Potential derecho could rock Dallas area with destructive 80-100 mph winds, 5-inch hail, tornadoes on Sunday

  • Potential derecho could develop in portions of Texas and Oklahoma.
  • Destructive storms with 80-100 mph wind gusts and up to 5-inch hail expected in the southern Plains.
  • Tornadoes may be embedded within the main line of storms on Sunday.

DALLAS –Millions of people in Texas and Oklahoma, including the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, will need to be on alert Sunday as the southern Plains braces for powerful storms packing destructive, hurricane-force wind gusts, massive hail and even some tornadoes.

In its latest update, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) noted that there could be a “derecho potentially developing into this evening and overnight, especially across much of North Texas and southern Oklahoma.”

The renewed threat comes after deadly storms barreled across portions of Mississippi and Georgia, and an apparent tornado left a trail of damage across McAlester, Oklahoma, on Saturday…

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