Flooding the main threat as showers, isolated storms move across North Texas in coming days
A decent amount of rain fell Tuesday morning. The complex dumped around a tenth to a half of an inch of rain south of the I-20 corridor. The
More rain is on the way. First Alert Weather Days are in effect for the threat of more heavy rain leading to flooding concerns on Wednesday and Thursday.
In fact, over the next several days, a forecasted 1 to 5 inches of rain accumulation will be possible. This has prompted the Weather Prediction Center to issue a slight risk, level 2 out of 4, for the risk of excessive rainfall for both Wednesday and Thursday.
Only a few storms have the potential of reaching severe criteria. The Storm Prediction Center highlighted the area of concern to the southeast of the metroplex. Hail one inch in diameter and wind gusts of 60 mph will be the primary threat.
Please remember "Turn Around, Don't Drown." Do not try to drive through water-covered roadways, as it is very hard to estimate how deep the water is, and you could put yourself in a life-threatening situation.
The slow-moving upper-level low-pressure system that has been creating the active weather pattern will shift to the east this weekend. This will allow conditions to clear, just in time for Father's Day.
