A cold front will bring a line of storms across Southeast Texas Wednesday afternoon and evening. This will impact afternoon pickup, the evening commute and folks who are heading to the Rodeo to see Creed.<\/p>\n
The biggest concern with this system will be damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rain. Storms could drop 1\u20133 inches of rain per hour, so brief street flooding is possible.<\/p>\n
The morning actually looks quiet, but by early afternoon we could see a few storms develop ahead of the front.<\/p>\n
These pre-frontal storms are the ones that could briefly spin, but thankfully the tornado risk is extremely low.<\/p>\n
Tornado Threat WednesdayStorm Timeline: <\/p>\n
Don\u2019t forget cold fronts can speed up, so the timing could shift forward by a few hours, but as of our forecast on noon Tuesday this is the current thinking. <\/p>\n
We will start the morning mostly quiet with cloudy skies and light showers possible. A few storms are possible closer to the I-35 corridor near Austin. <\/p>\n
10AM Wednesday<\/p>\n
Around 1 p.m. the front pushes into the Brazos Valley bringing the heavy rainfall, wind, and lightning threat to Southeast Texas. <\/p>\n
At this time we can also see some thunderstorms ahead of the front that could be stronger. <\/p>\n
1PM Wednesday<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
4PM Wednesday<\/p>\n
The line will reach the Houston metro likely between 6-7 p.m. This will impact folks headed into the rodeo to see Creed, so stay weather aware. This line can bring localized street flooding and frequent lightning strikes. <\/p>\n
6PM Wednesday<\/p>\n
After the line passes we are not in the clear as lingering showers and storms will be possible into the evening. You can see at 8 p.m. the front has passed through, but more storms are moving in from the northwest.<\/p>\n
8PM Wednesday<\/p>\n
A few lingering storms and showers will be possible at 11 p.m. when folks are trying to leave the rodeo, but the main severe threat has ended. <\/p>\n
By this time the greater risk would be street flooding. <\/p>\n
11PM Wednesday<\/p>\n
By early Thursday morning we will be drying out and a push of cooler air will be moving into SE Texas. There are no rain chances on Thursday or Friday. <\/p>\n
2AM Thursday<\/p>\n