HOUSTON – We’ve been dry for a few days but that looks to change come Thursday afternoon and evening.
A cluster or line of storms is expected to impact the Houston area, bringing yet another chance of heavy rain and perhaps some severe weather with it.
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Here’s how it looks right now.
Thursday storms
By Thursday afternoon, a large cluster or line of thunderstorms looks to be impacting areas north of Houston. These storms will progress off to the southeast and has the potential to drop very heavy rainfall. Large hail, damaging winds, and at least a low tornado threat will exist with these storms.
By dinnertime Thursday, approximately 7 p.m., these storms should be moving into Harris County and starting to impact the immediate Houston area.
By 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., the line should be moving out of the Houston area and off to the east. Computer models are suggesting there may be a few storms lingering behind north of the Houston area.
Friday storms
There is a chance for a few more storms on Friday, but overall the coverage will be much less than what we will see on Thursday evening. Any storms that do develop though will need to be watched just in case they decide to get a little stronger.
Rainfall projections
Unfortunately, this upcoming event looks like it will drop the heaviest amount of rain in places that don’t need any more. The Trinity River is still very high and a lot of water is still going into Lake Livingston, requiring large amounts of discharge from the dam and into the river below. This will continue to aggravate issues in the areas that are still seeing some high water issues. Computer models are suggesting as much as five more inches of rain could be seen in places like Huntsville and up into Polk and Trinity Counties.
Closer to Houston, expect to see between one to three inches of rain, depending on where you live.
Because of the potential for more very heavy rainfall on top of already saturated soil, a high risk of flooding exists for areas north and east of Harris County. A moderate threat exists in the immediate Houston metro down to coastal counties.
A flood watch has also been issued starting at 1 p.m. Thursday and going through 7 a.m. Friday for much of southeast Texas.