A tornado watch is in effect for parts of northern Texas until 11 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth. Forecasters warn that storms moving into the area this evening could bring large hail,

On Tuesday at 6:25 p.m. a tornado watch was released by the NWS Fort Worth TX in effect until Wednesday at 1 a.m. The watch is for Wise, Cooke, Grayson, Jack, Montague and Young counties.

Severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds and large hail are expected to hit the Houston area late tonight into early Thursday morning, forecasters warn.

Severe weather season is in full swing this week as West Texas thunderstorms erupt with the prospect of tennis ball-size hail. Houston will be safe from hail-producing storms Tuesday and Wednesday, but could the same frontal boundary responsible for those severe storms in West Texas eventually reach Southeast Texas?

As a busy weather pattern continues for portions of the Northeast, Midwest and south-central United States, storms will repeat in some areas where repairs to previous damage and utility lines are taking place and in locations where prior storms may have weakened trees and lines, AccuWeather meteorologists say.