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A truck crashed over a median barrier on the Dallas North Tollway near Forest Lane, blocking all northbound lanes and leaving just one southbound lane open just before the morning rush hour.

8:28 am Workers at Edsco Fasteners Inc. in Denton were cleaning up the damage after high winds overnight stripped away one-fifth of the building's metal roof. Two large air conditioning unts were ripped off the roof as well. The interior of the building was subjected to heavy rain and hail falling in where the roof used to be. Nearby Denton Municipal Airport reported sustained winds up to 66 mph. Other damage we've observed include trampolines tossed around like paper plates and some livestock pens that have been toppled.
- HD Chopper 8 pilot Troy Bush

7:45 am Heavy-duty wreckers have moved a semi-trailer that was blocking all northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway near Forest Lane following an accident earlier this morning. The residual backup on the northbound lanes stretches for several miles.
- WFAA.com

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A hailstone that fell in Lewisville is displayed next to a package of butter.

7:34 am Dallas County missed the brunt of severe storms that dumped softball-sized hail in parts of North Texas as it swept through early Friday morning. "Much of North Texas is waking up to leaves on the ground" and other storm-related damage, said Steve Fano, a National Weather Service meterologist. In Decatur and Wise counties, early morning storms dumped four-inch hail. Parts of Denton and Collin counties saw hail almost two-inches in diameter. "Softball sized-hail: It's a big deal," Fano said. A knocked-down tree landed on cars and a home in Denton County. The hail brought with it heavy rains and lightning strikes, but no reports of major flooding or fire. Most of the Dallas-Fort Worth area saw about an inch or less of rain, the weather service said. The storms also brought strong winds, but no tornadoes. A wind gust of 60 mph was reported about 9:30 p.m. Thursday in Paris, Fano said.
- The Dallas Morning News

7:25 am It could be 9 o'clock before a major accident is cleared on the Dallas North Tollway. A semi-trailer is stretched across the northbound lanes near Forest Lane after careening across the median barrier. All northbound traffic must exit south of the accident site; southbound rush hour traffic is reduced to a single lane; it's a Jam Factor 10. Use alternate routes, including Forest Lane, Inwood Road and North Central Expressway.
- Alexa Conomos

7:19 am Dallas, Johnson, and Rockwall counties have all been removed from the severe thunderstorm watch. Some of our eastern and southeastern counties remain in the watch for a little while longer, but the big severe threat has shifted into south-central and far southeast Texas. Moderate rain continues from Kaufman to Athens and Palestine and northeast to Sulphur Springs and Texarkana. North Texas will see brisk northerly winds and cloudy skies this morning. We'll see a little sun later today with wind chills in the 40s and 50s. It will be a cool Friday, with a warmer and dry weekend ahead!
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:44 am A DopplerNet radar update shows the heaviest thunderstorm activity east of Interstate 45 now from Corsicana to Athens and Tyler. Moderate to heavy rain is still falling from Waxahachie to Kaufman, but will be tapering off over the next half hour. We still see some moderate rain and thunder north of I-20 from Terrell to Emory, Sulphur Springs and Quitman. Conditions will steadily improve across the immediate Dallas/Fort Worth area.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Walt Zwirko / WFAA

Wreck on the Dallas North Tollway.

6:11 am A jackknifed DHL truck has closed all lanes heading northbound on the Dallas North Tollway. Only one southbound lane is open, as rush hour drivers from Frisco and Plano try to get to downtown Dallas. Alternate north-south routes include Inwood Road, Preston Road, North Central Expressway and Interstate 35E.
- WFAA-TV's Alexa Conomos

6:11 am The severe thunderstorm warning for Ellis is cancelled.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:10 am The bulk of strong to severe thunderstorms continue east of I-35 and south of I-20, from Hillsboro, to Waxahachie, Corsicana, Kaufman, Canton and Athens. Small hail and gusty winds can be expected along with very heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding. More thunderstorms continue north of I-20 from Rockwall to Emory, Quitman, Sulphur Springs, Cooper and Paris. There will be a little thunder and moderate rainfall in this activity.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:03 am The following North Texas counties are in the clear and have been removed from severe thunderstorm watches: Collin, Comanche, Delta, Denton, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Parker, Somervell and Tarrant.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:01 am The severe thunderstorm watch continues until 10:00am for the following North Texas Counties: Bosque, Dallas, Ellis, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Steven Harrison

Hail covers the roadway in Cleburne.

6 am In Wise County, emergency dispatchers received two reports of damaged homes early Friday morning. A Wise County emergency dispatcher said one home had windows shattered because of hail and the other had its windows blow in by straight-line winds.
- The Associated Press

5:50 am The severe thunderstorm warning continues for Ellis County until 6:30am. DopplerNet shows a severe thunderstorm near Maypearl approaching Waxahachie. It is moving quickly east at 38 mph. Nickel size hail can be expected and gusty winds to 60 mph as the storm moves over Waxahachie, Pecan Hill, Garrett, Palmer, Ennis and Ferris. The severe thunderstorm warning has been cancelled for Hill and Johnson counties.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:30 am Very heavy thunderstorms stretch from Gun Barrel City back to Corsicana. They are pushing east toward Athens. Expect nearly constant lightning, very heavy rainfall and gusty winds to 45 mph.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:28 am Very heavy thunderstorms stretch from Gun Barrel City back to Corsicana. They are pushing east toward Athens. Expect nearly constant lightning, very heavy rainfall and gusty winds to 45 mph.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:25 am There are currently 700 customers without power, 500 of which are in Tarrant County. The remainder is customers in Dallas and north of Dallas, says Carole Peters with Oncor. Peters says right now they are waiting for the storm to pass to assess damage and begin repairs.
- WFAA.com

5:24 am DopplerNet shows heavy thunderstorms moving east out of Cleburne will cross I-35W and head back toward Italy and Waxahachie over the next half hour.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Lori Vetter

Hail accumulation at Allen home.

5:20 am Heavy thunderstorms are moving across the northern half of Dallas County. The heaviest activity will move fro North Dallas and Richardson to Garland and Rockwall over the next half hour.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:18 am A strong thunderstorm will be moving across central Hunt County again over the next half hour. Greenville will once again see heavy rain, frequent lightning and gusty winds.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:04 am We continue to see very heavy rain and thunderstorm activity across Bosque County, mainly south of Meridian. It will be moving back into Lake Whitney and Hillsboro over the next half hour or so.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:01 am DopplerNet shows strong thunderstorms south of Waxahachie approaching Corsicana. Expect torrential rainfall, frequent lightning, small hail and gusty winds to 45 mph.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:58 am Heavy rain is falling across southwest Collin County from Plano and Allen and it is moving quickly east northeast toward Lake Lavon. Heavy rain near DFW airport will slide into Dallas County between Irving, Carrollton and Farmer’s Branch. Strong thunderstorms will also move across Cleburne in Johnson County over the next half hour.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Casey O'Neil

Hail storm lands on Lewisville lawn.

4:48 am DopplerNet indicates a strong thunderstorm over Hillsboro moving east at 50 mph. Hail to a half inch in diameter and winds to 45 mph can be expected across Eastern Hill and Western Navarro counties over the next 30 minutes.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:34 am The severe thunderstorm warning is cancelled for Hunt County.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:30 am A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southern Delta and Hopkins Counties until 5:30am. The severe storm near Cumby is moving quickly east at 44 mph. This storm has a long history of quarter size hail and damaging winds. Should be back in Sulphur Springs and Cooper by 4:45 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

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High wind peeled back the roof of this Denton warehouse.

4:23 am DopplerNet is indicating more storms from McKinney back over to Denton along 380. The storms stretch back down into Lewisville, Flower Mound, Saginaw and downtown Fort Worth. This activity is moving east at around 35 mph. Heavy rain will move back across D/FW Airport by 4:45 a.m. and into Carrollton, Richardson and Plano from 5 to 5:15 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:19 am Trained spotters are reporting quarter size hail covering the highway 380 seven miles east of Greenville. The severe thunderstorm warning continues for Hunt County. The strongest part of this storm will move into Delta County east of Commerce and Hopkins County near Ridgeway.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:16 am A check of DopplerNet shows heavy rain and some thunder in eastern Grayson and Western Fannin County. Another line of storms picks up around Quitman and stretches southwest to Gun Barrel City and Ennis, Cleburne and Itasca. None of this activity is severe at this time.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Sam Marshall

Sam Marshall, who lives about nine miles west of Krum, said winds took a large section of his barn roof off.

4:11 am The severe thunderstorm warning is cancelled for Collin County as the severe storm has moved east into Hunt County. The strongest part of the storm will move across central Hunt County toward Delta and Hopkins counties over the next half hour.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:09 am DopplerNet is indicating showers and thunderstorms back across Denton County from Denton to Rhome. They continue into northwestern Tarrant County around Keller and Haslet stretching back into the eastern half of Parker County. Heavy rain is making roads slick. Gusty winds and frequent lightning will affect downtown Fort Worth and the Mid Cities in the next half hour.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:04 am A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Hunt County until 5 a.m. DopplerNet indicates a severe storm moving quickly out of Collin County at 45 mph. This storm has a history of producing quarter size hail and winds to 60 mph. The storm will head toward Greenville by 4:15 and Commerce by 4:30.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:59 am Quarter-sized hail was reported in Allen and Lucas. The severe thunderstorm warning continues for eastern Collin County until 4:45 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:56 am The severe thunderstorm watch has been cancelled for the following North Texas counties: Cooke, Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Wise and Young.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:55 am The severe thunderstorm watch continues until 10 a.m. for the following North Texas counties: Bosque, Comanche, Dallas, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Parker, Rains, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Van Zandt.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:45 am The severe thunderstorm warning has been cancelled for Tarrant and Denton Counties, since the storm is moving quickly east across Collin County. This storm will affect southeastern hunt County in the next half hour.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Sarah Burt

Lightning north of Celeste.

3:42 am A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Collin County until 4:45 a.m. The strongest part of this storm is moving out of Plano and Allen toward Sachse, Wylie and Lake Lavon. DopplerNet is still indicating quarter size hail, very gusty winds, frequent lightning and very heavy rainfall.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:31 am The severe thunderstorm in eastern Denton County is moving quickly toward western Collin County. The strongest part of this storm will move from The Colony to Frisco.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:22 am Spotters have reported quarter-sized hail in Lewisville.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:20 am A severe thunderstorm on the north side of D/FW Airport is moving east at around 40 mph. Gusty winds and quarter-sized hail can be expected in Coppell around 3:21 a.m., Carrollton at 3:37 a.m., Addison at 3:45 a.m. and Richardson at 3:59 a.m. The storm extends northward to Lewisville and Lake Dallas. The severe thunderstorm warning for northern Tarrant and southern Denton counties continues until 4 a.m. Quarter-sized hail was just reported by spotters in Flower Mound.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:10 am The purple must have just passed over us because for about 10 minutes we had pretty hard rains out here. There were some slightly heavier winds. As I watched the radar, I could tell exactly when the purple passed over us and now the rains are already becoming gentler. I would say the more serious threat has been from the lightning. We've enjoyed quite a lightning show over the last couple hours. Even as I speak, the rains are becoming a gentle drizzle.
- Janet St. James at the Texas Motor Speedway

3:07 am A new severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northern Tarrant and southern Denton counties until 4:00 a.m. DopplerNet shows a severe storm near Roanoke and Keller moving east at 37 mph. It has a history of producing quarter-sized hail and damaging winds over 60 mph. This storm will move right over the Texas Motor Speedway toward Trophy Club and Southlake by 3:10, Argyle by 3:15, Grapevine and flower Mound by 3:20, and Highland Village Copper Canyon and Corinth by 3:25.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

3:04 am The severe thunderstorm warning for Hunt County is cancelled as the severe thunderstorm has moved east into Delta and Hopkins County. The strongest part of this storm is moving into Cooper and should pass just north of Sulphur Springs. This storm has produced significant hail and damaging winds for over 150 miles. More thunderstorms will be affecting Lamar County from Paris northward.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:55am DopplerNet is indicating a very string thunderstorm between Slidell and Sanger in Northern Denton County. The heaviest part of this storm will move across I-35E north of Denton to Valley View. Another strong storm is moving east at 35 mph across the northwest corner of Tarrant County and southeast corner of Wise County from Eagle Mountain Lake to Rhome. It will affect Justin and Haslet. It will arrive in Keller at 3:07 a.m., Colleyville at 3:18a.m. and Southlake at 3:25 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:47am The severe thunderstorm warning continues until 3:30am for Northern Hunt County. The strongest part of this dangerous storm is north of I-30 from Greenville to Wolfe City. Large hail to golf ball size and damaging winds are heading straight to Commerce. It is likely that wind gusts over 70 mph will hit Commerce directly in the next 15 minutes.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:38am We just got to the Delaney home in Denton where the owner earlier reported heavy damage. The storm hit here at about 1:25 a.m. It's pretty dark, but when you start looking around the house, you can see strong winds definitely created plenty of damage here. Part of the house's roof is in the front yard. They have several downed trees. When you go to the back of the house, the wind was so strong, it actually moved a smoker; and this is a metal smoker. A trampoline they had in the back of the house moved from a pasture to their pool. The owner said the damage happened in less than five minutes.
- WFAA-TV's Monika Diaz in Denton

WFAA viewer Sheila Langston

A photo of hail next to a candle in Decatur.

2:37am We are continuing to monitor storms in Wise and Parker Counties. DopplerNet is indicating pea-sized hail near and just north of Decatur. Another strong storm is southwest of Boyd. These storms are moving east/northeast at 35 mph. They will be moving in to the northwest corner of Tarrant County in the next 20 minutes from Azle to Haslet. Western Denton County can expect another round of strong storms from Slidell to Krum to Justin.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:31 am Parts of the severe storm moving into northern Hunt County will be affecting Fannin County from Trenton to Bonham, mainly south of HWY 82.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:29 am A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Northern Hunt County until 3:30 am. DopplerNet shows a storm with a history of producing golf ball size hail and damaging winds 14 miles west of Celeste moving east at 37 mph. Celeste can expect the storm in 10 minutes or so, Greenville and Wolfe City by 2:50am and Commerce by 3:10. This storm produced golf ball size hail in McKinney.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:24 am Strong thunderstorms are once again affecting northwestern Wise County. DopplerNet is indicating pea to marble size hail near Decatur to Alvord. Very gusty winds are likely across the northern half of Wise County.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:20 am Spotters reported golf ball size hail in McKinney.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:18 am The gust front racing ahead of these storms is producing wind gusts to 55 mph in Dallas County right now. The winds are howling here at the station as the gust front comes through.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:15 am The severe thunderstorm warning continues for Collin County until 2:45 a.m. A large severe storm producing golf ball size hail is located near Melissa moving east at 33 mph. Cities in its path include Westminster, Blue Ridge and Farmersville.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

WFAA viewer Dustin Blackwell

Looking eastward towards Melissa from the the Central Expressway and Wilmeth Road area.

2:14 am Another strong thunderstorm is 5 miles northwest of Bridgeport moving northeast at 41 mph. Cities in the path of this storm include Alvord, Bridgeport, Chico and Forestburg. Pea-sized hail and wind gusts to 45 mph are likely as the storm passes.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

2:11 am We are continuing to monitor a large severe thunderstorm over McKinney moving east at 54 mph. This storm will move across Northern Humt and Southern Fannin Counties between 2:15 and 3:00 a.m. Cities in the path of this storm include Bailey, Celeste, Commerce, Leonard and Wolfe City. This storms continues to produce damaging hail and severe wind gusts over 60 mph..
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:59 am I heard all the windows busting out of our upstair's. I'm a little shaken right now. This happened maybe 20 minutes ago. We ran all our kids downstairs. Since then, we've gone outside to look at all the damage of our house; and we've lost an enormous tree in our front yard. All the trees around our house are down. Our entire pool fence is down. We just have extensive damage. Our roof is in the front yard. I don't know what else. It 's still dark outside, so I'm not sure what to expect when the sun rises.
- Jill Delaney, a WFAA-TV viewer in Denton

1:57 am Strong thunderstorms are also affecting Parker and Palo Pinto counties. DopplerNet is indicating pea to marble-sized hail around Possum Kingdom Lake to Graford. Very heavy thunderstorms continue along US 180 from Mineral Wells to Weatherford.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:54 am Amateur radio spotters have reported tennis ball sized hail (2.50”) northeast of Denton. The heaviest part of this storm will be affecting Weston, Celina and Prosper in minutes.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:45 am A severe thunderstorm warning continues until 2:00a.m. Golf ball sized hail was reported by spotters in Aubrey.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:41 am DopplerNet is indicating a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Graham moving northeast at 45 mph. Pea-sized hail and winds to 45 mph are likely across Jack County and Eastern Young County.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:39 am Strong thunderstorms continue northward up I-35E into Gainesville and east along US 82 to Sherman. Pea to marble sized hail is likely along with winds around 45 mph in Cooke and Grayson Counties.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:37 am A severe thunderstorm warning continues until 2:00 a.m. for Denton County. Numerous reports from storm spotters of golf ball sized hail falling over south Denton at I-35E and Hwy 377. This storm will plow through Aubrey and on toward Prosper and northwestern Collin County. We are also getting reports of 70 mph winds north and northeast of Denton.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:32 am The severe thunderstorm warning is cancelled for Wise County. A severe thunderstorm watch continues until 4:00 a.m. for the following counties in North Texas: Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Lamar, Montague, Wise and Young.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:30 am Spotters reported golf ball sized hail in Bolivar from a severe thunderstorm near Krum. Damaging winds can also be expected as this storm moves to Pilot Point by 1:45 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:27 am A new severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 10:00 a.m. for the following counties in North Texas: Bosque, Comanche, Dallas, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant and Van Zandt. As the cold front moves through, large hail and damaging winds can be expected, along with some very heavy rainfall and frequent lightning.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

Wesley Pearce

Hail in Denton County.

1:20 am Storm spotters are reporting golf ball size hail at CR 2320 and US 380 near Allison.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:18 am DopplerNet is showing a strong thunderstorm nine miles north of Sanger moving northeast at 44 mph. Small hail and wind gusts to 40 mph can be expected. Gainesville is in the path of this storm.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:13 am A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northern Denton County until 2:00 a.m. DopplerNet detected a severe storm moving out of Decatur, 16 miles west of Krum moving east at 48 mph. This storm produced softball-sized hail in Wise County. It should affect Krum and Sanger by 1:25 a.m., Denton by 1:30 a.m. and Pilot Point by 1:45 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:10 am Softball-sized hail was just reported by the sheriff’s office in Decatur. The severe thunderstorm warning continues until 1:45 am.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

1:01 am We're watching a strong thunderstorm near Breckenridge moving northeast at 41 mph toward Graham. Pea-sized hail and wind gusts to 50 mph are likely as this storm moves out of northeastern Stephens and southern Young counties.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

12:52 am DopplerNet is indicating a strong thunderstorm five miles south of Bowie moving east at 49 mph. Pea-sized hail and gusty winds to 45 mph can be expected.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

12:44 am A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Northern Wise County until 1:45 a.m. DopplerNet is showing a severe storm seven miles west of Chico moving east at 32 mph. Quarter-sized hail and high winds are expected as the storm moves into Chico around 12:50 am, Bridgeport by 1:25 am, Alvord by 1:05 am and Decatur by 1:15 a.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

12:24 am Law enforcement is reporting nickel-sized hail two miles south of Jermyn and eight miles south of Antelope in Jack County. The severe thunderstorm warning continues until 1:00am.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

12:10 am Cooke County Emergency Manager is reporting baseball-sized hail and car windows out in the Sivells Bend area in Northwestern Cooke County.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

12:04 am A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Jack County until 1:00 a.m. DopplerNet shows a severe storm in northeastern Young County moving east at 31 mph. The Young County Emergency Manager reported golf ball size (1.75”) hail in Olney. This storm is producing lots of lightning in addition for very heavy rain and damaging winds.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

11:53 pm Cooke County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail in the Sivells Bend area in northwest Cooke County.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

11:47 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Young County until 12:30am.  DopplerNet shows a severe storm near Olney moving east at 36 mph.  Quarter size hail and winds around 60 mph can be expected.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

11:30 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Young County until 12:30am.  DopplerNet shows a severe storm near Olney moving east at 36 mph.  Quarter size hail and winds around 60 mph can be expected.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

11:28 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Northern Cooke and northeastern Montague County until 12:15 am. DopplerNet deteced a severe storm in northeastern Montague County moving east at 49 mph. Golf ball size hail and winds over 60 mph are likely.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

9:23 pm We are currently in a significant break in the thunderstorm activity across most of North Texas. But a cold front is now moving in from the northwest, currently near Wichita Falls, and new thunderstorms are developing. This should eventually bring a solid line of storms to the local area. Because it will be a solid line, the tornado potential will be low, but there will likely be strong winds from 40 to 65 mph, hail from dime to quarter size, and very heavy rain some time between 1 AM and 4 AM in the DFW area. The very large hail – from golf ball to softball-sized - we saw earlier this evening to the west and north of DFW will not return with this second round of storms.
- Meteorologist Steve McCauley

8:54 pm A new severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 4:00 am for the following counties: Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Lamar, Montague, Wise and Young. The tornado watches for all of North Texas are cancelled. When the cold front pushes thunderstorms across North Texas in the middle of the night, our main threats will be damaging wind gusts from 40-65 mph along with a threat for large hail. The tornado threat is not zero, but it is much lower then it was this evening.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

8:16 pm The tornado watch is cancelled for Cooke, Montague and Wise counties. The tornado watch continues until midnight for Collin, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar counties. Although we are seeing a lull in the activity this evening, we are still expecting the line of strong to severe storms after midnight and into the wee hours across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It's likely that new watches and will be issued later this evening and into the overnight.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

8:12 pm The severe thunderstorm warning continues until 8:30 p.m. for central Fannin County. DopplerNet shows the storm southwest of Bonham State Park moving east at 55 mph. This storm is still capable of producing golf ball hail and damaging winds as it moves to Windom and Honey Grove by 8:15.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

7:43 pm The severe thunderstorm warning for Montague County has been cancelled. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for central Fannin County and southeastern Grayson County until 8:30 p.m. DopplerNet indicates a severe storm near Whitewright moving east at 42 mph. Golf ball size hail and damaging winds are likely. The storm should be near Bonham by 7:55 and Honey Grove by 8:20 p.m.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

7:26 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northern Lamar County until 8:15pm. DopplerNet indicates a severe thunderstorm 31 miles west of Blossom moving east at 51 mph. Watch out for golf ball size hail and damaging winds.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

7:24 pm The tornado watch for Eastland, Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens and Young counties has been cancelled. Cooke, Montague and Wise counties remain under a tornado watch until 9pm. The tornado watch continues until midnight for Collin, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar Counties.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

7:20 pm The severe thunderstorm is cancelled for Wise County and continues for Montague County until 7:45 pm. DopplerNet shows the severe thunderstorm seven miles southwest of Forestburg and moving east at 49 mph. Expect nickel size hail and damaging winds.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

7:04 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northern Fannin County until 7:45 pm. DopplerNet shows a severe thunderstorm in northwestern Fannin County moving east at 51 mph. This storm is capable of producing golf ball size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph across the northern half of Fannin County and the Red River.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:55 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for southern Montague County and northern Wise County until 7:45pm. DopplerNet shows a severe thunderstorm capable of producing golf ball size hail and damaging winds over 60 mph. This storm is 22 miles southwest of Forestburg moving east at 49 mph. It should affect Forestburg by 7:15pm.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:43 pm DopplerNet Radar shows showers and storms developing over the immediate DFW area. The heaviest storms stretch from near Pilot Point to Denton to just west of Lewisville moving NE at 45 mph. Other storms are developing in western and northern Dallas County from near Irving to Addison and north into Collin County around Plano. None of these storms are severe, but they are capable of producing brief heavy rains and small and wind gusts to 40 mph.
- Meteorologist Steve McCauley

6:39 pm The severe thunderstorm warning continues for Jack County until 7pm. This storm appears to be reintensifying on DopplerNet. This storm will likely produce quarter size hail and winds over 60 mph as it moves east at 38 mph.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

6:10 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Jack County until 7 p.m. News 8 DopplerNet radar shows a severe storm over western Jack County moving east at 36 mph. This storm has a history of producing golf ball to baseball size hail and winds in excess of 60 mph.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:58 pm A new tornado watch has been issued until midnight Thursday for the following counties: Collin, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar. A tornado watch continues until 9 p.m. for the following counties: Cooke, Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Wise and Young.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:49 pm The severe thunderstorm warning continues for Young County until 6:15 p.m. The Olney emergency manager reports golfball to baseball size hail just south of Olney.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:41 pm Channel 8's DopplerNet radar has detected a severe thunderstorm seven miles south of Olney moving east-southeast at 45 mph. This storm has a history of producing baseball size hail in Young County. Radar is estimating 2.25-inch hail just south of Olney. DopplerNet is also indicating rotation with this thunderstorm. Remember that these counties are under a tornado watch, and tornadoes can — and do — form with very little warning.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:12 pm The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Young County until 6:15 p.m. At 5:09, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing large, damaging hail up to baseball size was located 18 miles southwest of Olney, moving east at 46 mph. The storm will be near Olney by 5:30 p.m.
- Meteorologist Steve McCauley

5:10 pm The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Cooke County until 6 p.m. It is capable of producing baseball-size hail and destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. The storm was located over northeastern Montague County and was moving east into northern Cooke County at 48 mph. This storm should pass north of Gainesville, but will move across the communities of Bulchor, Sivells Bend and Marietta within the next 45 minutes.
- Meteorologist Steve McCauley

5:06 pm The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a significant weather advisory for Young County. Channel 8's DopplerNet radar shows a strong thunderstorm three miles north of Throckmorton moving east at 35 mph. Olney is in the path of this storm, and residents can expect frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, very heavy rainfall, pea-sized hail and wind gusts to 50 mph.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

5:03 pm A severe thunderstorm with very large hail is moving into Nocona along and north of Highway 82 in Montague County. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 5:15 p.m. Golf ball to softball sized hail has been reported in Archer and Clay Counties with this very dangerous storm. This storm will affect the entire northern half of Montague county.
- Meteorologist Meghan Danahey

4:30 pm The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Montague County until 5:15 p.m. Radar detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing baseball-size or larger hail and destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. it was located 10 miles west of Stoneburg at 4:30 p.m. and was moving east at nearly 50 mph. The storm will be near Stoneburg by 4:40, Nocona by 4:50 and St. Jo by 5:05.
- National Weather Service

4:24 pm A tornado watch is in effect until 9 p.m. for that part of North Texas west of a line from Gainesville to Weatherford to Eastland. This does not include the immediate Dallas/Fort Worth area, but a severe weather watch is likely later tonight for the local area as a solid line of storms will move in after midnight. Hail from quarter to baseball size, winds gusting from 45 to 80 mph, along with very heavy rainfall and the threat of isolated tornadoes will exist through early morning.
- Meteorologist Steve McCauley

3:30 pm We do have the potential for severe weather tonight. Right now, we have thunderstorms that have developed to the northwest of us. I do expect showers and thunderstorms to develop here in the immediate Dallas-Fort Worth area. That's why the Storm Prediction Center has put us under a moderate risk of severe weather tonight. We can expect damaging wind, large hail and a chance of even isolated tornadoes.
- Chief meteorologist Pete Delkus

3:15 pm A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for eastern Baylor, northern Archer and southern Wichita counties until 3:45 p.m. National Weather Service radar detected a severe thunderstorm four miles northeast of Lake Kickapoo, moving northeast at 35 mph. Another severe storm was located eight miles southwest of Lake Kickapoo. Hail up to golfball size and winds of 65 mph are likely.
- National Weather Service

2:24 pm The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 9 p.m. for several counties west of Dallas-Fort Worth, including Parker, Wise, Jack, Cooke, Clay, Palo Pinto, Eastland and Montague. This is the first weather watch issued for the area this afternoon.
- National Weather Service

12:01 pm: The weakening cluster of thunderstorms that moved across Dallas-Fort Worth this morning generated a heat burst. The outflow out of those storms caused the temperature to rise several degrees in some areas. We had several calls from Channel 8 viewers who reported gusts from 40 to 50 mph taking shingles off roofs, breaking tree limbs and blowing some small trees down. There have been no severe thunderstorms so far. We still have a potential for heavy thunderstorms this afternoon, with a moderate risk for severe storms into the overnight hours bringing the potential of damaging wind, large hail and isolated tornadoes.
- Greg Fields, WFAA-TV meteorologist

10:26 am Strong and gusty southerly winds continued across the southern portions of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The winds are caused by dissipating thunderstorms that are moving northeast at 30 mph. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph are possible through 11:30 a.m. over parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties.
- National Weather Service

9:40 a.m. National Weather Service meteorologists detected an area of rainfall over Arlington that was producing strong southerly winds. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this dissipating thunderstom as it moves east at 30 mph. Cities that may experience gusty winds through 10:30 a.m. include: Arlington, Cedar Hill, Cockrell Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Everman, Forest Hill, Grand Prairie, Kennedale, Lancaster, Mansfield, Pantego and Cedar Hill State Park. No warnings or watches have been issued for North Texas at this time.
- National Weather service

9:37 am Keep your eyes on the skies. The forecast shows storms moving in to the Dallas-Fort Worth area Thursday afternoon. "The severe weather threat does increase as the day wears on," said Channel 8 meteorologist Greg Fields. "Large hail, and some dangerous winds, and some tornadoes are possible across parts of the area." News 8 DopplerNet radar images showed the first wave of showers already moving into southern Tarrant and Dallas counties. A National Weather Service advisory said locally heavy rain and cloud-to-ground lightning will accompany some of the storms. The forecast calls for a warm and increasingly humid Thursday, with a high of 80 degrees. The rain will end by early Friday morning, Fields said, with the sun returning by Friday afternoon.
- WFAA.com staff