Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Erin was expected to bring flooding to the region , which had already been declared a disaster area on August 7 , 2007 due to widespread flooding on the Nueces River basin ; this area remained flooded as of August 15 , 2007 .
Simplified: Erin is expected to bring flooding to the region , which had already been declared a disaster area on August 7 , 2007 from widespread flooding on the Nueces River basin ; this area remained flooded as of August 15 , 2007 .