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.

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

The best chance of rain is expected between noon and 5 p.m., and a few storms will be slow-moving and capable of flooding.

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.

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

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

The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict because the science is not yet available, a local meteorologist testified during Wednesday's special legislative session.

Widely scattered storms will produce heavy rainfall, lightning and gusty winds along Texas beaches Friday and Saturday. Here’s a timeline.