LOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 459 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...FOR DEEP EAST TEXAS AND FOR NORTHWEST LOUISIANA FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF RICH DEEP LAYER MOISTURE...A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND A SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH WILL RESULT IN A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY DAY AND NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. SOILS ARE STILL SATURATED AND MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE STILL NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE DUE TO OTHER HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO A RENEWED THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WEEKEND. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...BIENVILLE... BOSSIER...CADDO...CLAIBORNE...DE SOTO...JACKSON...LINCOLN... NATCHITOCHES...RED RIVER...SABINE...WEBSTER AND WINN. IN TEXAS...ANGELINA...CHEROKEE...GREGG...HARRISON...NACOGDOCHES... PANOLA...RUSK...SABINE...SAN AUGUSTINE...SHELBY AND SMITH. * FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO BRING TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL TO THE WATCH AREA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS THAT ALREADY HAVE SATURATED SOILS FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN EVENTS... LEADING TO A THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. * FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY MAKE SOME ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IMPASSIBLE. RAPID WATER LEVEL INCREASES IN SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND BAYOUS MAY ALSO OCCUR. 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.