Severe thunderstorms and tornado watches are in place on Tuesday, with 40 million Americans on alert for strong winds, large hail and flash flooding.

DALLAS — Monday is a WFAA Weather Alert Day. More storms are expected in North Texas. Here's what you need to know: From this afternoon until 9 p.m. this evening. Storms should be east of DFW by midnight and clear all of North Texas overnight into Tuesday morning.

Severe storms are expected to erupt across a wide swath of Texas late Monday — from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to East Texas.

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for El Paso, indicating a high risk of fire spread due to strong winds.

Saturday afternoon and evening from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. This is the window of opportunity for strong to severe thunderstorms in North Texas, including the Metroplex. A few storms could be strong to severe with up to quarter-size hail, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and brief, heavy rainfall. This could impact your weekend plans! Have a way to stay updated.

North Texas is facing a threat of severe thunderstorms beginning later Sunday, with a potentially more significant severe weather risk expected on Monday.

The greatest chance of severe weather will be along the Texas Gulf Coast, where isolated large hail and damaging winds gusts are possible.