Hail pounds northern Tarrant County as thunderstorms strike; river flooding forecast
Severe thunderstorms strafed northern Tarrant County Wednesday night with hail and strong wind gusts, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage.
The National Weather Service warned that a tornado may strike some parts of the county, but it appeared that the storms moved east beyond the region without one.
The storms packed hail between 2 and 3 inches in diameter, powerful winds and rain.
A tornado watch is in effect until 2 a.m. Thursday for much of North Texas, including in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin, Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker and Wise counties.
The weather service received reports of hail greater than baseball size in north Tarrant County.
Earlier Wednesday, some North Texas counties got a taste of spring storms as another tornado watch was in effect west and northwest of Fort Worth.
Most of the severe weather threat will end early Thursday, but storms will still be around dumping lots of water. A flood warning has been issued for the Trinity River in Dallas County from Thursday evening until Friday afternoon.
Heavy rainfall totals are expected late Wednesday through Thursday afternoon, and flash flooding and river flooding was forecast in some areas of North Texas.
Likely rainfall totals should be from an inch to three inches across the region, according to the weather service. Some residents could get four to six inches of rain, though there is only about a 10% chance of receiving those higher amounts. Rain chances are at 70% on Thursday and 20% on Friday.
This story was originally published April 28, 2021 at 5:29 AM.
