Storms move through North Texas overnight Saturday, with hail, floods possible

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Update at 1:15 a.m. Sunday: A tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the following counties until 7 a.m. CDT Sunday: Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lampasas, McLennan, Mills, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant.

Original story: Storms are expected to pass through North Texas overnight and early Sunday, bringing more threats of hail, flooding and a few tornadoes after a stormy Friday.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible across the Dallas-Fort Worth area through Saturday evening and Sunday. A flood watch is in effect for much of North Texas through Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.

Officials have said there is "high confidence" that storms develop between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday.

A cap, or a layer of relatively warm air, held through Saturday afternoon and suppressed the development of storms. Officials from the weather service have said storms are expected to move through overnight.

Areas northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth like Wichita, Jack and Young counties among others were under a tornado watch until 3 a.m. The service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning Saturday evening around Wichita Falls, about 125 miles northwest of Dallas.

On Sunday afternoon and into the evening, the area could also see storms, and the weather service stressed that residents need to be prepared for the potential nighttime storms.

The area could see large hail, damaging winds and a few possible tornadoes. An increased risk for flash flooding is expected west of Interstate 35 on Saturday night, according to the NWS.

Rainfall could total between 2 and 4 inches in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and isolated flash flooding could be possible, along with the possibility of water rising rapidly in creeks, streams and rivers.

The weather service cautioned motorists to never drive into water with an unknown depth and said drivers should use extra caution at low water crossings or areas that have poor drainage, like construction zones.

"Remember to stay weather aware, have multiple ways to receive warnings and just have a safety plan in place," said Allison Prater, a meteorologist with the Fort Worth office.