DALLAS — The tornado watch expired Tuesday evening for most of North Texas, but more rain is in the forecast as the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine sweep across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch effective through Thursday morning. Forecasters said rainfall totals will average 3 to 5 inches; isolated areas could receive as much as 6 inches of rain.
There were a series of tornado warnings through the afternoon on Tuesday and a funnel cloud was spotted briefly by a trained storm spotter over Benbrook.
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for southeastern Wise County until 4:45 p.m.
Meteorologists detected a tornado developing five miles northeast of Rhome, and it was moving northwest at 20 mph. The tornado was forecast to be near Decatur at 4:45 p.m.
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, a tornado warning was issued for Collin County after meteorologists detected a developing tornado near Princeton.
Some News 8 viewers send in photos and videos of cloud formations that they interpreted to be funnel clouds.
Students in the McKinney Independent School District were held until after the warning was lifted at 4 p.m.
An earlier tornado warning issued for central Johnson and south central Tarrant counties expired at 3:15 p.m. The National Weather Service reported a developing tornado near Crowley moving north at 25 mph.
The Burleson Independent School District held the release of students until the warning ended.
With rain expected to fall on and off until Thursday because of Tropical Storm Hermine, North Texas remains under a flash flood warning.
