Happening NOW: We’re tracking rain and thunderstorms right now as we speak for areas as a flood watch continues until Monday night.
10 AM UPDATE: We’re still tracking thousands of customers without power as we track another round of thunderstorms this afternoon into the evening. Thankfully - right now, we’re getting a break from the thunderstorms.
9 AM UPDATE: We’re still tracking more than 15,000 customer without power while areas to the north have 12k outages.
Thankfully, we’re getting a break from the rain but the next round is this afternoon into the evening,
8 AM UPDATE: We’re tracking Thunderstorm Warnings for areas to the south like Jefferson until 8:30. More than 19,000 customers are without power while areas like Trinity and Liberty are hitting 6,000 power outages.
7 AM UPDATE: We’re tracking more than 33,000 customers without power as the NWS continues to issue alerts as the storms push through the area. The Liberty area now has more than 4,400 customers without power.
We’re tracking Thunderstorm Warning for areas to the south
like Jefferson until 8:30.
YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT POWER OUTAGES HERE
Houston power outages: Nearly 42K customers have no power Saturday morning after severe storms
And check radar as our area is under a flood watch until Monday at 7 pm
6 AM UDPDATE: Right now more than 36,000 folks are without power as we continue to track a powerful line of thunderstorms push through the area
5 AM UPDATE:
As we track strong thunderstorms for areas like El Campo, Wharton, and Rosenberg.
Here is the radar link — please make sure to use it throughout the weekend to help make decisions.
TIMING: This can change, but as I write this this morning —
- 6 am: Heavier rain and thunderstorms for areas on the East SidePushing out through the afternoon with another round of rain and thunderstorms.
- 3 pm: El Campo
- 5 pm: More widespread rain with heavier rain for areas south of I-10
- 6 pm: Pushing to the east by dinner time
Flood Watch: Now through Monday night. The majority of our viewing area is now under a Flood Watch.
We’re still tracking rainfall totals of 2-4 inches, with isolated spots possibly seeing 5+ inches. According to the NWS, we’ve already picked up 1-3 inches across the area in the last 72 hours, with 6-8 inches along the coast.
FUTURETRACK: Timing with these storms this week have been tricky so please keep checking radar but FT can help you make decisions this holiday weekend.
Our storms look to push out to the east by 10 then another round of storms headed our way, starting on the east side around 3 and moving into downtown Houston by 6 tonight.
Sunday’s forecast:
It’s tough to nail down an accurate forecast for Sunday. I think a lot of it will depend on how Saturday’s storms develop. If Saturday night’s storms are strong it’s because the area of low pressure that’s creating the storms is close by. If Saturday’s rain isn’t as intense it’s because the low is farther to the east of us. If this is the case, we’ll have rain Sunday morning. And these storms would be strong because now the low is moving through. It’s a bit complicated. My best advice is checking back here Saturday and watch Brittany and Daji this weekend on KPRC 2.
Memorial Day Monday:
The area of low pressure responsible for creating the excessive rain moves out Monday. This means while storms are still possible, the storms become isolated and confined mostly to the afternoon.
7-Day Forecast:
Because of a lingering trough of low pressure, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible each afternoon through Friday. Expect a few bright spells in between, but don’t put away the rain gear just yet.
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