Dallas weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for parts of North Texas

Clouds and rain behaved for the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse over North Texas, but that will not be the case for the next couple of days with heavy rain, high winds, large hail and tornadoes all possible.

The majority of North Texas is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 4 a.m. Hail up to the sizes of golf balls will be the main threat and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour.

The first round of storms fired off after 8 p.m. and were widely scattered. One severe storm blew through parts of Dallas and Kaufman County. The large hail and strong winds in Balch Springs, Mesquite, Rowlett and surrounding area prompted some outdoor warning sirens.

A second wave of storms coming in from the west will arrive in North Texas around 11 p.m. and keep the severe weather potential alive through the overnight hours into Tuesday morning.

The main threat overnight will be up to golf-ball-sized hail and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. The tornado threat remains low, but it cannot be ruled out, especially southeast of DFW.

Storms will begin clearing out around 3 a.m. before another round of storms develops just before midday.

With torrential rain expected over the next 24-48 hours, our flash flooding threat also increases. The area around the I-35 North corridor could see up to 3 inches of rain by Wednesday. East Texas into Tyler could see up to four inches.

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Another disturbance is expected Tuesday with another threat of severe storms and even a flood risk.

The wet weather is expected to continue on Wednesday with a 70 percent shot at rain.

After that, the rain chances move out of our area and temperatures will climb throughout the week.