North Texas is under a First Alert Weather Day as strong storms move in from the west. A tornado watch is now in effect until 11 p.m. for several North Texas counties, with baseball‑size hail already reported near Abilene.

North Texas is bracing for multiple rounds of severe weather through the weekend, with threats of damaging winds, large hail and a low tornado risk as a stalled front moves into the region.

After a chilly start, Thursday looks like a pleasant but cool day across North Texas. High pressure moves in, winds relax, and skies clear. Afternoon highs will stay in the 60s with plenty of sunshine. The warm-up begins quickly after that. Southerly winds return late Thursday into Friday, bringing 70s and even some 80s by Friday and Saturday.

The main risks will be large hail and damaging winds; however, an isolated tornado is still a possibility.

Grab your umbrella, North Texas! We’re heading into an active stretch of storms starting Friday afternoon. Threats like heavy rain, flooding, high winds, large hail and a stray tornado or two are

An updated report was issued from the NWS Fort Worth TX on Tuesday at 10:17 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 10:45 p.m. The alert is for Dallas, Kaufman and Ellis counties.

Clouds will decrease throughout the afternoon, and winds will stay breezy coming from the south, gusting up to 20 mph.