Storms on the Way…

It’s been a very dry winter, and rain is desperately needed all across North Texas. We would need more than 8″ of rain to catch up on moisture lost since January of last year! La Nina is the main reason, keeping the storm track north.

But temporary changes in the storm track this week are finally going to bring us some rain and because the Gulf of Mexico is wide open…we’ll have the low level moisture back and ideal wind shear for strong to severe storms. 

Storms developing in the Panhandle and West Texas tonight may bring some strong storms across the DFW area in the morning around daybreak, but  the main show is expected Tuesday/Tuesday night as a second strong disturbance crosses our region.  There is some discussion that this could pose as our first significant tornado threat of the year.

We’ll see how all the ingredients come together..so stay tuned to the latest forecasts on CBS 11. You’ll want to watch the weather closely between now and mid week. Could be an interesting ride!

Tags: La Nina, moisture, rain, severe storms, Weather