Gov. Abbott activates statewide emergency response teams ahead of the storm as Texas is bracing for a tropical system expected to bring severe rain and flood risks.

A tropical disturbance will move inland Saturday, sending scattered downpours, lightning, and gusty winds to South-Central Texas.

Showers and thunderstorms associated with a small area of low pressure located about 900 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles have increased.

Another round of afternoon showers and storms will be in the picture for Saturday with heavy downpours and a few strong storms. Afternoon high temperatures will be in the low 90s with south winds at 5-10 mph. We will have to be on the lookout for isolated flooding in some locations.

The National Hurricane Center said July 25 a large stretch of the Gulf Coast could see heavy rainfall through Sunday morning.

A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.

The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, officials said Wednesday.

A tropical disturbance in the northern Gulf of Mexico is on a course that approaches Southeast Texas on Friday and brings a risk of urban flooding.