Severe storms move through North Texas; tornado watch south and east of Dallas-Fort Worth
Severe weather that was expected to hit North Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex late Wednesday evening was delayed and pushed into Thursday morning.
A cold front began traveling from the north around 6 to 9 a.m. Between 9 a.m. through 1 p.m., the storms were expected to be near DFW before continuing southeast between 1 and 6 p.m.
“Initially, storms will be isolated in nature and sub-severe, but with daytime heating and better moisture along and south of the I-20/30 corridors, expect a line of strong to severe storms to fill in along the cold front,” the National Weather Service said. “The primary hazards will be damaging winds to 65 mph and large hail up to ping pong size. However, if any severe storms can become briefly more discrete, then a tornado or two would be possible.”
From 10 a.m. through 6 p.m., parts of North Texas, including dozens of cities and counties south and southeast of Fort Worth, are under a tornado watch. The Metroplex isn’t included in the weather watch.
Threats include tornadoes, hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.
The thunder and showers will be short-lived Thursday, as an upper ridge will build across the region Friday, the weather service said.
Light winds around 10 mph Friday will “draw the Gulf moisture,” bringing humid heat throughout the weekend as temperature highs are expected to start around the low 80s in northeast Texas and develop into the upper 90s, and potentially into the low 100s, by early next week.
This story was originally published May 5, 2022 at 7:45 AM.
