New week brings another threat of severe storms with baseball-size hail to North Texas
A new week in North Texas, and another threat of severe storms with some packing baseball-size hail is in the forecast for Monday evening and Monday night, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
And yes, there is a threat of tornadoes.
The timing of the storms is expected to be between 5 and 10 p.m., starting west of Dallas-Fort Worth and then moving into the metroplex.
The NWS in Fort Worth has the chance of showers and thunderstorms at about 50 percent in Tarrant County and surrounding counties.
“The cap which is over the area will probably break at sunset, and that’s when severe storms will be possible in North Texas,” said Ted Ryan, a meteorologist with the NWS in Fort Worth, on Monday.
Before all that, Monday should be hot and breezy. Daytime temperatures could be in the lower 90s with south winds 10 to 15 mph.
The threat of severe storms will be in North Texas Monday evening just ahead of a cold front. Very large hail and damaging winds could accompany some of the strong storms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
While the amount of thunderstorm coverage remains uncertain, there will be potential for a few strong thunderstorms, especially north of Interstate 20.
As a cold front surges through, the best storm chances will shift across East and Central Texas later Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
It will be much cooler on Tuesday as the high temperature should just reach 71 in Tarrant County
Daytime temperatures for the rest of the week should be in the 70s to lower 80s in North Texas.
It should be dry for the rest of the week including the weekend.
This story was originally published May 3, 2021 at 11:25 AM.
