Following a night of severe weather with large hail in parts of North Texas, storm activity remained north and east of the Dallas-Fort Worth area through mid-afternoon Wednesday. Additional rain will move in from the south during the second half of Thursday, persisting through mid to late morning on Friday.

An active weather pattern is emerging across the state on Tuesday, including in North Texas. It will continue through Friday afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms are anticipated, with minimal severity.

People went to Bluesky as an alternative to what they saw as the nastiness that X had become. They call it a more peaceful place. Bluesky's creators decided to branch out into another space. It's taking on the picture and video world of Instagram with an app called Flashes. It's just like Instagram with people posting their favorite photos and videos. It has more than 30 million different users making posts every day. Flashes doesn't come with an algorithm to tell you what you want to see. Users have full control over which photos and videos they want others to see. Flashes for Bluesky is a free app on iTunes.

A dynamic weather pattern is anticipated across North Texas this week, with isolated severe storms possible. There will be pleasant days mixed in, especially over the weekend.

A chilly start to Friday morning will give way to a beautiful day and a rapid weekend warm-up. A few strong thunderstorms are possible south and east of North Texas late Sunday evening.

There are people who love everything about desserts, except the amount of weight that they can put on by eating too many of them. The app Skinny Desserts comes riding to the rescue. It's a cooking app that provides dessert recipes that won't defeat your calorie counts in a single serving. Skinny Desserts is $0.99 on iTunes. It has in-app purchases.

An exhibition in Dallas is drawing crowds this week as many kids are on spring break. "Titanic: The Exhibition" takes families through exhibits in chronological order starting with the decision by two companies to build the ship.

Back to the Future is hitting the stage in Fair Park, while Les Miserables is coming to Fort Worth. Add live music, outdoor festivals, and botanic gardens in bloom, and there is plenty to do around North Texas this weekend.

Spring officially arrived at 4:01 a.m. Thursday, although the temperature did not reflect it. Fortunately, the wind subsided, providing some relief.

A committee in the Texas Senate has passed a bill that would ban products containing THC, moving the measure to the full Senate. THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.