Severe T-Storm Watch issued for portions of SE Texas Sunday night

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A weak cool front will approach Southeast Texas tonight where showers and storms could develop along it and head close to the Houston area overnight.

Showers and storms that develop near Dallas and Waco Sunday evening are expected to track southeast towards the coast Sunday night. While the general storm motion should send these storms closer to Beaumont and Lake Charles, there is the small chance a storm could clip Southeast Texas east of I-45 early Monday morning. A Severe Thunderstorm watch has been issued for Brazos, Grimes, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties and is in effect until 2 am. Damaging winds and large ail are the primary threats for any storm that becomes severe, though an isolated tornado cant be ruled out either.

Otherwise, it's going to be another muggy night with temperatures in the low 70s and the chance for a few areas of fog to develop by Monday morning.

The cold front will make it to Southeast Texas and Houston Monday morning, but fizzle out as it moves in. That being said, only a northly wind shift is what we get, and Monday will be another warm day with afternoon highs in the low-mid 80s under a partly cloudy sky.

Is more stormy weather coming next week?

Probably. The new month of April begins with more powerful weather systems tracking across the country, bringing gusty south winds and occasional lines of thunderstorms blowing in from the north. Rain chances may trend even higher next weekend with the potential for a slow-moving rainmaker in Texas. The first weekend of April could be especially stormy for Houston and the state of Texas as a whole, so if you have any outdoors plans or are heading to San Antonio for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, this is a forecast you've got to be aware of!

Does this mean drought conditions will improve?

Likely improve, yes! Completely relieved? Not for everyone. The rain from this past week and what's expected this week will be beneficial though for those with drought conditions.

Have the recent rains helped tame the pollen count?

Yes! Oak pollen earlier in the week came in at over 9,000 pollen particles per cubic meter of air, which was a new record in Houston for the month of March. By Friday, that count had dropped down to just over 1200, which is below the threshold for an "extreme" tree pollen count. However, with this humid and rainy pattern expected into the following week, mold spore counts are expected to rise.

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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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