Dallas-Fort Worth storms, triple-digit heat index in weekend

A sunny morning on Texas Highway 171 in Cresson, Texas, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Stormy weather continues for North Texas over Memorial Day weekend as temperatures soar into the 90s.

David Montesino

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Fort Worth

After several days of severe thunderstorms in dallas-Fort Worth this week, the weekend will bring more of the same but with considerably hotter temperatures.

Storms began rolling through North Texas on Tuesday evening, followed by subsequent weather events on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. A tornado watch was issued for several local counties on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office is tracking a chance of more severe thunderstorms Friday, mainly along and east of Interstate 35.

Friday’s storms are expected to arrive between 4 p.m. to midnight, with the main threats being large hail, damaging winds, flooding and possible tornadoes.

Saturday’s storms are likely to stay along and north of Interstate 20, with the best chance around the Red River area, according to the NWS. Timing of the storms will again be between 4 p.m. to midnight. Hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes are the most likely threats.

After a week full of severe weather, North Texas is in store for another bout this weekend. National Weather Service Fort Worth

Along with the thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, North Texas will be hot and humid.

High temperatures on Friday and Saturday will be in the low 90s, with heat index values in the triple digits, according to the NWS. Heat index is described as the “feels like” temperature to the human body.

As storms move out of the Metroplex on Sunday, temperatures will be in the mid-90s, but relief is on the horizon.

A cold front will slightly cool down the region on Memorial Day with the highs only in the upper 80s.

A cold front will cool temperatures down in North Texas on Memorial Day. National Weather Service Fort Worth

How much rain has North Texas recorded this year?

If it’s seen like North Texas has been wetter than normal this year, it has.

As of Wednesday, North Texas has recorded 21.01 inches of rain this year, which is good for 12th place on the NWS’ wettest year-to-date list.

Here’s how the rainfall totals have looked for the year as of Wednesday:

January- 3.20 inchesFebruary- 1.94 inchesMarch- 5.66 inchesApril- 6.47 inchesMay- 3.74 inches

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Brayden Garcia is a service journalism reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He graduated from the University of Texas at arlington in 2020, where he worked at the student newspaper, The Shorthorn. He previously covered education at The Dallas Morning News.

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