North Texans saw and could still see more rain this weekend — with the potential for large hail, damaging winds and localized flooding — after dealing with heavy storms and power outages during the week, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
Isolated and scattered storms swept across the Dallas-Fort Worth area Saturday afternoon with more possible. While there is confidence storms will develop Saturday and Sunday, it’s unclear exactly where they will be in North Texas, the weather service said.
Oncor said in a news release Saturday that lightning, rain, flooding and winds that topped 40 mph caused additional outages and delayed repairs.
The release said Oncor expects to restore power by Sunday evening to a majority of customers impacted by the wave of storms that hit the area Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The release said customers without power should examine their meter base and weatherhead for damage. If they have been damaged or pulled off, the customer needs to contact an electrician to make repairs before Oncor can restore power, the release said.
On Saturday afternoon, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for areas that included Carrollton, Lewisville and Flower Mound and had expired at 1 p.m. The warning came with threats of 50 mph winds and possible quarter-sized hail.
Irving police’s north station suffered some damage with photos showing parts of a roof collapse above a parking area. Police spokesperson Delaney Brey said the extent of the damage is unclear but the power to the station has been cut off for safety reasons, and the building will be closed until further notice. No one was injured, Brey said.
There could be storms from time to time, but several hours over the weekend are expected to be dry with partly sunny and warm weather, according to KXAS-TV(NBC5) meteorologist Adrienne Vonn. Overall, the weather pattern through the weekend “looks less stormy” than in previous days, Vonn said.
North Texas has seen tornadoes, power outages and heavy storms in recent days. Winds and rain swept through the region Tuesday, downing power lines and leaving more than half a million Oncor customers without electricity at their peak.
The month of May has had several severe weather events. The weather service’s office in Fort Worth has issued 326 convective — severe thunderstorm, heavy wind, heavy rain, hail and tornado — warnings in the month, which is the highest total since at least 2007, said Tom Bradshaw, the office’s meteorologist-in-charge, in a post on X.
A second wave of storms on Thursday evening slowed repair efforts, knocking out power to other lines and some newly repaired ones. Saturday night, about 26,000 Oncor customers didn’t have power, according to Oncor’s outage map.
Dallas officials have said they expect storm cleanup of fallen trees and other debris to take at least a month.
This weekend, the city of Dallas and Dallas ISD are sponsoring a multi-agency resource center at Truett Elementary, 1810 Inadale Ave., to provide recovery services to residents impacted by Tuesday’s storms, the city said in a news release. The center will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Residents who require transportation to and from the even should call 214-670-4275 for assistance, according to a city of Dallas news release on Saturday.
The series of storms came just days after a tornado tore through the Denton-Cooke County line, killing seven people and injuring more than 100 around the city of Valley View.
The chances for storms are expected to continue into next week, with a chance on Monday along with others late in the week. The weather service said “seasonably hot” weather is expected, with highs in the 90s.
For most in the area, Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be “rain-free,” but the weather service said an isolated storm “cannot be ruled out.”
Saturday: Scattered storms. Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain. High: 89. Low: 72.
Sunday: Scattered storms. Partly cloudy and humid with a 30% chance of rain. High: 90. Low: 72.
Monday: Isolated storms. Partly cloudy and humid with a 20% chance of rain. High: 89. Low: 74.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy and humid. High: 92. Low: 74.
Wednesday: Isolated storms. Partly sunny with a 20% chance of rain. High: 92. Low: 74.