From William Cole: A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for the following counties in North Texas until 7:00 AM Wednesday. Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Van Zandt, Wise & Young.

Flash Flood Watch for portions of north central Texas…northeast Texas and south central Texas, including the following areas, in north central Texas, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Grayson, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Mills, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise and Young. In northeast Texas, Anderson, Delta, Henderson, Hopkins, Lamar, Leon, Rains and Van Zandt. In south central Texas, Milam and Robertson. From 7 AM CDT this morning through Wednesday morning Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts near 8 inches possible through early Wednesday. Flooding may occur in urban and poor drainage areas. Heavy rainfall may also cause flooding of creeks, streams, and rivers.

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Here’s a look at MesoScan Radar and Live Temperatures across North Texas.

DFW REST OF TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

William’s North Texas Hazardous Weather Forecast this Evening:

There is a chance of thunderstorms mainly west of I-35 through tonight. Storm chances will increase early Sunday morning. Lightning and heavy rainfall will be the main threats, although the strongest storms could produce some hail and gusty winds.

DFW TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. -William

Here’s a look at Live Temperatures across North Texas, MesoScan Radar and the Updated Forecast Map.

DFW THIS AFTERNOON…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. -William

Here are Saturday’s Live Lake Levels across North Texas.

From the National Hurricane Center:

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Today, May 15th, marks the first day of routine issuance of the Atlantic basin Tropical Weather Outlook in 2021. This product describes significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for tropical cyclone formation during the next five days. The Tropical Weather Outlook is issued from May 15 through November 30 each year. The issuance times of this product are 2 AM, 8 AM, 2 AM, and 8 PM EDT. After the change to standard time in November, the issuance times are 1 AM, 7 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM EST.
A Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued to provide updates, as necessary, in between the regularly scheduled issuances of the Tropical Weather Outlook. Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued under the same WMO and AWIPS headers as the regular Tropical Weather Outlooks.
A graphical version of the Tropical Weather Outlook is available on the web at: www.hurricanes.gov.
$$ Forecaster Brown

William’s North Texas Hazardous Weather Forecast for Saturday:

There is a chance of thunderstorms mainly west of I-35 through tonight. Storm chances will increase toward early Sunday morning. Lightning and heavy rainfall will be the main threats, although the strongest storms could produce some hail and gusty winds.

DFW TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. -William