Fort Worth Weather Alert: Severe Storms, Flash Flood Warnings & Your 7-Day Forecast

SEVERE STORMS SOAK FORT WORTH OVERNIGHT Fort Worth woke up to rumbles of thunder, sheets of rain and multiple weather alerts as a potent storm complex parked itself over North Texas early Monday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has three urgent warnings in place for Tarrant County: a Flash Flood Warning through 6 a.m., a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 5 a.m., and a broader Flood Watch that continues until 7 a.m. Tuesday. MEMORIAL DAY FORECAST AT A GLANCE • Morning: Heavy rain and embedded severe thunderstorms tapering after 1 p.m.; some storms could still produce gusts over 60 mph, ping-pong-ball hail and isolated tornadoes. • Afternoon: High near 82 °F with lingering humidity and spotty showers. • Evening: Storm chances fall to 60 %, but any cell that redevelops may drop 1–2 inches of rainfall in under an hour, raising the flash-flood threat in low-lying streets and creeks. WHY THE RISK IS SO HIGH A stalled frontal boundary, deep Gulf moisture and a strong upper-level jet are combining to keep thunderstorms nearly stationary over the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. With soils already saturated from Sunday evening rains, runoff is rapid, and small streams can jump their banks with little warning. Drivers should remember: “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” whenever water covers the roadway. HOW MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN? Most neighborhoods inside Loop 820 have recorded 1–3 inches since midnight; isolated pockets on the west side have topped 4 inches, according to real-time NWS gauges. That total is on top of above-average May rainfall, making 2025 one of the wettest Memorial Day weekends in a decade. REST OF THE WEEK: A ROLLER COASTER Tuesday • Early drizzle, then partly sunny; high 82 °F, north breeze 5 mph. • Rain chance: 10 %. Wednesday • Mostly sunny, milder; high 80 °F. • Overnight: only a 20 % chance of an isolated storm. Thursday • Pattern recharges—50 % likelihood of afternoon and evening thunderstorms as Gulf moisture surges back; high 81 °F. Friday through Sunday • Typical late-spring mix of muggy mornings, sunshine and a stray pop-up storm (20 % coverage each day); highs rebound into the mid-80s by Sunday. WHAT TO DO TODAY 1. Monitor NOAA Weather Radio or the NWS Fort Worth feed for updated warnings. 2. Keep mobile phones charged in case of power outages. 3. Postpone outdoor Memorial Day plans until after lunchtime, and have an indoor backup for evening cookouts. 4. If your home sits in a flood-prone zone, move valuables to higher shelves and be ready to relocate quickly. CLIMATE CONTEXT May is historically the wettest month for Fort Worth, but the city has already logged 6.3 inches this month—about 130 % of normal—with more on the way. Warm Gulf waters (running nearly 2 °F above average) are feeding the moisture pipeline, giving each storm that “extra octane” for torrential downpours. BOTTOM LINE The holiday starts stormy, but improving conditions late Monday should allow North Texans to salvage picnic plans by late afternoon. Stay weather-aware, avoid flooded roads, and look forward to a quieter—though still unsettled—finish to the workweek.