9 p.m. Sunday
The Tornado Watch for Dallas, Tarrant, and Collin counties was allowed to expire.
Radar shows storms pushing into Eastern Texas.
8:25 p.m. Sunday
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dallas County was allowed to expire.
No counties in North Texas remain under warnings,
The National Weather Service has not called off the Tornado Watch.
7:45 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dallas, Irving and Mesquite until 8:30 p.m.
Expect winds of up to 60 mph, along with the possibility of quarter-sized hail.
7:21 p.m.
Alliance airport north of Fort Worth reported a 61 mph wind just moments ago, the National Weather Service said.
The next round of storms is moving across north Tarrant and southern Denton counties.
6:45 p.m.
A second round of storms will be moving through North Texas for the next three hours.
The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Denton and Collin counties at 6:45 p.m. until 7:45 p.m.
Cities include Prosper, Anna, Sanger, Flower Mound, and Lewisville.
4:34 p.m.
The Severe Thunderstorm warnings for Dallas and Tarrant counties have expired.
The one for Collin County remains in effect until 5 p.m.
The weather should be calm until 7 p.m., when a second round comes through the Dallas area.
The Tornado Watch from the National Weather Service lasts until 11 p.m.
4:20 p.m.
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) on Sunday to activate state emergency response resources through Tuesday.
The Texas governor is anticipating storm damage Sunday afternoon and evening.
“North, Central, and East Texans should prepare for severe storms to make their way through local communities today through Tuesday,” Abbott said in a news release. “With these storms having the potential to bring large hail, strong winds, flash flooding, and tornadoes.
“Texans should remain weather-aware, heed the guidance of their local officials, and have a plan set in place for themselves and their loved ones in case of an emergency. The State of Texas is ready to assist any calls for local assistance, and I thank all of our emergency management teams and personnel across the state who are protecting their fellow Texans this Holy Week.”
4:15 p.m.
The National Weather Service says a second line of thunderstorms is developing over Abeline in west Texas.
“We aren’t done for the day/evening. More storms will develop and move east over the next few hours,” it tweeted.
4:09 p.m.
Plano, McKinney, and Carrollton have been added to the Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5 p.m.
4 p.m.
ONCOR is reporting 62 power outages, affecting 1,069 customers.
3:45 p.m.
Golf-ball-sized hail has been reported just west of Fort Worth.
3:38 p.m. Sunday
A Severe Thunderstorm Warming was issued for Dallas, Tarrant and Denton counties until 4:15 p.m.
That coverage areas includes Fort Worth, Arlington, and Irving.
Weather Service radar indicates the storms will move over DFW International Airport within 15 minutes.
3:15 p.m.
Heavy thunderstorms are falling in areas northwest of Dallas.
Decatur and Bridgeport are part of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 3:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and Denton counties, among others, in north Texas.
The watch is in effect until 11 p.m.
“Have a plan. In addition to the tornadic threat, there will be potential for large to very large hail and damaging winds,” the weather service in Fort Worth tweeted.
2:30 p.m.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said winds could be up to 75 mph in Dallas and north Texas Sunday afternoon.
Hail could be up to 2 inches in size, it predicted.
2:15 p.m.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth said it is monitoring storm development to the south and west of Dallas.
Very large hail will be the initial threat, the NWS tweeted.
“Tornado and damaging wind threat will increase toward mid-to-late afternoon,” it tweeted.
1 p.m.
Major events in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Sunday will be impacted by threatening weather.
Fans should be aware of changing conditions, meteorologist Jason Dunn told The Dallas Express.
Those conditions will include heavy thunderstorms and the possibility of hail, he said.
“The atmosphere is primed for some severe stuff,” Dunn said.
The NCAA women’s championship game tips off at 2:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas.
Fans attending should see little or no rain going in but could be seeing thunderstorms on the way out around 5 p.m.
“We will start seeing some of the stuff pop around 3 p.m. or so to the south of us,” Dunn said.
The Taylor Swift concern in Arlington begins at 7 p.m., a prime time for storms.
The Texas Rangers host the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:05 p.m., also in Arlington.
“Anyone going will have to stay vigilant. Pay attention,” Dunn said. “There is a significant threat. They will be OK at the venue. Follow the advice in the venue.
“If folks are out driving between 6-7, there’s potential to be caught in hail. Plan ahead and be safe.
10 a.m.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Miles Langfeld told The Dallas Express that he expects stormy conditions to roll into Dallas County around 3 p.m. Sunday.
Severe weather is expected to include hail, wind, and heavy rain. A few tornadoes are possible, the weather service said.
Langfeld added that no watches or warnings were issued for counties west of Dallas on Sunday morning.
9 a.m.
The National Weather Service has issued an advisory about severe weather Sunday afternoon in Dallas and North Texas.
Showers and thunderstorms will develop across western North and Central Texas by midday, the weather service said.
“The severe weather threat will increase this afternoon and early evening, as a warm front lifts north just ahead of a dryline entering far western sections of the region,” the weather service in Fort Worth wrote on its website. “All modes of severe weather will be possible, including very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes.”