National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11pm Tonight for parts of North Texas, mostly North and West of the Metroplex.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTING NORTHWEST OF AN EASTLAND TO GAINESVILLE LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... THERE MAY BE A VERY BRIEF WINDOW FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WITH DISCRETE STORMS ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
STORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY FORM INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH AN INCREASED THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL EXPAND AS FAR SOUTH AS A LAMPASAS...TO WACO...TO ATHENS LINE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS INSTABILITY WEAKENS.
