ZCZC NFDSCCNS3 ALL TTAA00 KNFD DDHHMM STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR REMNANTS OF T.D. CHARLEY NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...NWS...CAMP SPRINGS MD 100 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1998 ..."CHARLEY NO LONGER A DEPRESSION..BUT THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES"... AT 12 MIDNIGHT CDT..SURFACE REPORTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS NO LONGER SUPPORT A DEFINED CENTER OF CIRCULATION AND THUS "CHARLEY" IS NO LONGER CLASSIFIED AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. DESPITE THE LACK OF A DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION..UPPER LEVEL WINDS AND SATELLITE DATA INDICATE A CIRCULATION STILL EXISTS ABOVE THE SURFACE TO THE NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO. THIS CIRCULATION APPEARS TO BE NEARLY STATIONARY AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THE REMAINS OF CHARLEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA HAVE SHOWN A RAPID INCREASE IN VERY STRONG CONVECTION ACROSS VAL VERDE COUNTY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS WITH SATELLITE RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR OCCURRING ACROSS THIS REGION. THIS HAS PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY WHERE SERIOUS FLOODING PROBLEMS HAVE DEVELOPED..WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE. THUS FAR FOUR KNOWN DEATHS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED DUE TO FLOODING IN REAL COUNTY 30 MILES NW OF LEAKEY. THIS REGION WAS HIT HARD WITH HEAVY RAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD 6 TO 8 INCH AMOUNTS OCCURRING THROUGH REAL AND NORTHERN UVALDE COUNTIES. LATEST COMPUTER MODEL DATA SUGGEST THE REMAINS OF CHARLEY MAY LINGER ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS WESTWARD TOWARD THE BIG BEND REGION ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1 PM CDT MONDAY. SULLIVAN/FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH NNNN