Accuweather and The Weather Channel reported today that South Central states should expect a bad storm system coming in from the Gulf of Mexico that will bring major rainfall and flooding to the area, leaving more than 10 million people under flash flood watches.

Forecasters expect 4 to 8 inches of rainfall throughout portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana. Some communities may even see up to a foot of rainfall. Forecasters believe that some of the power and moisture from Hurricane Patricia may contribute to the storm but the main cause of the storm is various sources of moisture are converging in the area.

Accuweather warns that the current dry conditions in Texas may result in worse conditions as a significant amount of rain can run off the dry, hard ground.

As the storm continues moving east, Accuweather states that there will be a greater increase of flooding in urban areas, large rivers, and major highways for Friday, the weekend, and early next week. They expect some communities will have to evacuate due to the flash flooding.

Residents in Midland and Odessa, Texas already experienced flooding early Thursday morning, submerging vehicles in high water and flooding homes.