Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of north central Texas and northeast Texas, including the following areas, in north central Texas, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, and Young. In northeast Texas, Delta, Hopkins, and Lamar.

* From Friday morning through Saturday afternoon

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more numerous through the day Friday and continuing into Saturday. The heaviest rainfall may occur late Friday into Friday night.

* Rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inches will be possible especially north of I-20 toward the Red River through Saturday. Isolated heavier amounts in excess of 5 inches can be expected.

* Soils will saturate quickly with periods of heavy rainfall resulting in rapid runoff and the potential for flash flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HOPKINS ... TARRANT ... COMANCHE ... PARKER ... COOKE ... DALLAS ... MONTAGUE ... HOOD ... PALO PINTO ... EASTLAND ... ROCKWALL ... SOMERVELL ... JOHNSON ... STEPHENS ... YOUNG ... GRAYSON ... HUNT ... WISE ... DELTA ... DENTON ... COLLIN ... JACK ... LAMAR ... ERATH ... FANNIN

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. You should monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued for your area.