Texas, neighboring states brace for flooding

Parts of north Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, were on alert as the National Weather Service placed several counties on flash flood warning.
Swathes of the central and eastern part of the state, as well as areas of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana bordering the Lone Star state were also on flash flood watch as the first trailing ends of Hurricane Patricia, currently lashing southwest Mexico, reached the U.S.' southern borders.
In the Houston area, CNN affiliate KTRK forecast 16 to 20 inches of rain, most of it falling Saturday evening to Sunday morning.
Further showers and storms were due to develop and continue overnight into Saturday. The deluge follows months of drought, which has increased the dangers of flash flooding in Texas and the surrounding states.

Still ahead: The potential for even heavier rains Saturday, especially for the eastern two-thirds of south-central Texas. Five to 10 inches of rain may fall in some areas, the weather service predicted. Western counties could see 1-3 inches of rain.

There's also a threat of isolated tornadoes Saturday when a low-pressure systems moves across the Rio Grande plains, the weather service said.

This year, much of east Texas -- and all of northern Louisiana, southern Arkansasand west-central Mississippi -- have suffered through extreme or exceptional drought, the two highest classifications, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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