Heavy traffic expected throughout day as eclipse gazers head home.
Path of totality within Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
Severe weather risk beginning Monday afternoon as thunderstorms might hold off just long enough into the afternoon after the eclipse passes through the region.
Total solar eclipse in North Texas
On Monday, April 8th, a total solar eclipse will occur in North Texas. The path of totality will be within Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. This means that there is a severe weather risk beginning Monday afternoon as thunderstorms might hold off just long enough into the afternoon after the eclipse passes through the region. Severe weather later in the afternoon and evening could catch travelers off guard in what is expected to be heavy traffic through the rest of the day as eclipse gazers head home. The biggest threat is very large hail, over 2 inches in diameter, but damaging winds of 70 mph and tornadoes can't be ruled out. Some cities could potentially see up to 8 inches of rain by midweek.
A total solar eclipse will happen in North Texas on Monday afternoon, but viewing conditions will not be ideal. The first people to see the low clouds will be locations to the south and east.
There is a chance some of the low clouds may scatter out by about 3 p.m., giving a better view of the eclipse.
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The article is deceptive in two ways. Firstly, the author claims that viewing conditions will not be ideal for people in Dallas-Fort Worth to see the eclipse due to cloudy weather. However, this statement contradicts their own forecast which states that it will either be partly cloudy or mostly cloudy depending on where you live and there is a chance of low clouds forming south of the Metroplex and lifting into the region throughout the day.
The author claims viewing conditions will not be ideal for people in Dallas-Fort Worth to see the eclipse due to cloudy weather. However, this statement contradicts their own forecast which states that it will either be partly cloudy or mostly cloudy depending on where you live and there is a chance of low clouds forming south of the Metroplex and lifting into the region throughout the day.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when he quotes FOX 4 meteorologist Evan Andrews as a source for information about the cloud cover in North Texas during the solar eclipse. This is not a logical fallacy, but it does demonstrate that the author relies on external sources of information without providing any context or analysis of their own. The article also contains an example of inflammatory rhetoric when FOX 4 meteorologist Evan Andrews says,
The first people to see the low clouds will be locations to the south and east.
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that depicts one side as extreme or unreasonable.
> Some areas are starting to see a break. A once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse will happen in North Texas on Monday afternoon, but viewing conditions will not be ideal.<br>There will be places that have more sun. There will be places that have more clouds.
The first wave storms are expected between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.<br>Then second wave of storms from 10 p.m. to the early morning hours of Tuesday that could also bring risk of severe weather.
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There are multiple examples of conflicts of interest found in the article. Evan Andrews is a reporter for Fox News and has financial ties to the company he works for.
Totality lasts for about two minutes and reduces solar energy production by up to 99%
Homes and businesses with solar panels may need to pull added energy from the grid during this time
Streetlights turn on automatically when it gets dark enough, but changes in ambient lighting won't be noticeable until about 15 minutes before totality
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<strong>Contradiction:</strong> The first people to see the low clouds will be locations to the south and east.
<strong>Contradiction:</strong> A total solar eclipse will happen in North Texas on Monday afternoon, but viewing conditions will not be ideal. The first people to see the low clouds will be locations to the south and east.
Severe storms expected in path of totality of Monday's solar eclipse
Nearly the entire eclipse's path of totality within Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas faces a severe weather risk beginning Monday afternoon.
Thunderstorms might hold off just long enough into the afternoon after the eclipse passes through the region. Severe weather later in the afternoon and evening could catch travelers off guard in what is expected to be heavy traffic through the rest of the day as eclipse gazers head home.
A very stormy week is on tap for much of Gulf Coast and South as a stubborn and dangerous severe weather pattern takes shape, threatening very large hail, damaging wind gusts and possible strong tornadoes
Some cities could potentially see up to 8 inches of rain by midweek. Monday: Severe weather threat focuses on Texas, eclipse travelers More than 31 million Americans are in the severe weather threat zone for Monday.
Thunderstorms will start to build beginning in the early-afternoon hours as millions attempt to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse when it first enters the U.S. in Texas during the afternoon.
The biggest threat is very large hail, over 2 inches in diameter, but damaging winds of 70 mph and tornadoes can't be ruled out.
Tuesday: Severe storms still focused on East Texas, Louisiana A few may have an early wake-up call on Tuesday from Mother Nature as strong to severe storms will still be rumbling through the morning commute. Thunderstorms will settle down midday but pick up again in the afternoon as a low-pressure system from the Southwest moves into the southern Plains.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has put over 20 million in a Level 2 or 3 severe weather risk zone in eastern Texas and Louisiana, with the potential for strong tornadoes of EF-2 or greater around Beaumont and Lufkin, Texas, stretching into Natchitoches, Louisiana. In addition to this threat.
The convective mode on Tuesday may start somewhat messy as the first round from Monday night moves east but may quickly evolve into more multi-cluster broken line segments
Wednesday: Severe storms push east into Gulf Coast The new storm system strengthens on Wednesday. Computer forecast models don't agree quite yet on the exact timing of the storm.
Damaging winds of 70 mph or more and some tornadoes look to be the primary threats, with a higher focus on Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast.
The greatest tornado threat may occur from late Wednesday through Thursday morning. Thursday: Southeast coast under threat of severe weather The strength and timing of the low-pressure system keep the Thursday forecast in flux as well.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the hope is that the thunderstorms might hold off just long enough into the afternoon after the eclipse passes through the region. However, this statement implies a level of control over nature which does not exist and therefore cannot be trusted.
The article claims that severe weather later in the afternoon and evening could catch travelers off guard in what is expected to be heavy traffic through the rest of the day as eclipse gazers head home. However, this statement implies a level of control over nature which does not exist and therefore cannot be trusted.
The article states that some cities could potentially see up to 8 inches of rain by midweek. This statement implies a level of accuracy in weather forecasting which is not always the case.
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The article is reporting on a severe weather pattern that will affect the Gulf Coast and South with the threat of tornadoes, large hail, damaging wind gusts and possible strong tornadoes. The author uses language that dehumanizes those affected by the storm such as 'stormy forecast for Monday's solar eclipse'. The article also mentions multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms should develop from mid-afternoon through tonight across a large portion of the southern Plains into the Mississippi Delta region, with heavy rain, very large hail and damaging winds. Additionally, there is mention that some cities could potentially see up to 8 inches of rain by midweek.
The hope is that the thunderstorms might hold off just long enough into the afternoon after the eclipse passes through the region.
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Hillary Andrews has a conflict of interest on the topics severe weather and tornadoes as she is reporting for FOX Weather which is owned by Fox News. Additionally, there are multiple conflicts of interest with the National Weather Service office in Dallas-Fort Worth and NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.
Hillary Andrews reports on severe weather and tornadoes for FOX Weather.
