A few severe thunderstorms have produced quarter to golfball size hail this evening across North Texas and Northeast Texas. The largest hail, reported near Clarksville earlier, was a bit bigger than a golfball. We’ve had hail reported across parts of Tarrant, Denton, and Collin counties from earlier storms. A band of thunderstorms extends from near Coleman to Ranger to Weatherford to Coppell. Individual storms are racing to the northeast at 55 to 65 mph. The strongest storms in the band are capable of producing nickel size hail. We might see brief bursts of hail up to the size of quarters. Some within the D/FW Metroplex and in North Texas may see multiple storms tonight. While thunderstorm chances are high, we’re not expecting too many severe storms. A severe storm must produce quarter-size hail and winds over 58 MPH. Tornadoes aren’t on the menu for tonight. Most storms are also creating a ridiculous amount of cloud-to-ground lightning, resulting in several structure fires. Thunderstorms will continue into the morning hours Friday before calming down around sunrise. Locally heavy rainfall may produce street flooding. You can keep tabs on the storms by using our free interactive weather radar (click here).

Simulated weather model radar for Friday morning across North and Northeast Texas.

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