Severe thunderstorms, high winds, hail hit Dallas-Fort Worth overnight

Update:

1:11 a.m. March 30, 2025: Updated with new information.

Counties across North Texas were under a severe thunderstorm warning overnight, as storms that brought high winds and hail moved eastward.

The National Weather Service said the warning for parts of the metroplex, from Dallas to Arlington to Irving, lasted until 12:30 a.m. Subsequently, Dallas Emergency Management & Crisis Response said the warning for Dallas County expired at 1:45 a.m.

The area faced threats of winds up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail.

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Elsewhere in the metroplex, Plano, McKinney, Frisco, Burleson, Cleburne and Midlothian were under a warning until 12:15 a.m. Meanwhile, the warning for areas including Waxahachie, Corsicana and Ennis lasted until 12:45 a.m.

Much of North Texas was also under a severe thunderstorm watch. The Weather Service issued the watch early Saturday evening, and it was set to last until 2 a.m. Sunday.

Earlier in the night, the Weather Service urged residents in parts of Erath County, including Stephenville, to seek shelter due to the “destructive” storm, which was expected to bring baseball-sized hail.

Some residents on the path of severe weather also temporarily lost power. Oncor reported that more than 1,650 customers in Denton County were affected as of just after 11:10 p.m. An hour later, the company reported more than 1,700 affected customers in Tarrant County. Though power was restored for most of them shortly after, according to Oncor’s outage map.

Severe storms are possible Sunday afternoon, according to the Weather Service. These storms will mostly be confined to east of Interstate 35E and south of Interstate 30. Hail and high winds are possible, with the storms expected to begin after 1 p.m.

Temperature-wise, Saturday was expected to reach a high of 84 degrees, according to the forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5). Sunday’s high will be the same.

The weather to start next week will be cool and partly cloudy on Monday, before warming up with more sunshine on Tuesday. Storms will settle in on Wednesday, with possible severe storms expected then as well, according to the Weather Service.

The latest Dallas forecast, via KXAS-TV (NBC5):

SATURDAY: Morning clouds and fog, then becoming partly sunny, breezy and warm. Low: 66. High: 84.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy and quite warm. Spotty thunderstorms possible with the highest storm chances in East Texas. Low: 51. High: 84

MONDAY: Cooler with a good deal of sunshine. Low: 54. High: 70.

TUESDAY: Breezy and warm with a mix of clouds and sun. Low: 65. High: 82.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and warm with a 40% chance of storms. Low: 61. High: 85.

THURSDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of storms. Low: 63. High: 82.

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