The same storm bringing snow to part of the Plains and severe weather to part of the South Central states will bring more drenching rain to part of Texas, Oklahoma and other states.

The bulk of the rain will fall from northeastern Texas to Arkansas, where a general 1 to 2 inches is likely. A few locations can pick up a bit more.

The rainstorm follows in the footsteps of locally heavy rain in part of the region last week. Up to half a foot of rain fell with that storm. January has been quite kind to some hard-hit drought areas in the region, but not everywhere.

Some rain will fall on part of west-central and south-central Texas, but unfortunately little or no rain is likely over the western Texas Panhandle once again.

The main rain event will sweep eastward across the region Thursday and Friday, with a local bonus rainfall farther east centered over Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi into Wednesday.

Some of the rain Thursday into Friday will fall during a potential severe weather event. When and where the storms are not bringing strong winds, they can bring torrential rainfall. As a result, there is the risk of flash and urban flooding.

Dark red areas on this map indicate areas of exceptional drought, while yellow areas are regions where conditions have been abnormally dry in recent months. This map is a product of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Recent rain in the central and eastern parts of Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley have helped with the drought situation. However, more rain is needed on a gradual basis, especially in southern and western parts of Texas, eastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas.

Portions of Texas and western Oklahoma have had only 50 percent of their normal rainfall since July 1, 2011. A few locations in the region have received two to three times their normal rainfall during this January.