The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Dallas, Collin and Denton counties from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night as an Arctic air mass brings dangerous cold and a mix of winter precipitation to the region.
The watch takes effect at noon Friday and continues until 6 a.m. Sunday for the entirety of North and Central Texas.
An Arctic cold front will arrive early Friday morning, with temperatures becoming cold enough to support a changeover from rain to freezing rain and sleet later in the day, according to the weather service. The most likely time for the onset of wintry precipitation is midday Friday and into the evening for most areas, with the highest confidence for a wintry mix by 9 p.m. in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex…