Active Weather Alerts
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 6:59 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Rockwall, southwestern Hunt, Kaufman, northeastern Johnson, southeastern Tarrant, northern Ellis, southeastern Collin and Dallas Counties through 300 PM CDT... At 158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms from Arlington to Waxahachie to Rockwall. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Richardson, Allen, Mansfield, Rowlett, Desoto, Cedar Hill, Wylie, Duncanville, Rockwall, Lancaster, Waxahachie, and Farmers Branch. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35E between mile markers 394 and 440. Interstate 20 between mile markers 437 and 511. Interstate 30 between mile markers 25 and 95. Interstate 45 between mile markers 252 and 284. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for north central Texas. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
Airport Weather Warning
Issued: 5:55 PM Apr. 29, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Airport Weather Warning for DFW Airport... .HAZARD(S)... * Lightning within 10 miles of DFW Airport until 300 PM CDT. .ONSET TIME... 1pm .LIGHTNING RATE... Ocnl .OTHER REMARKS... Isolated elevated thunderstorms will move rapidly eastward across the greater DFW Airport area through 3 pm. .CONFIDENCE... Medium && Forecast Lightning Rate:; Ocnl...Occasional = Less than 1 flash per minute; Frq....Frequent = 1 to 5 flashes per minute; Cons...Continuous = More than 5 flashes per minute; Low confidence implies a less than 50% chance of occurrence; Medium confidence implies a 50% to 80% chance of occurrence; High confidence implies a greater than 80% chance of occurrence
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