Happening NOW: We’re tracking a low but real severe weather risk today for our viewing area today.
Your weather team is keeping a close eye on radar for thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds as we head into the afternoon into the evening.
Flood Watch: Flood Watch has been expanded to include Harris, Montgomery, and Waller counties. The watch also includes Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Washington, and Madison counties until Monday morning.
The storms have high rainfall rates, producing 2″-4″ in an hour, and continue to drop over the same areas repeatedly. Be sure to watch for street flooding and ponding while traveling.
You can track radar here before you leave:
TIMING: Afternoon into evening, full timeline below.
WATCH: If you joined us this morning, you watched us handtrack rain right down to your neighborhood street.
TIMELINE: Your weather team is keeping a close eye on radar in general but keeping a close eye on areas like Columbus, Katy, Brenham, Cypress, The Woodlands, Huntsville this afternoon into dinner time.
1 PM: We’ll track rain and thunderstorms from Columbus, Brenham, to Huntsville.
4 PM: We’ll track for rain and thunderstorms for areas north and south of Columbus, Brenham, The Woodlands, Huntsville and Sugar Land.
6 PM: We’ll track for severe weather a little more north of us, like Waco, College Station and I -45 east of College Station.
9 pm: The line looks to move more north near Waco and Tyler
Our weather risk today is a 1 out of 5 which is defined by NWS as:
Marginal 1 out of 5: Isolated storms are possible. Limited in duration and/or coverage and/or intense storms.
Slight Risk 2 out of 4: of Excessive Rainfall across portions of the Brazos Valley/Piney Woods
Rain totals: We’re tracking .10” however, some of the thunderstorms can produce higher amounts.
Our high today is 78 and we are now watching for more rain on Monday -A slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am.
Whatever you’re doing today - I hope you enjoy the day, have the opportunity to relax and of course stay safe and dry.
Brittany