2/4 flood risk.
That combination left Central Texas dealing with two problems at once: storms capable of turning severe and enough rain to keep roads, creeks and low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding. The flash flood warning for parts of Lee County underscored how quickly conditions could worsen even as the broader rainfall pattern began to ease later in the night.
The forecast offered one clear change next: after midnight, the heaviest rain was expected to move out of the eastern counties. Until then, the concern remained that overnight rain and any stronger thunderstorm could drop enough water fast enough to trigger new flooding before the region got relief.
