Flooding, heavy rain approaches Dallas-Fort Worth with cold front: First Alert Weather Day
NORTH TEXAS – CBS News Texas meteorologists issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday due to widespread rain and isolated storms in the afternoon and evening.
The tornado watch for all of the metroplex has expired.
By 12 p.m. Friday, these areas already picked up 4"-7" of rain and an additional 2"-3" is possible through the evening. Never try to drive through covered roadways as it is very difficult to know the depth of the water.
Most of Dallas-Fort Worth is under a marginal or slight risk of storms, with flooding as the main concern. Small hail, wind gusts up to 60 mph and an isolated tornado is also possible with these storms.
Coverage will pick up as the front and associated line of storms move into Dallas-Fort Worth around 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
There was a 40% to 50% chance of storms Friday morning, increasing to about 90% later in the day as the cold front approaches and stalls out.
There will be storms with heavier rain during the evening commute across Dallas-Fort Worth.
After the rain moves out, colder temperatures are left behind. Cool, fall mornings are ahead for North Texas, with temperatures dipping into the 40s next week.
A beautiful weekend is in store for North Texas with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s.