A severe thunderstorm watch expired after 10 p.m. Monday for Dallas County and other eastern parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, according to the National Weather Service.

The watch included Collin and Ellis counties, but not Tarrant County.

A tornado warning was in effect until 7 p.m. for southeastern Fannin County. At 6:46 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Bailey, or 10 miles south of Bonham, moving east at 20 mph.

Some damage was reported along Highway 78, according to the weather service. KXAS-TV reported that several buildings and barns were destroyed near the town of Leonard, and some homes were damaged but there were no reports of injuries.

Teams from the National Weather Service are expected to be in Fannin County on Tuesday to assess the damage.

Severe storm warnings were in effect earlier this evening for parts of Dallas County, Collin County, Ellis County and others as the storms tracked eastward. Hail up to golf ball size has been reported in some areas.

Thunderstorm chances increased Monday afternoon into the evening, mainly along and east of I-35 in North and Central Texas, according to the weather service, which said a few strong to severe storms were possible.

Large hail and damaging winds were be the main threats. There was a low-end tornado threat, mainly across the far eastern counties of North Texas.

Hail size above 2 inches was possible within a few storms.

Storms will continue moving eastward through the rest of the evening, likely clearing all North/Central/East Texas counties by around 11 p.m. to midnight, the weather service said.

Texas counties included in the watch until 10 p.m. were Anderson, Bell, Brazos, Burleson, Camp, Cherokee, Collin, Dallas, Delta, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Morris, Navarro, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rockwall, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, Williamson and Wood.

Skies are expected to be clear Tuesday and Wednesday, with high temperatures in the 70s. The high may climb above 80 Thursday before there will be another chance for thunderstorms with a cold front late Thursday afternoon into Thursday night across North Texas, the weather service said.

This story was originally published March 14, 2022 at 3:59 PM.