Texas continues to see the impacts of severe weather season as a widespread storm system barrels in this week. After a couple days of relief from thunderstorms, hail and flooding rain odds begin to climb again Wednesday and heading into the weekend for most major metros.
Storm chances skyrocketed Tuesday night, June 2, in the Texas Panhandle. And severe storm chances continue to threaten through Wednesday.
“Thunderstorms will be possible on a daily basis today through Saturday,” the National Weather Service Amarillo office warns, noting storms continue to move in from New Mexico. “Chances for severe thunderstorms are low, but probable each day. Large hail and damaging winds would be the primary hazards.”
Wednesday morning, the NWS says storms will advance into the Panhandle. With those storm clouds come the risk of hail in the early morning hours and flooding as the sun sets.
A roughly 70% chance of thunderstorms looms over the region through Wednesday night, and lower level odds continue to plague the forecast from Dalhart to Amarillo through Saturday night.
Wednesday storms are expected to be less troublesome in North Texas, namely the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Though gusty winds, lighting and heavy rain remain the biggest hazards midweek, according to the National Weather Service DFW office, even if not everyone in the region sees storms.
It’s later in the week when forecasters say North Texas will see stronger systems develop.
“Daily chances for showers and storms will persist through the rest of the week into the weekend, with an uptick in coverage expected particularly from Friday to Sunday,” the NWS office reports, noting severe threats creep up along with a risk of flood concerns in areas that see multiple rounds of heavy rain.
For South Central Texas, home to the Spurs who are battling it out in the NBA Finals, the forecast is less dramatic. There are rain chances, most likely to douse San Antonio on Wednesday night during Game 1. But it’s late in the week when the most rainfall is expected.
“The combination of these two moisture streams is expected to result in a substantially moist atmosphere characterized by [rain in the air] values by Friday nearing or potentially exceeding 2 inches,” the forecaster notes.
The agency says these rains could produce torrential rainfall. For now, the biggest threat of excessive or heavy rain is expected Friday into Saturday, but conditions could develop leading to heavy rains starting as early as Friday and linger through next week.