TWU Emergency Management

ALT Gusty north winds behind a strong cold front will make driving of high profile vehicles and boating on area lakes difficult on Friday. The threat for grass fires will also be elevated across Central Texas. Much cooler weather is also expected with highs mainly in the 60s!

ALT A Wind Advisory has been issued for all of North and Central Texas for Friday. Following the passage of a strong cold front tonight and tomorrow, sustained winds will reach 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph during the day Friday. Please take precautions to secure outdoor items such as lawn furniture, decorations, and other lightweight objects, and exercise extra caution when boating on area lakes.

ALT A slow-moving storm system along with abundant moisture will bring widespread showers and storms Wednesday through Thursday Night. Some storms could become severe Wednesday evening and night, with damaging winds and hail the main threats. Most likely rainfall totals between 2 to 4 inches are expected, mainly from Wednesday night through late Thursday night. Isolated higher totals up to 6 inches are possible, which could lead to flooding in some areas.

ALT A Flood Watch is now in effect for much of North and Central TX from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning. Average rainfall totals between 2 and 4 inches of rain are expected with isolated higher amounts near 6 inches possible. Continue to check back for updates to the forecast!

ALT Expect continued warmer than normal conditions this upcoming week as afternoon highs top out in the 90s/100s the first half of this week and the 90s region-wide over the latter half of the week. There will be low chances for isolated storms in southern Central Texas on Thursday, but the rest of the week will be mostly dry. The elevated fire threat will persist mainly west of I-35.

ALT A graphic showing the potential for showers and storms across North and Central Texas Thursday, Thursday Night, and Friday. While storms are expected to remain sub-severe, a couple damaging wind gusts can’t be ruled out across portions of North Texas this afternoon.

ALT A graphic showing the Heat Advisory in effect for portions of North and Central Texas through 8 PM Wednesday. Locations in the Heat Advisory are expected to see afternoon heat indices from 105-109 degrees.

ALT A graphic showing the Heat Advisory in effect for portions of North and Central Texas through 8 PM Tuesday. Locations in the Heat Advisory are expected to see afternoon heat indices ranging from 105 to 108 degrees.

ALT Hot weather will persist this weekend into early next week with afternoon highs in the mid 90s to low 100s. The wildfire threat will remain elevated along and west of Highway 281 each day. Isolated to scattered storms are expected across the region on Friday. Otherwise, rain chances will remain very low for most areas through early next week.