Tarrant County, TX Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Tarrant County, Texas, pushed to your phone within moments — county code TXC439, forecast zone TXZ118. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches TXC439 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Arlington or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
TXC439
Forecast Zone
TXZ118
Forecast Office
Fort Worth (FWD)
Radar Station
KFWS
Towns covered in Tarrant County
An NWS alert for Tarrant County applies to all 17 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Tarrant County
StormCast tracks 7 gauges near Tarrant County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
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Alert types issued for Tarrant County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Tarrant County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Tarrant County in?
Tarrant County, Texas is NWS county code TXC439 and forecast zone TXZ118. Alerts for it are issued by the Fort Worth (FWD) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KFWS.
Which towns in Tarrant County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Tarrant County covers every community inside it, including Arlington, Azle, Bedford, Colleyville, Crowley, Euless, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Haltom City, Haslet, Hurst, Keller, Kennedale, Mansfield, Naval Air Station/ Jrb, North Richland Hills and Southlake.
Are there river gauges in Tarrant County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 7 river gauges in and around Tarrant County, including West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, North Texas Lakes at Lake Arlington, Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Tarrant County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for TXC439, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.