Flood Watch

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and the Panhandle of Texas, including the following counties, in northwest Texas, Bailey, Childress, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Stonewall, Terry and Yoakum. In the Panhandle of Texas, Briscoe, Castro, Hall, Parmer and Swisher.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Widespread rain showers are expected to develop Thursday afternoon and persist through much of Friday. Showers may be heavy at times, especially late Thursday into early Friday morning, and may result in flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood