Widespread Rain Showers Headed to North Texas

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to continue through Friday night in North Texas.

The National Weather Service Fort Worth/Dallas issued a bulletin about the storm threat on Thursday afternoon. According to the alert, widespread rain showers are expected to develop Thursday night and bring multiple rounds of rain to North and Central Texas through Friday evening.

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The rain may be heavy at times, bringing a low flooding threat to portions of Central Texas. The greatest flooding threat looks to generally be south of US-84 on Friday.

Isolated thunderstorms will also be possible, especially across Central Texas. While severe weather appears unlikely at this time, a few storms could be on the stronger side and bring the potential for frequent lightning, small hail, and gusty winds.

After that storm activity, the weather should take a mild turn over the weekend. Storms will move to the east, so North Texas residents can expect plenty of sunshine and temperatures near or slightly below average.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, this week brought significant rain over parts of the south, which resulted in broad reductions in drought intensity. Some of the heaviest rain fell from eastern sections of Oklahoma and Texas, but more rain will be needed to ensure a full drought recovery.

Unfortunately, western sections of the South, including western Oklahoma and Texas, remain critically dry, leading to poor rangeland, pasture, and winter wheat conditions, as well as chronically elevated wildfire threat. Statewide, winter wheat in Texas was rated 56% very poor to poor on April 26, along with 45% in Oklahoma.