Flood Watch Issued for Central Texas
Listen to the story
There is a Flood Watch in Central Texas.
A Flood Watch means flooding can happen soon.
Heavy rain is falling in the area.
The rain is moving slowly east.
It is moving toward San Antonio.
People want to know when the rain will reach San Antonio.
Weather experts are watching the storm.
They are making a timeline for the rain.
A timeline shows when things will happen.
The rain comes from strong storms.
Storms can bring a lot of rain fast.
Heavy rain can cause flooding.
Flooding happens when water covers dry land.
People in the area should be careful.
They should listen for weather news.
Vocabulary15 words
- Flood Watch
- A warning that flooding may happen soon
- timeline
- A list showing when things happen, in order
- storms
- Bad weather with strong wind and rain
- flooding
- Too much water covering land
- Central Texas
- A region in the middle of the US state of Texas
- heavy rain
- A lot of rain falling
- weather experts
- People who study and explain the weather
- east
- A direction on a map
- area
- A place or part of a region
- careful
- Paying close attention to stay safe
- slowly
- Not fast; taking time
- warning
- A message that tells people about danger
- watching
- Looking at something closely
- news
- Information about recent events
- moving
- Going from one place to another
📚 Ready to use these words in a real conversation?
Practice live with a real tutor on Preply.
Quiz
Answer key
1. A Flood Watch 2. East 3. San Antonio
✅ Nice work on the quiz!
Keep the momentum going — book a live English lesson with a Preply tutor.
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is a Flood Watch in _____ Texas.
A Flood Watch means _____ can happen soon.
Heavy _____ is falling in the area.
The rain is moving slowly _____.
It is moving toward _____ _____.
People want to know when the rain will _____ San Antonio.
Weather _____ are watching the storm.
They are making a _____ for the rain.
The rain comes from strong _____.
People in the area should be _____.
🎓 Enjoyed this story?
Turn today's reading into real speaking practice with a live Preply tutor.
More Nature stories
Next story · Easy
Pensioner Pays £300 a Month for Energy but Still Feels Cold