A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Fort Worth, Dallas and surrounding cities until 10 p.m. Saturday.
Matt Leclercq
mleclercq@star-telegram.com
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for North Texas until 10 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
The affected areas include Fort Worth, Dallas, Granbury, Waxahachie, Corsicana, Waco, Palestine and Killeen.
A couple of tornadoes, hail up to the size of an apple and scattered wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour are possible Saturday, the NWS said. Isolated flash flooding could also occur.
Tarrant and Dallas counties and counties to the south are included in the area at the highest risk for severe storms and flash flooding.
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Texas, including the northern areas, until 10 p.m. Saturday. National Weather Service
The outflow boundary, which will focus on afternoon and evening thunderstorm development, now stretches from Rockwall to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to Decatur to Wichita Falls.
Any storms that will develop in the afternoon will likely quickly become severe, according to the NWS.
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