Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect until 10:15PM for southwestern Dallas, northwestern Ellis, northeastern Johnson and southeastern Tarrant counties.  A line of severe storms is moving southeast across the southern portions of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex at this time.  Main threats will be high winds (70mph), quarter size hail and torrential rain.  Flash flooding will be a concern as these storms track southeast at around 20mph.  A brief tornado spin-up is also possible.   If you don’t have to be out and about, stay put until the storms pass.

DALLAS TX-ELLIS TX-JOHNSON TX-TARRANT TX-
916 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN ELLIS...NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON
AND SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTIES...

AT 915 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAND
PRAIRIE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT ARLINGTON.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...IRVING...GRAND PRAIRIE...MANSFIELD...
DESOTO...CEDAR HILL...DUNCANVILLE...LANCASTER...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN
HEIGHTS...RED OAK...KENNEDALE...RENDON...OVILLA...VENUS...PANTEGO...
OAK LEAF AND CEDAR HILL STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
 INTERSTATE 35E BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 411 AND 412.
 INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 442 AND 463.
 INTERSTATE 30 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 36.
 INTERSTATE 820 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.