Threat of damaging winds, more rain in forecast as thunderstorms head for North Texas
Thursday was a dry day, but storm chances were expected to increase late Thursday night and remain on Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
The first round of storms late Thursday and early Friday will bring threats of damaging winds and heavy rainfall to Tarrant County and North Texas. A second round of storms will be possible Friday afternoon and evening that could include large hail and a tornado threat.
Rain chances were expected to be 70 percent.
Flooding also will be possible since the area has saturated soils.
“It could be as much as an inch of rain,” said meteorologist Jason Dunn with the NWS in Fort Worth on Thursday in reference to how much rain will fall in some areas of North Texas. “Some other places may not get as much.”
Weather forecasters said storms would develop in Oklahoma and West Texas on Thursday and then move into North Texas about 10 p.m. Thursday and continue into early Friday.
Friday high temperatures should be in the lower 80s in Tarrant County.
There should be a few hours of dry weather on the weekend, but there’s a 30 percent chance of rain Saturday morning, and a 20 percent chance on Sunday night.
North Texans will not get a break from the rain on Memorial Day. There’s a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday, and high chances of rain continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.
That means more chances of flooding in North Texas neighborhoods.
This story was originally published May 27, 2021 at 12:42 PM.
