Will storms, hail, tornado threat continue for Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend? What we know

After the severe thunderstorms that brought large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes exit the Dallas-Fort Worth area Friday night, the weekend is expected to cool down but will continue to see scattered rainfall around the region, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth office.

“The cloudy/rainy conditions and occasionally gusty northerly winds will make for a damp and cool weekend with [daily temperature changes] of only 5 to 10 degrees expected,” Fort Worth meteorologist Eric Martello wrote on the NWS website.

Threat of flooding increased early Friday morning across the Dallas-Fort Worth area as heavy rainfall continued to fall, making a mess of the morning commute. Flash flooding was limited because of the slow moving storm.

“We`ll likely see a few areas that experience extensive street flooding at times,” according to the NWS.

Collin County is still under a flood warning until early Saturday, an NWS alert states.

“A few strong to severe storms are possible with hail [Friday] across Central Texas. Otherwise breezy north winds and cloudy skies will lead to a cool day with temperatures in the 50s and 60s,” the NWS forecast states. “Otherwise some showers and isolated storms will linger across parts of North Texas today into tonight.”

Saturday and Sunday will be cool with highs in the 50s and 60s. Some rain will remain — even a few storms — but the threat of severe storms will have passed. Chances of rain will drop considerably into Sunday.

“After several days of rain, next week will be off to a cool and dry start as a Canadian surface high builds overhead. Below normal temperatures will persist through mid-week before near normal temperatures return,” according to the NWS website.

But by next Wednesday, rain will be back in the area as, “The decaying remnants of the Southwest cutoff upper level low pressure system will (finally) lift across the southern Rockies and into the Plains bringing rain chances back to the region.”

Talk of an early summer have been growing louder lately, inspired by the early onslaught of warmer temperatures. February saw daily heat records broken as daily temperatures spiked to the low 90s. North Texans basking in the sunny glow of a coming spring began anticipating the return of the Bluebonnets, which the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin predicts will be a superbloom this year.

This story was originally published March 15, 2024 at 11:33 AM.