Denton residents have a longer stretch of possible flooding to plan for after the National Weather Service extended the area's flood watch through Friday morning.
The watch covers Denton County from 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, to 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, according to the Fort Worth forecast office's 2:15 p.m. Sept. 29 update. All times are Central Daylight Time. Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms could bring 2 to 4 inches across the watch area, with localized amounts of 4 to 6 inches.
The city's flood-protection guidance identifies its main flood-hazard areas along Cooper Creek, Pecan Creek, North Pecan Creek, Hickory Creek, Dry Fork Hickory Creek and their tributaries. These are background risk locations, not a finding that those waterways are flooding now.
That distinction matters when planning a trip: a floodplain map explains exposure, while current weather alerts and road conditions tell residents what is happening during a particular storm. The city links its interactive flood-risk map from the Flood Protection Information page.
The National Weather Service says runoff may affect creeks, streams and other low-lying places, including low-water crossings. A flood watch means flooding is possible; more specific warnings may follow. Do not drive or walk through floodwater, and choose another route if a road is covered or barricaded.
For local information, Denton's emergency-management page links registration for Alert Denton. The city also points residents to its website, official notices and public-safety channels for updates. Its emergency-notifications page includes Denton Municipal Electric's outage map and reporting links, useful resources to locate before any storm-related interruption.
Keep an alerting device available overnight and follow any instructions from local officials. The watch's scheduled expiration should not be treated as an all-clear for an individual crossing; conditions on the ground may change at a different pace.
