Tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are expected across North Texas on Monday

Monday is a first weather alert day for North Texas as strong and severe storms threaten.

Be prepared for an active day with multiple ways to receive alerts. Most of North Texas is under a mild threat of severe weather, with the threat of quarter-sized hail, winds up to 60 miles per hour, localized flooding and an isolated tornado.

Counties farther north, including Denton, Collin, Grayson and Cooke, have an increased risk of severe weather – where the chance of a tornado and damaging winds is highest.

Monday morning started out warm, humid and windy with temperatures in the high 70s.

From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., storms will develop in western counties before moving east toward the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the storm line moves toward the Metroplex with all possible dangers.

From 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., storms will move out of the Metroplex and strengthen eastward.

Send the kids to school with rain gear as they will likely need it on the way home, and be prepared for a stormy evening drive.

Consider postponing travel until severe storms leave your area.

A few showers are possible into Tuesday morning, but skies will clear into the afternoon hours and highs will only be in the mid 60s Election day.

After a brief break in precipitation on Monday and Tuesday, rain and storms return to Dallas-Fort Worth Thursday through Saturday morning. Seasonal temperatures will be in the 70s all week.

Stay with CBS News Texas online and streaming as we track the storm's progress through North Texas throughout the day.