A thunderstorm moving toward downtown Fort Worth from the north on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.
Matt Leclercq
mleclercq@star-telegram.com
Scattered thunderstorms may follow excessive heat that is on Friday searing Dallas-Fort Worth, according to the National Weather Service.
Storms are possible in Tarrant County on Friday afternoon and night. A few of the storms may be strong to severe. Damaging winds and large hail are their central threats, according to the weather service. The storm possibility is higher in East Texas than in North Texas.
The chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. is slight. Skies are forecast to be partly cloudy.
Scattered thunderstorms are possible in Tarrant County on Friday afternoon and night, according to the National Weather Service. National Weather Service
The weather service forecast calls for a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, mainly before 10 a.m. Skies are forecast to be mostly sunny, and the high temperature is to be near 99 degrees.
Skies on Saturday night are forecast to be mostly clear, and the low temperature is to be about 77 degrees.
High temperatures are forecast between 100 and 105 degrees on Saturday for areas near and west of Interstate 35, according to the weather service.
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Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
