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Flying Santas alert! Incoming cold front will bring strong winds for the Houston are overnight

It might be a good idea to deflate those Christmas outdoor decorations tonight as winds will be howling

Track Our Cold Front

As tonight cold front is moving through, you might expect to see the winds kick up when the storms get here.

Overall, here is what to expect as the front moves in for most of the overnight hours:

Cold front headlines (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

As you can see above, we could see wind gusts clocking in around 30-45 mph on the leading edge as the front comes through.

Severe wind risk for Tuesday (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Here’s a timeline of when to expect the strongest winds and who will see them:

Tuesday night winds (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Overnight, winds really get cranking in some spots, best advice would be to deflate the outdoor inflatables and put a brick on top of them to make sure you’re not chasing them down the street.

Wednesday 2am winds (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
Wednesday 5am winds (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

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