Tornado watch issued for parts of North Texas including Tarrant County
Tarrant County is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The watch also extends to the counties surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth including Parker, Wise, Denton, Johnson, Hood, Ellis, Dallas and Collin.
Some storms are already firing up to the west of Fort Worth and more are expected to develop into Tuesday night.
“There could be a severe potential with a chance for a tornado later tonight,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Bianca Villanueva.
The Storm Prediction Center has North Texas under a slight risk for severe storms (2 on a scale of 5)
Most of North Texas is also under a flash flood watch starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday until Thursday morning. The Weather Service says 2 to 4 inches of rain are possible with some areas seeing up to 6 inches.
“Wednesday is when we’re really anticipating heavier rainfall,” Villanueva said. “We may see some areas with localized heavier amounts like we saw last week in Collin County where some areas picked up 8 inches of rain.”
As of 6:45 p.m., Denton county and and northern Tarrant County were under tornado warning until 7 p.m.
This story was originally published April 30, 2019 at 2:28 PM.