Rotating Storms May Bring Wind, Hail to North Texas and Southern Oklahoma

According to meteorologists, we could see an isolated rotating supercell on Wednesday. We have a level two out of five slight risk in effect for areas from Dallas, Texas to Southeast Oklahoma.

A couple of storms could form tomorrow afternoon from around 3 pm or 4 pm near the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex pushing east of I-35 in the evening hours and likely impacting the evening commute. The main risks are hail and wind, but there could be a low-end tornado threat.

There is something the weather folks are calling a bit of a wildcard that could cause the storms to not form at all. It's called a "cap." This "cap" is a layer of extremely warm air that sits about half a mile to a mile above the ground. This air sort of squashes the storm before it even gets started.

Thunderstorms may bring wind, and hail to Dallas, NE Texas

That is why they are calling this a conditional event. Conditions might be that no storms can form at all. But if storms do form, they are likely to be strong to severe with higher-end impacts including potentially large hail. So an all-or-nothing type situation is what we have on our hands here.

Dallas, SE Oklahoma face storm threat with wind, hail risk

Make sure you are watching your local weather forecasts for updates and until then plan your day to watch out accordingly during the afternoon hours on Wednesday.

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