Austin weather: Heavy rain, storms, flooding risk starting Friday night

AUSTIN, Texas - All of Central Texas is under a Flash Flood Watch starting Friday night and will last through Saturday. 

All the ingredients are coming together to produce rounds of heavy rain and storms. The first round won't get here until late Friday night and early Saturday morning. 

On Friday, Central Texans should expect a cloud/sun mix with a slight chance of an isolated storm plus it will be very warm and humid with highs near 90. 

The coverage and intensity of the rain will increase as we approach the weekend. 

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