...Flooding remains a concern over much of the South Plains and Rolling Plains... .Ample moisture remains in place across the region and strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop each afternoon and evening through Sunday. Locations in the flood watch have seen heavy rainfall the past several days resulting in saturated ground conditions. Any storms that develop and become organized will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall rates that could result in flooding due to excessive runoff. ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of northwest Texas and the Panhandle of Texas, including the following areas, in northwest Texas, Childress, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and Yoakum. In the Panhandle of Texas, Briscoe and Hall. * Until 7 AM CDT Sunday * Additional rounds of heavy rain from strong and severe thunderstorms will be possible again into Sunday, and the watch may be extended in time. * Heavy rainfall will quickly run off in areas that have already received between 3 to 5 inches of rain. Areas that have not received rainfall may still experience flooding to to the high rainfall rates resulting in rapid runoff.
