ABC13 Weather Alert Day declared for storms, heavy rain on Sunday
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Sunday is an ABC13 Weather Alert Day for the potential for both strong to severe storms and flooding concerns.
The Flooding Watch for counties along and north of I-10 continues until 7 p.m. Sunday. This includes Chambers, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, and Washington counties. Widespread totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected within the watch area, though with isolated amounts over 4 inches is also possible.
Many of our counties north of I-10 are under flood warnings near rivers, creeks and streams, including parts of Grimes, Walker, Montgomery, northern Harris, Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, and Trinity counties.
As for this next week, we are also closely monitoring some of our creeks and rivers heading into flood stages - some into the major flood stage - as that extra water in some of our northern lakes and rivers makes its way down to the south.
What's the storm and flood outlook for Sunday?
Strong storms will roll in from the northwest Sunday morning before sunrise, eventually reaching Houston around 6 or 7 a.m. Sunday. These storms could bring heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts, small hail and lots of lightning, so many of us will have an early alarm clock tomorrow thanks to the weather. Isolated street flooding could then be present for your morning activities, so keep that in mind when planning your day. Unfortunately, this initial wave of thunderstorms could pave the way for more into the afternoon. These storms will be developing off of a front that will stay to the north, but any storm activity will move away from it and track towards the gulf through the afternoon. That being said, this system is expected to clear just after sunset Sunday and then it's looking like a drier start to this next week. Other than that, Sunday will be breezy and humid with temperatures hovering in the 70s or low 80s.
When will the stormy weather pattern end?
The pattern starts to change on Monday as a heat ridge builds in from Mexico. That should take us out of the storm track and push temperatures up toward 90 degrees by midweek.
Are there any more cool fronts coming ahead of summer?
We have one penciled in for Friday! This one looks more and more like the real deal, and it could bring a delightful drop in the humidity with pleasant temperatures for Mother's Day weekend.
13 ALERT RADAR MAPS:
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
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