As red flag warnings crop up across wide swathes of West and North Texas this week, a section east of Dallas-Fort Worth could see another kind of risk on Wednesday afternoon: punishing severe storms.

Forecasters warn of 2-inch hail and damaging winds in North Texas as severe storms approach during a cold front, marking the second wave in a week.

We'll also be looking at the threat for a few strong to severe thunderstorms on Saturday, primarily from late morning through early evening. Primary threats for North Texas would be strong, gusty winds and hail. For this reason, we have issued a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday.

After several days of mild, enjoyable patio-season weather, severe storms could interrupt travel plans and cause problems throughout parts of Texas early this week. Forecasters say North Texas could see large hail,

Temperatures continue to rise this week, with highs reaching the lower 80s Tuesday afternoon, which puts us 10-15° above average.It was a breezy day, and that breeze will stick around for much of this week.

A dryline develops Wednesday afternoon and brings the threat for isolated thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening.