.FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT AS A SURFACE LOW AND WARM FRONT ADVANCE NORTH FROM THE GULF ACROSS OUR REGION...ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SINCE THE PREDAWN HOURS THIS MORNING. RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WHERE PREVIOUS RAINS HAVE ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE WHERE PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.