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 700 PM EDT MON AUG 24 1998 THE THREAT FOR MORE HEAVY RAINS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL TX AND THE BIG BEND AREA CONTINUE TONIGHT AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION "CHARLEY" LINGER OVER THE AREA WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ALSO EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN TX ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE SYSTEM IS NOW WEAK ENOUGH SO THAT THERE IS NO LONGER ANY SORT OF SURFACE CIRCULATION THOUGH THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS WESTERN TX. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES STILL SHOW A FAIRLY WELL DEFINED MID AND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM THAT STILL APPEARS TO BE LOCATED JUST WEST OF DEL RIO TX WITH LATEST COMPUTER MODELS SUGGESTING THAT THE CIRCULATION WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO WEAKEN INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RE- INTENSIFY LATER THIS EVENING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULATION WITH UPWARDS OF ANOTHER 5 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE OVER SOME LOCATIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND WEST SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TX. HEAVY RAINS FROM EARLIER TODAY HAS CAUSED SOME FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TX... BUT MOST OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED EXCEPT FOR REAL COUNTY WHICH IS EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TX FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE AREA. 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. ROBSON/FORECAST OPERATIONS BRANCH NNNN