Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day​ for the potential of strong to severe storms in the afternoon and evening hours.

At 11:51 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Fort Worth TX released a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 4 p.m. The watch is for Denton, Wise and Jack counties.

Oklahoma City forecasts a 30% chance of afternoon storms, with highs near 87°F and winds up to 21 mph. Thunderstorm chances persist through Memorial Day.

Storms have entered Oklahoma early Saturday morning and will linger throughout the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5) is showing a 20% chance of rain in Dallas at noon, with rain chances slowly increasing over the rest of the afternoon. There is a 40% chance of rain at 3 p.m., which will increase to 80% by 5 p.m.

The eastern plains could see severe storms Friday afternoon, with possible lightning, winds and hail. An isolated tornado is possible.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Rolling Plains, east of Lubbock, until 10 p.m. Thursday. The watch includes Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Kent, King and Motley counties,

On Saturday at 2:17 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10 a.m. for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens,

On Thursday at 3:57 p.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 4 p.m. The watch is for Collin, Denton, Cooke, Delta, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar counties.

Severe weather conditions are possible in areas of Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Friday evening, with the potential of bringing up to apple-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes.