FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Brandon Copic was tracking storms in northwestern Texas on Thursday when he encountered this monster "dust buster" blasting through a field in Morton.

More than 40 million Americans are in the threat zone through Saturday night, stretching from Texas to the Carolinas.

Wind speeds were recorded above hurricane force in several locations including Abilene and in Fisher County near Roby.

A cold front is likely to remain stalled over Central Texas to start the workweek, bringing a chance of thunderstorms that could be severe Monday night into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Dallas/Fort Worth. Impact areas are likely to be between the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Austin.

Safety officials said the city of Bonham in Fannin County sustained "considerable damage" during Sunday night storms.

The NWS Fort Worth TX issued a tornado warning at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday in effect until 11:45 p.m. The warning is for Hood, Johnson, Parker and Tarrant counties.

Major hazards possible for the DFW area Sunday night into Monday morning include winds of up to 80 mph or more, plus hail of 1.5 inches or more, spin-up tornadoes and localized flooding. (Hail of 1.5 inches is similar to the size of a ping pong ball, according to the NWS .)

Houston’s National Weather Service office has lost its head meteorologist amid a federal requirement to cut 10% of NOAA’s staff.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed additional emergency response resources in anticipation for Sunday evening’s severe weather.