The Houston area faces a storm threat Wednesday. This will impact afternoon pickup, the evening commute and folks who are heading to the Rodeo to see Creed.

The biggest concern with this system will be damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rain. Storms could drop 1–3 inches of rain per hour, so brief street flooding is possible.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch ahead of the storms covering the Greater Houston Area, until 6:00p.m.

Bush Intercontinental has also issued a ground stop until 12:00P.M.

The line of thunderstorms will continue to push in from the northwest to the southeast through the afternoon. The leading edge will reach Harris county around 4 p.m.

You can track the radar HERE.

You can track any power outages HERE.