An updated severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Sunday at 2:03 p.m. in effect until 5 p.m. The watch is for Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Wise and Young counties.

The warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS. Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead. It diminishes as the storm moves away.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning people in parts of northeast Kansas to keep an eye out for severe storms on Wednesday. The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning around 1:15 p.m. on Oct.

The severe weather risk for Dallas-Fort Worth declined significantly Monday evening as a front pushed through the region. A tornado watch issued around 11 a.m. by the National Weather Service that covered most of North Texas,