Thursday tornado watch issued for Dallas-Fort Worth counties. Here’s what to know
Another tornado watch has been issued for Thursday afternoon in Central and North Texas counties including Tarrant, Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Hood and Erath. The alerts is in effect until 9 p.m. tonight.
After a tornado watch was issued for many North and Central Texas counties Wednesday afternoon, more bad weather is headed for Dallas-Fort Worth Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth office.
Severe weather is expected to arrive around 2 p.m. Thursday and stick around until about 6 p.m., Fort Worth meteorologist Juan Hernandez told the Star-Telegram.
Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats in Thursday’s storms. A tornado watch was issued for several local counties, such as Tarrant, on Wednesday and another alert could come later today.
“There’s going to be a potential again today,” Hernandez said. “It’s a little too early to see.”
The cold front that could spawn Thursday’s storms is also bringing cooler temperatures across North Texas for the weekend.
The high on Friday will be in the upper 70s, followed by around the same temperatures on Saturday. On Sunday, North Texans can expect highs in the mid 70s.
For those taking mom out for Mother’s Day on Sunday, they might want to bring an umbrella as the Dallas-Fort Worth area will have a 50-60% chances of rain during the day, Hernandez said.
By Sunday evening, rain chances will increase and there may be a few lingering storms on Monday morning.
This story was originally published May 9, 2024 at 11:27 AM.
