Hail, damaging winds in the mix for Fort Worth. See when storms arrive Tuesday
Severe storms are expected to impact North Texas late Tuesday, April 1, into early Wednesday, April 2.
Isolated thunderstorms may develop along a dryline west of U.S. Highway 281 on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. Storms will start over areas west of the Metroplex, such as Abilene, from 7 p.m. to midnight.
The main threats with these storms, if they develop, will be large hail and damaging winds, according to the NWS. In Dallas-Fort Worth proper, there’s a 15-20% chance of rain in that same time period.
After midnight, storm chances increase in the Metroplex as weather rolls in from the west. The main severe weather hazards will be damaging winds and an isolated tornado threat, according to the NWS.
Storms continues into early Wednesday
Storms are expected to stick around and intensify over the day on Wednesday.
Scattered strong to severe storms will be in place Wednesday morning and over the early afternoon hours, according to the NWS. The main threats with these storms will be large hail, damaging winds and low tornado chances.
By late Wednesday afternoon, storms are expected to move east out of the region into East Texas.
This story was originally published April 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM.