Severe T-Storm Watch for our northern counties until 11pm

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Severe T-Storm Watch has been issued for our northern counties until 11pm. The Houston area is not in the watch.

Should folks near Houston be concerned about severe weather?

No worries for Houston. A weak cool front will approach Southeast Texas late this evening and could produce a few strong to severe storms across our northern counties before midnight. Damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail to the size of quarters will be possible along and north of a line from College Station to Huntsville to Livingston. Once it's over, we'll be dealing with near record high temps Thursday and Friday.

How's the weekend shaping up?

The next big storm system to impact the country will develop and move through heading into the weekend. By Friday an upper-level low will begin traverse east of the Rocky Mountains. Southeast Texas is on the warmer and breezy side of this weather system, but we'll be watching for the weather system's strong cold front to move through Saturday. That could bring a few showers Saturday morning and a breezy day for the rest of the day. Cooler temperatures arrive for Sunday with morning lows in the 50s and afternoon highs only in the low 70s.

Are we done with freezes now?

It sure looks that way! On average, Houston's last night in the 30s occurs around mid March. If we see any signs of a light freeze or frost on the horizon, we'll be sure to let you know! Otherwise, it's generally considered safe to put plants into the ground if you haven't done so already.

Speaking of spring, what's the latest on pollen?

While these recent cold fronts have brought an uptick in Cedar pollen, the first few counts of Oak pollen have started to show up locally. Oak pollen counts more than quadrupled last weekend and will only go up from here. So if you haven't already, now's the time to begin to do what you need to do to take care of your seasonal allergies!

13 ALERT RADAR MAPS:
Southeast Texas
Houston
Harris County
Galveston County
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
Brazoria/Matagorda Counties

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