Fort Worth residents should keep weather alerts within earshot tonight. The National Weather Service expects the heavier-rain threat to move toward the Interstate 35 corridor overnight, raising concern for travel early Thursday.
Wednesday’s forecast places the greatest flash-flood risk in western North Texas this evening before it shifts east. Repeated storms could bring heavy rain even after an initial downpour passes. The timing is approximate, rather than an arrival forecast for a particular Fort Worth street.
A flood watch covering Tarrant County and surrounding counties begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, and continues through 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2. Those times are unchanged from Tuesday night’s update.
The weather service’s 4:40 a.m. Wednesday watch calls for 2–4 inches across the affected region, with localized totals of 5–7 inches possible. Tuesday’s notice had put the localized range at 4–6 inches. Neither range promises a particular amount for every neighborhood.
For drivers, the practical step is to check conditions before leaving and be ready to use another route. Never enter a water-covered road or drive around a barricade. A flood watch means flooding is possible; it does not establish that a specific crossing is flooded or closed.
At 9:33 a.m. CDT Wednesday, the National Weather Service’s active-alert listing showed the watch for Tarrant County, with no active flash-flood, tornado or severe-thunderstorm warning listed for the county. Later warnings may require immediate action, so follow the latest official updates.
