Thunderstorms will develop between Wichita Falls and Abilene this evening. Some of these will become severe as they move to the east. The tornado threat will be rather low for DFW, but considerably higher between Wichita Falls and Gainesville, and especially northward into Oklahoma.
The State Fair of Texas closed early Sunday night due to the threat of severe weather in North Texas.
The fair asked fairgoers to leave Fair Park by 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
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All modes of severe weather will be possible, with damaging winds being the main threat, according to NBC 5 meteorologists.
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The storms in the DFW area are expected to begin around 9 p.m. Sunday, continuing into the nighttime hours as storms move east. The system is expected to move east of the DFW area by midnight, causing the severe weather threat to drop.
The fair runs through Oct. 17.
See the latest weather forecast from NBC 5's team of Weather Experts below.