National Weather Service issues severe storm watch for Dallas, Collin, Denton counties
Before five consecutive days of abnormally hot temperatures in North Texas, storms are forecast for Sunday night.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. Monday for Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties.
The central threats will be strong-to-damaging winds and large hail, according to the weather service.
Isolated strong-to-severe storms will be possible Sunday night along and east of the Interstate-35 corridor, according to the weather service. The highest chance of severe storms is northeast of a line from Sherman to Sulphur Springs.
Sunday afternoon’s high temperature reached 97 degrees at DFW Airport, breaking a record of 94 degrees that was set on May 15, 1993.
Monday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 94 degrees. Southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph will shift in the afternoon to come from the northeast, according to the weather service. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Skies on Monday night will be mostly clear, with a low temperature of about 73 degrees.
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