Few more showers and storms possible Memorial Day weekend

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Saturday's rounds of storms brought flooding rains and strong winds to much of Southeast Texas. And while Sunday and Monday's rain chance is not as widespread or heavy, a few more storms can't be ruled out through Memorial Day.

The final wave of rain on Saturday is moving out of the region Saturday evening. We'll be left with a drier and cool night with temperatures hovering in the upper 60s or low 70s through Sunday morning. There's the chance that heavier showers and storms developing near the coastline early Sunday morning, and if they move onshore that could lead to a stormy start with the risk of street flooding for coastal communities. Ohterwise, latest model guidance is trending on the drier side for Sunday with the exception of a few pop-up showers and storms Sunday afternoon. We could even see more sunshine during the day with highs climbing into the upper 80s. Then later Sunday night, a stalled front to our north could trigger some showers and storms to develop and track south north of I-10 late Sunday evening.

A Flood Watch is now in effect until 7 p.m. for most of Southeast Texas, Houston and Harris County included. Now that the ground is completely saturated from Saturday's rain, plus how some area creeks and streams are running high, any additional rainfall from showers and storms through Memorial Day could lead to brief, localized flooding. Generally, though, Sunday and Monday's rain and storm threat is not as frequent, widespread of heavy like what we saw Saturday.

So what should I expect for the rest of Memorial Day weekend?

Current analysis shows that Sunday and Monday will be drier compare to Saturday when three rounds of heavy storms pushed through the region. That said, it's not a completely dry forecast. Scattered showers and storms are possible each day across Southeast Texas, but at this time we believe you should be able to plan around the rain if you stay weather aware. It would be good to still have a plan "B" option both Sunday and Monday or use the 3 Alert Radar to time out when rain might pass by and it's safe to return to outdoor activities.

How much rain fell then Saturday?

A healthy amount! On average most of Southeast Texas who saw each of the rounds of rain picked up 2 to 4 inches of rain with most of those accumulations falling within an hour or so many times over. That's what lead to the flood threat during the evening hours. Some areas though saw less, around half an inch to an inch, with then coastal communities picking up somewhere between 3 to 5 inches of rain once again. Some of the thunderstorms that pushed through Houston Saturday produced rainfall rates of 3 to 5 inches an hour!

When will this storm pattern come to an end?

We will have lower rain chances both Memorial Day and Tuesday, but another upper-level storm is expected to swing through with a high chance of rain on Wednesday. This one will also bring a risk of street flooding and severe weather, so we have already put out an ABC13 Weather Watch. After the middle of the week, we should turn hotter and drier for the final weekend of May.

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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