National Weather Service

North Texas remains under a heat advisory through Friday night with triple-digit temperatures expected the remainder of the week. But you can expect a slight reprieve from the extreme heat.

The tornado touched down just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border late Thursday afternoon and left several houses and mobile homes beyond repair.

The tornado watch is in effect Thursday night until 8 p.m. There were already reports of "ping-pong ball sized" hail west of Fort Worth, according to the National Weather Service.

Meteorologists say travel conditions will return to normal by Friday, but warn of refreezing on Thursday night.

School closures and hazardous road conditions are expected throughout a large swath of Texas, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up.

Time to bust out your winter gear again: North Texas will see more cold weather this week.

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

Temperatures will be close to record highs in parts of the state when fall begins on Thursday

Weekend rainfall is some parts of Texas provided some relief. But climate experts hope September and October provide much-needed rainfall in most of the state.

Two of the largest blazes cover more than 37,000 acres. The National Weather Service warns of “critical” fire danger throughout Texas heading into the weekend.

A woman from Grayson County was reportedly killed Monday during the severe weather that caused several damaging tornadoes in Central and North Texas.

High winds, unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions prompt concern about potential wildfires across Texas this week.