First Alert Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch dropped for Dallas, Tarrant counties
10 p.m. update: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Dallas and Tarrant counties has been dropped.
Update through 10 p.m.: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Dallas and Tarrant counties through 10 p.m. There is a threat of damaging winds and large hail, so please stay weather aware as we go into the evening.
NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — If you are headed out today, expect to see widespread severe storms during the afternoon and evening hours.
Earlier today, storms in Oklahoma clipped our northeastern counties, with hail and strong winds in Lamar and Red River counties.
North Texas saw partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 90s through about 3 p.m. Now, strong-to-severe storms can be expected to develop due to daytime heating, outflow boundaries from the Oklahoma storms and the dryline out to our west.
Please remain weather aware and keep an eye on the skies if you are out and about as the storms will quickly become severe.
Coverage will continue to increase through the evening as the storms track eastward.
The main threats are damaging winds, egg-size hail, and localized flooding. The tornado threat is low but not zero.
The storms should end around 10 p.m. tonight as they move into East Texas. Then, North Texas has another hot afternoon Sunday with highs near 100 degrees, and feeling close 103 at times.
A weak frontal boundary will stall out across North Texas tomorrow and may initiate a few storms Sunday evening if they can overcome the cap. These storms could bring large hail and damaging winds. Coverage will be less than Saturday, though.
After a tiny drop in temperatures to start the work week, the heat will build and North Texas will return to triple-digit temperatures with feels-like temperatures near 105.
Stay weather aware today and every day by visiting our weather page or watching us live on our 24/7 stream.
