Stay weather-aware as we head into this evening. We are tracking a potential for strong storms with a flood risk.
Flood Threat:
Our northern cities are in a flood watch starting tonight and lasting through 7 PM Thursday evening.
The potential for flooding rain is high.
The timing is late tonight lasting through tomorrow morning. Rain amounts in our northern cities may range from 6″-9″.
In Houston, we’ll get a range of 2″-5″. There is also a severe weather threat for damaging winds.
The flood threat is highest to our north.
The Trinity River has seen major flooding this week so rivers will be monitored closely. The East Fork of the San Jacinto River, which is also already seeing major flooding, will also need to be watched as any heavy amounts of rainfall will only exacerbate issues in that area.
Several locations had voluntary evacuations Tuesday for flooding.
Severe Threat:
The severe threat has increased for SE Texas. There is a level 2 threat on a scale of 5. This is primarily for the overnight hours.
The primary concern for Houston is damaging winds, but areas to our NW could see an isolated tornado or some large hail.
- Use the KPRC 2 Flood Tracker
Timeline:
Some storms are possible tonight. Two areas computer models are picking up is a cluster of storms to the north and west of the immediate Houston area. A separate area of interest will be coastal counties southwest of the Houston area. Don’t take these models as gospel though. The entire area has the potential of seeing storms at some point this evening.
By 2 AM, a line or cluster of storms will be along the I-35 corridor. These storms will be moving toward the east and southeast toward the Houston metro.
By 7:00 AM the heaviest of the storms will be moving through the Houston area. This will also be the time frame some of the areas that already saw too much rain earlier this week could be impacted by very heavy rains once again. We will be watching to see just how much these areas get and what the potential impacts to rivers could be.
A few lingering storms are possible by midday, but most will be pushing east.
- Use the KPRC 2 Flood Tracker
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