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Storm threat for North Texas ramps up going into the weekend
NORTH TEXAS — Thursday will be like Wednesday, cloudier, warm and windy. Isolated showers will be possible, but NorthTexas should remain capped.
The forecast starts to ramp up heading closer to the weekend, and a Weather Alert is issued for Friday. There may be a need for an alert on Saturday and Sunday, as well.
The Storm Prediction Center has North Texas highlighted for the threat of severe weather on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Based on Wednesday, it looks like the timing on Friday would be more of a morning/daytime period with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats.
Saturday’s threat appears higher, but the timing is likely more of an afternoon/evening one. All modes of severe weather would be possible, including large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes.
Sunday’s forecast is still more questionable, as it will be dependent on a cold front and where that front stalls out. The possibility exists that the threat could be east of North Texas, and we don’t see much at all.
What we’re stressing with this weekend forecast is to have a backup plan if you were trying to do anything outside. It won’t be an all day/all weekend severe weather event, but there will be a few rounds.
The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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