Winter storm watch issued for North Texas Wednesday through Friday
A winter storm watch will go into effect for North Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Wednesday night and will continue through Friday afternoon.
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A winter storm watch will go into effect for North Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Wednesday night and will continue through Friday afternoon.
When preparing for a winter storm, the National Weather Service recommends you have an emergency kit on hand.
The frigid temperatures in North Texas this week can cause a variety of car problems, from dead batteries to flat tires.
A First Alert Weather Day is in effect Monday through Friday due to the Arctic air that has settled in.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Monday.
More than 900 cots were set up inside the Grand Place building in Fair Park on Sunday.
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas is one of the warming shelters opening its doors to provide warmth and safety to those in need.
When the weather rolls in, TxDOT will have more than 350 personnel working around the clock.
Extreme cold events have occurred more frequently in recent years, despite abnormally warm temperatures overall in Texas.
The National Weather Service said "travel could be difficult to impossible" in places where snowfall is forecast to continue into the beginning of the week.
After a perfect weekend, a powerful cold front will move through Sunday night, bringing scattered severe weather.
For area gardeners, the last freeze of winter means the start of the growing season.
Sunday, a low-pressure system is going to race across North Texas.
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, meaning an early spring is on the way according to his Groundhog Day prognostication.
Mild weather continues through Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the lower to mid-70s.
Dallas County's Health and Human Services division is providing utility payment assistance.
Sunday will be the warmest day in about 10 days at DFW. It will also be the coldest day in the week ahead.
The gator was found with his heart "beating three beats per minute."
It'll get above freezing during the day Sunday and temperatures will drop in the evening.
"If you see someone out on the streets experiencing homelessness in this weather, it's not just dangerous it's fatal."
Zach McCrath a native of Wyoming thought he'd beat Texas' arctic blast \until he had to call a plumber.
Tesla owners and people with other electric vehicles are finding that cold winter weather is impacting their EV battery.
We'll get highs in the 50s before another cold front knocks us back down into Friday followed by a rainy forecast next week.
It will still be cold Wednesday morning but above freezing by midday.
Texans waking up to bitter cold Tuesday morning set a new winter power demand record trying to warm up, but the power grid held strong.
