Strong thunderstorms, heavy rain possible through Friday in southeast Texas
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The ABC13 Weather Team has extended our Weather Alert Day through Friday. A Flood Watch remains in effect for much of SE Texas (mainly north of I-10) until 1 pm Friday.
Many of our counties north of I-10 in SE Texas are under flood warnings, including parts of Grimes, Walker, Montgomery, northern Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, and Trinity Counties.
We are also closely monitoring some of our creeks and rivers that are heading into flood stages -- some into the major flood stage as that extra water in some of our northern lakes/rivers makes its way down to the south.
We could continue to see scattered showers and storms through the afternoon but it does look like we will see a break later this evening. The rain this afternoon is also not expected to be near as intense as what we saw earlier today but moderate to heavy rain and lightning will still be expected. Another round of showers and storms will be possible tomorrow morning.
The Flood Watch basically runs along and north of I-10 for the following counties in the ABC13 viewing area:
Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, and Washington. Widespread totals of 2-5" are expected within the watch with isolated amounts in the 6-9" range.
Why is it so stormy this week?
The weather pattern this week features strong jet stream winds over Texas, which is pushing disturbances through the state that can morph into thunderstorm complexes. These complexes can be difficult to predict more than 12 hours in advance, so stay informed and nimble with your plans this week. Another complex could be on the way for Friday morning.
Could the storms bring heavy rain or severe weather?
Yes, it is possible that any storm complex that blows through could bring heavy rain and severe weather. We saw the heavy rain and even severe weather earlier Thursday and we can't rule out more heavy activity as we enter Friday morning.
Are there any more cool fronts coming ahead of summer?
It no longer looks like we'll get a front during the first week of May, but there's still a chance one more cool front could make it down here before the summer heat settles in for good. In fact, next week we see a heat ridge building in that will push our highs into the low 90s for the first time in 2024...stay cool!
13 ALERT RADAR MAPS:
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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