Tropical Storm Bill Prompts CBS 11 Weather Alert Day

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) -- CBS 11 has called a Weather Alert Day as Tropical Storm Bill's effects begin to be felt here in north Texas. Stay with CBSDFW.com for the latest on Tropical Storm Bill. We'll have continued live streaming from the coast as well as all of the latest weather information including our LIVE Blog from CBS 11 meteorologists and reporters in the field.

According to CBS Weather Authority meteorologists Flooding rains will spread across TX through the next 48 hours. A flash flood watch went into effect at 7AM this morning and lasts until 7pm Thursday.

Expect times of heavy tropical rains to move SE to NW through north Texas and the DFW area the next few days.

These areas of rain have the potential of dropping heavy rain as they move quickly through your neighborhood. Expect the rain coverage to increase later today and overnight as the center of circulation gets closer to DFW.

There will be bands of heavy rain that rotate through and then times the rain tapers off but by tomorrow morning we will see higher rain coverage around 100% with the center getting very close to the metroplex. Winds will also start gusting to near 40 mph late tomorrow AM and through the afternoon Wednesday.

The main threat will be flooding in NTX for the potential of widespread 2″-4″ of rain with locally higher amounts up to 6″ possible.

One thing to note is that we can't rule out the potential of brief tornadoes spinning up in some of these storms as they rotate through during the next few days.