The best chance for rain will be Friday afternoon or evening, mainly in the southern counties of North Texas.The lull in precipitation will allow temperatures to climb well into the 80s Friday afternoon,

Dallas County and parts of Tarrant and Ellis counties were under a flash flood warning until after 9 a.m. The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office warned that strong thunderstorms were moving east at 30 miles per hour, with wind gusts of more than 40 mph.

Several Dallas-Fort Worth cities and school districts are sending bond packages to voters in the May 3 election.