DFW weather: Severe thunderstorms possible overnight and Sunday

DALLAS — Versión en Español: Sol para empezar la semana, pero tormentas para el fin de semana

• 2 rounds of storm chances this weekend
• Both chances have a severe threat
• Flash flooding possible with heavy rain

A tornado watch has been issued for much of North Texas including the metopkex. 

This round of storms is very likely for North Texas as a line or broken line of storms will sweep from west to east across the area during the nighttime and overnight hours into Sunday morning.

Storms will form west of North Texas and then move into western areas during the early evening, into DFW after midnight through early Sunday morning, and east of DFW around sunrise or later on Sunday.

Since the storms will be in a line, the main severe threat will be damaging winds of 60-70+ mph. However, isolated instances of up to golf ball-size hail are possible. The tornado threat will be in the form of spin-ups within the line of storms. These types of tornadoes are usually short-lived and not as strong as ones that come from supercells. However, they can still be very damaging.

With heavy rain possible in North Texas at times, a Flood Watch has been issued for most of the area through Sunday evening. Instances of flash flooding and flooding will be possible in areas that see the most rain. Especially those that saw heavy rain from storms on Friday. Across the area around 1-3 inches are possible with isolated higher amounts.

The day will start with a line or broken line of storms from DFW to just east of DFW. Some storms could be severe to start the day. 

That line will move east into eastern North Texas through the morning. As it does two things could happen:

1. The line fizzles out but redevelops during the afternoon into the evening across eastern North Texas into East Texas.
2. The line holds together and intensifies during the afternoon into the evening across eastern North Texas into East Texas.

Either way, storms are most likely in eastern North Texas during the afternoon and evening with severe storms possible as well. The DFW area looks to be dry during the afternoon and evening.