HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Tornado Watch has been issued for our northern counties until 8pm including Brazos, Walker, Grimes, Burleson, Washington, and Trinity Counties.
A few tornadoes, scattered hail up to ping pong size, and damaging winds up to 70 mph will be possible within the watch area. This threat will materialize as a line of storms moves south from central Texas late this afternoon into the evening. This line of storms should weaken as it gets closer to I-10 but an isolated strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out anywhere in the area.
Before that line moves in, we could see scattered showers moving through SE Texas. It’ll also be breezy with warm afternoon temps.
What are rain chances looking like during this unsettled weather pattern?
Rain chances rise to 60% Wednesday night and 40% for Thursday when scattered thunderstorms could redevelop in the unstable air. The rain chance remains high on Friday when a weak cool front blows in from the north. We have your chance of rain Friday at 60%. The front will still be close enough Saturday for a 40% chance of additional showers and thunderstorms, especially southwest of Houston.
Any potential severe weather for Houston?
It’s possible that we could see severe storms especially north of Houston Wednesday evening. The risk goes down as you move south through SE Texas. Thursday and Friday are certainly days to watch for severe weather with the atmosphere extremely unstable.
How does the weather look for the weekend?
We expect the front blowing in Friday’s storms will push just far enough into Southeast Texas to give most of us a little humidity drop with lows in the mid 60s both days this weekend. The front won’t completely clear Southeast Texas, so there could still be some showers and thunderstorms southwest of Houston toward Matagorda Bay. High temperatures will still warm into the low-to-mid 80s, which is typical for the first week of May.
This story comes from our news partner ABC13 Houston.