The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a

 

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Arkansas... Louisiana...  

  southeast Oklahoma and Texas... including the following areas... 

   in Arkansas... Columbia... Hempstead... Howard... Lafayette...  

  Little River... Miller... Nevada... Sevier and Union. In 

  Louisiana... Bienville... Bossier... Caddo... Caldwell...  

  Claiborne... De Soto... Grant... Jackson... La Salle... Lincoln...  

  Natchitoches... Ouachita... Red River... Sabine... Union... Webster 

  and Winn. In southeast Oklahoma... McCurtain. In Texas...  

  Angelina... Bowie... Camp... Cass... Cherokee... Franklin... Gregg... 

   Harrison... Marion... Morris... Nacogdoches... Panola... Red 

  River... Rusk... Sabine... San Augustine... Shelby... Smith...  

  Titus... Upshur and wood. 

 

* From Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon

 

* a strong upper level storm system will develop and shift

  southeast into northern Mexico Tuesday... and remain nearly

  stationary through at least Thursday. Upper level disturbances

  ejecting northeast ahead of this storm system will trigger

  periods of showers and thunderstorms over much of the region

  Tuesday through Thursday. The threat for heavy rainfall and

  flash flooding will increase Tuesday night over much of the

  region... and gradually shift east Wednesday. Additional

  redevelopment is expected Wednesday night and Thursday

  especially over extreme eastern Texas... north Louisiana... and

  southwest Arkansas... which will yield the continued threat for

  heavy rainfall. Widespread rainfall amounts of three to six

  inches are expected Tuesday night through Thursday

  afternoon... with isolated higher amounts up to nine inches

  possible especially over extreme eastern Texas... western

  Louisiana... and southwest Arkansas. 

 

* This heavy rainfall may also result in flooding of area

  rivers... creeks and streams... especially across East

  Texas... southeast Oklahoma... southwest Arkansas and western

  Louisiana.

 

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

 

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead

to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

 

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action

should flash flood warnings be issued.