DFW Weather: Flash Flood Warnings and Travel Disruptions Saturday Morning

Morning Weather and Travel Impacts

• ⚠️ A WFAA Weather Alert Day is in effect until 9:00 AM Saturday due to ongoing rain and storms.
• ✈️ Travel disruptions are significant, with 233 delays and 177 cancellations reported at DFW airport, and 68 delays and 26 cancellations at Love Field.
• 🚗 Road conditions are hazardous due to slick surfaces and poor visibility, leading to numerous crashes, including a reported deadly one.

Rainfall and Flood Warnings

• 🌧️ The heaviest rain is slowly moving out, but flash flood warnings are active for Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Delta, and Lamar counties until various times this morning.
• 💧 Expect significant rainfall, ponding on roads, and areas of flooding, particularly in northeast Texas.
• ⚡ The storms have been very electrical, with widespread lightning and thunder.

Severe Weather Threat and Outlook

• ⛈️ The threat for severe weather, including quarter-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts, is considered low and is primarily impacting areas well east of Dallas.
• 📈 A marginal risk for severe weather exists for areas around Dallas and off to the east.
• ☀️ The rain and storms are expected to push east of Dallas by the afternoon, with drier conditions anticipated later today.

Weekend and Early Week Forecast

• ☁️ Clouds are expected to linger this afternoon, with north winds gusting around 30 mph.
• 🥶 Temperatures will remain cool today, in the 40s and 50s, dropping to the upper 30s to low 40s overnight.
• 🌦️ Sunday will start cold with a chance of light rain (30% coverage) and highs in the low 50s.
• ☀️ By Monday, temperatures will climb back into the mid-60s with a light northwest wind, and the rest of the week looks fantastic with temperatures reaching the 70s and 80s.
• ⚠️ An unsettled pattern with potential for more rain is expected around April 15th-18th.