A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM QUITMAN TO GILMER TO JEFFERSON... AND ON DOWN TO THE LAREDO AREA OF THE STATE. A SLOW-MOVING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND PROVIDE PERIODS OF INCREASINGLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE EAST TEXAS LAKES LATE TONIGHT.

THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WHICH WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWARD TO NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WITH RIVERS IN THE THE AREA ALREADY EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER FROM RECENT RAINFALLS...FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND LOW-LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WATCHFOR PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST TEXAS... ANGELINA...NACOGDOCHES...SABINE TX...SAN AUGUSTINE AND SHELBY.
IN NORTHEAST COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS ...CHEROKEE...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...
PANOLA...RUSK...SMITH...UPSHUR AND WOOD.
 
Instructions: 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.

Target Area: Angelina
Cherokee
Gregg
Harrison
Marion
Nacogdoches
Panola
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
Shelby
Smith
Upshur
Wood   
Forecast Office: NWS Shreveport (Shreveport)
THE FLOOD WATCH AREA IS SHOWN BELOW:
MOVEMENT IS FROM SW TO NE. SOME CLEARING IS BEING SEEN TO OUR FAR WEST IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGION.  HOWEVER,  STILL LOTS OF RAIN DOES CONTINUE TO MOVE IN OUR DIRECTION