Inch-sized hail, 'isolated tornado' in forecast as North Texas could break rain record

Another round of strong storms is in store for North Texas starting late Tuesday morning, with the potential for hail up to one inch and three quarters of an inch of rain.

According to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, there's a 90 percent rain for Tuesday, dropping to a slight chance after 9 p.m. Wednesday will bring more chances of thunderstorms and, east of the Interstate 35 corridor, a possible tornado threat.

North Texas is experiencing the third-rainiest February in the 120 years records have been kept, meteorologist Juan Hernandez with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said Monday.

The wettest February on record was in 1997, with 7.40 inches of rainfall at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, the official recording station for the weather service. So far this month DFW Airport has recorded 6.58 inches of rain.

Since Jan. 1, DFW has seen 7.47 inches of rain, which is 3.01 inches above normal.

Wednesday brings a 70 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. It could be Wednesday that the February rainfall record breaks, as up to another half an inch of rain is possible.

Stephen English: 817-390-7330, @sbenglish74

This story was originally published February 26, 2018 at 8:41 AM with the headline "Inch-sized hail, 'isolated tornado' in forecast as North Texas could break rain record."