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It seems strange to talk about wildfires when tornado warnings are being issued around here but wildfires are continuing to burn in West Texas. The Kentwood fire, near Big Spring, has threatened 200 structures, the Texas Forest said.
Bill Hanna
Even though the sun is shining across much of Tarrant County, forecasters say more storms could form this evening. A tornado watch continues until 9 p.m. The cold front that is expected to bring cooler temperatures won't reach the Metroplex until close to sunrise tomorrow morning.
The tornado warning for southeastern Tarrant County has expired.
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DENTON COUNTY...
AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FRISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 500 PM
* AT 357 PM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRISCO..MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRISCO BY 410 PM CDT...
FRISCO AND PLANO BY 415 PM CDT...
PROSPER BY 425 PM CDT...
ALLEN AND CELINA BY 430 PM CDT...
MCKINNEY AND FAIRVIEW BY 435 PM CDT...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN TEXAS.
Bill Hanna
Channel 8 has video of a wall cloud hovering near Frisco. But no reports of any tornadoes.
The severe line of storms appears to be moving into Dallas, Denton and Ellis counties. The National Weather Service had said the line of storms would shift eastward as the afternoon progressed.
Bryon Okada reports that traffic is slow-going on northbound Airport Freeway just outside of downtown Fort Worth because an SUV is sitting on its side, blocking two lanes. It appears the one-vehicle wreck is weather related.
Tornado warning continue to pop up all over the Metroplex.
No official confirmation of a tornado on the ground, but a person who answered the phone at the Godley Volunteer Fire Department said that two houses and one mobile home have been damaged by the storm.
The homes belonged to two Godley volunteer firefighters, said a person who identified herself as Camie Mercer, the 14-year-daughter of Fire Chief Gary Mercer.
A trailer home was also knocked over, she said.
All the department’s firefighters were out at a call, she said.
—Alex Branch
Hail about 1.5 inches in diameter or about the size of ping pong balls was reported in Burleson at 3:26 p.m. One-inch-diameter hail was reported in Lewisville in Denton County at 3:31 p.m. Keep track of the latest activity on the National Weather Service's storm reports map.
