Flood Threat to DFW Increasing Late Friday Into Saturday

The National Weather Service Fort Worth/Dallas is warning residents about the potential flood threat increasing over Friday evening and into Saturday as a cold front moves through the area.

The NWS issued a bulletin about the flood threat on Thursday afternoon. According to the alert, widespread showers and storms return to the DFW region on Friday afternoon into Saturday.

Those storms could bring heavy rain and localized flash flooding. Rainfall totals may exceed 3 inches in some locations, particularly northwest of the Metroplex. The threat for localized flash flooding is increasing in this area.

After the front moves through the area, cooler conditions will arrive and persist into next week. As for Easter Sunday, the forecast is currently mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s, along with winds around 10 mph or less.

Highs will remain in the upper 60s and low 70s through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies.

The NWS Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Texas said the fire weather threat is expected to remain low over the next week thanks to the cold front and rain.

The U.S. Drought Monitor currently considers much of the North Texas region abnormally dry or in a moderate drought. While most of the region is not, Kaufman, Navarro, and Erath Somervell counties are under official burn bans as of April 2.

According to the drought monitor, it will likely take repeated and widespread soaking events to substantially improve the ongoing drought. The organization expects drought conditions to persist through the remainder of the spring, with only localized or gradual improvement where rainfall is more consistent.