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 PM EDT MON AUG 24 1998 THE REMAINS OF T.D. "CHARLEY" STILL POSES A MAJOR THREAT FOR MORE HEAVY RAINS TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL TX AND THE BIG BEND AREA. HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN TX ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SURFACE REPORTS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS NO LONGER SUPPORT A DEFINED CENTER OF CIRCULATION. THE ONLY SURFACE REFLECTION OF THE SYSTEM IS A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS WESTERN TX. HOWEVER, SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THERE IS STILL A WELL DEFINED MID AND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH THE SYSTEM. THIS CIRCULATION APPEARS TO BE STATIONARY NEAR OR JUST WEST OF DEL RIO AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. THE RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER, MORE HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH ANOTHER 5 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE OVER A FEW LOCATIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. THE HEAVY RAINS LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING HAS PROMPTED FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR VAL VERDE, EDWARDS , KINNEY AND UVALDE COUNTIES WHERE SERIOUS FLOODING PROBLEMS HAVE DEVELOPED..MANY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. RIVER FLOOD WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR RIO GRANDE, DEVILS, WEST NUECES RIVERS AND HONDO CREEK TODAY. LATEST COMPUTER MODEL DATA SUGGEST THE REMAINS OF CHARLEY MAY LINGER ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL 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 AM CDT TUESDAY. JUNKER/FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH NNNN