Damaging winds and hail possible in North Texas this weekend, First Alert Day issued for Sunday
A First Alert Weather Day is in place for Friday due to widespread rounds of rain in the morning, but most of the threat has now moved out of North Texas.
Severe weather possible in North Texas this weekend
A dryline setup will lead to the chance of a few isolated strong to severe storm cells late Saturday evening. There is a capping inversion, so the threat is conditional as of now.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk for an isolated of large hail and gusty winds on Saturday. The threat includes the DFW Metroplex.
A First Alert Weather Day was issued for Sunday due to the risk of severe storms.
A cold front will swing across North Texas and collide with enough moisture and instability, leading to a scattered threat of severe storms.
Timing as of Friday morning is looking to start after the lunchtime hours and continue to move to the east in the evening. Damaging winds and hail will be the primary concern, but an isolated tornado will also be possible.
The largest threats will be damaging winds and some large hail.
A cold front will move through on Sunday, dropping high temperatures to the low 70s for Monday. Highs return to the 80s on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.