When it comes to severe storms in East Texas during the springtime, it’s not a question of if, but when. The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the possibility of a long-term severe weather outbreak that is targeting Texas. That threat will start on Saturday in West Texas (Lubbock, Midland, Del Rio) and continue through early Thursday into north-central and East Texas (Dallas, Lufkin, Tyler, Texarkana).
Some areas will have several consecutive days of the heightened threat of severe weather, including Dallas, Abilene, and Waco. Damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes are all in the mix for this ominous weather threat. In fact, the probability of tornadoes seems to increase as we get deeper into next week.
What’s In Store For East Texas?
First, the good news, the threat of severe weather should stay to the west of the Pineywoods from Saturday through Tuesday. The Interstate 35 corridor should act as the eastern boundary for any severe storms through April 14. However (the bad news), looking ahead to Wednesday through early Thursday, that’s when East Texas will have the highest probability of severe weather.
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