A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for counties to the south of Dallas-Fort Worth until 8 p.m. Friday. This includes Johnson, Ellis, Hood and Navarro counties.
Friday afternoon, the atmosphere in North Texas destabilizes and upper-level lift increases during the heat of the day. Those ingredients all lead to an increase in storm coverage.
In the upper levels, there is an interesting pattern developing with an upper low over the Ohio Valley and one on the West Coast. This creates a ridge over the Plains to Southern Plains, which means nice and quiet weather for North Texas.
Early next week, storm coverage increases, especially Tuesday as there could be short-wave energy wrapping around the low-pressure system. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall will be possible…