{"id":452719,"date":"2026-10-01T02:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/452719\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T02:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T02:20:35","slug":"north-texas-under-flood-watch-as-heavy-rainfall-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/452719\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas under flood watch as heavy rainfall arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AMM_weather01.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Storm clouds roll into downtown Fort Worth on May 28, 2024.\" alt=\"Storm clouds roll into downtown Fort Worth on May 28, 2024.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Storm clouds roll into downtown Fort Worth on May 28, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>                Amanda McCoy<\/p>\n<p>            amccoy@star-telegram.com<\/p>\n<p>    Fort Worth<\/p>\n<p>North Texas will see an increased flood threat over the next couple of days as heavy rain moves through the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/wwamap\/wwatxtget.php?cwa=FWD&amp;wwa=flood+watch\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A flood watch<\/a> will be in effect from 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, until 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fwd\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Weather Service Fort Worth<\/a>. Much of the region is under the watch, including Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin, Parker and Palo Pinto counties.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s activity will begin in the afternoon and evening with scattered showers and storms mainly west of the Interstate 35 corridor. Gusty winds and small hail will be the main threats.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac In case you missed it: <\/p>\n<p>As storms arrive from the west overnight, the main hazard will be damaging winds and the NWS can\u2019t rule out a brief tornado or two.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rainfall will continue through Thursday, Oct. 1, with the highest coverage of precipitation in the evening hours. Additional rounds of heavy rain may continue through Friday, according to the NWS.<\/p>\n<p>In total, average rainfall totals from Thursday night through Friday morning could be between 1\u20134 inches for most areas with isolated totals between 5\u20137 inches.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image (66).png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"831\" title=\"image (66).png\" alt=\"Flash flooding is possible in North Texas this week.\"\/>                                                                                    Flash flooding is possible in North Texas this week.                                                                                                                                                                        National Weather Service Fort Worth                                                                                        Flash flooding safety<\/p>\n<p>Since there\u2019s potential for flash flooding, the NWS has shared a few safety tips.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to have weather warnings set up on your phone.When alerted to a flash flood, get to higher ground immediately.Never enter floodwaters in a vehicle or on foot.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the weather, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityofFortWorth\/status\/2105303934483239103?s=20\" rel=\"Follow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">city of Fort Worth offered free sandbags<\/a> to residents. The giveaway started at 8 a.m. Wednesday and the city ran out just 90 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published September 30, 2026 at 11:24 AM.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/259144728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BraydenHeadshot.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Brayden Garcia\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/259144728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brayden Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Brayden Garcia is the entertainment reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he mainly writes about how the film and TV industry impacts North Texas, from Taylor Sheridan shows to the Fort Worth Film Commission and everything in between.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Storm clouds roll into downtown Fort Worth on May 28, 2024. 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