May 14 FORT WORTH It's time to turn off the water sprinklers in North Texas for a few days. Widespread rainfall is expected in Dallas-Fort Worth starting Saturday night and continuing until Thursday with many areas likely to get a total of 3 to 6 inches of rain. And in a few isolated places in North Texas, rainfall amounts could be 8 to 10 inches, according to the National Weather Service in .
Several unexpected severe weather warnings issued across North Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5/11/2021 Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram
May 10 FORT WORTH If you don t have a rain gauge, it s time to get one in North Texas.
Generally, May is the wettest month in Texas. The latest rain chances in the forecast started Monday and will continue Tuesday and Wednesday in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The threat of severe weather, which could mean large hail and damaging winds, was expected to be low in Tarrant County and other nearby counties. But, though the region wasn t under a severe thunderstorm watch, some warnings were issued Monday evening. In Tarrant County, as of 6:30 p.m., the National Weather Service had received reports of quarter-size hail near Haslet and half-dollar size hail near Azle.
May 4 Residents in the southern part of North Texas awoke on Tuesday morning to roof damage, fields of debris and downed trees and power lines following a night of severe storms and tornadoes. Two confirmed tornadoes swept through Blum and Ellis County, near Waxahachie and Forreston, on Monday evening, bringing with them winds up to 130 miles per hour and large hail, according to Juan .
North, Central Texas Pummeled by Tornadoes, Hail May 4, 2021
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth reported that its preliminary storm results survey from the severe weather that swept north and central Texas on May 3 showed two EF-2 tornadoes and three EF-0 tornadoes. The storms also pelted the area with hail.
An EF-2 tornado with winds up to 120 mph occurred in Ellis county from 8:44 pm to 8:57 pm Monday evening, the NWS reported on Twitter. The tornado tracked 5.2 miles between Waxahachie and Forreston where it crossed I-35E. Just after 9 p.m. on Monday, flipped over vehicles were reported on I-35 near Waxahachie, about 30 miles south of Dallas, according to Accuweather. The Associated Press reported that at least three three large trucks were among the vehicles that were toppled.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bell County, southeastern Coryell County and southeastern Lampasas County until 11 p.m. At 9:53 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Kempner, moving east at 25 mph.
The service noted 60-mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected.Â
Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Temple, Belton, Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, McGregor, Fort Hood, Nolanville, Morgan s Point Resort, Bartlett, Salado, Little River-Academy, Holland, Kempner and Mother Neff State Park. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 278 and 301.
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