Severe thunderstorm warning for Tarrant County expires
Gusts up to 60 mph and capable of causing property damage were possible, the National Weather Service says.
Showers passed over Dickies Areas in Fort Worth in this March 22, 2021, file photo.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
Updated at 8 p.m.:
Revised to note that the severe thunderstorm for Tarrant County has expired.
The severe thunderstorm warning that affected parts of Tarrant County early Tuesday afternoon has expired, according to the National Weather Service.
Earlier: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Tarrant County until 7:45 p.m.
Gusts up to 60 mph are possible and could cause property damage, the weather service said, advising people to take shelter if necessary. Frequent cloud-to-ground lighting is expected.
On Sunday, the Killeen area experienced one of its coolest Independence Days on record.
The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport recorded a high temperature of 85 degrees on Sunday, according to data on the National Weather Service website.
It is the lowest in recent years for the city, where the lowest July Fourth temperature recorded at Skylark Field between 2009 and 2021 was 90, National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Godwin said.
Looking at a co-op site in Temple that was active from 1893 to 2003, Godwin said the lowest recorded high temperature on July 4 was in 1992 when the temperature reached a high 78 degrees.
The Killeen area may see more rain and temperatures in the mid-80s this week as the state has not yet reached the hot and dry portion of the summer.
Continued rainfall brings flooding to Texoma
Herald Democrat
Flooding and high-water conditions started rising following overnight storms that continued into Tuesday and are expected throughout the week. The National Weather Service estimated that the majority of Grayson County saw at least one inch of rainfall Tuesday morning with portions of Sherman receiving up to 2.5 inches.
Despite this, Denison likely saw the highest rainfall with 2.7 inches of rain by 1 p.m. and the majority of the flooding conditions appear to be centered on Sherman, where multiple streets saw standing water and flooding Tuesday morning.
Sherman Police said this heavy rain combined with construction along U.S. Highway 75 and already saturated due to previous storms throughout May. This led to several instances of flooding throughout the corridor.