Pay attention to the weather this afternoon – Space City Weather

In short: Strong thunderstorms are approaching Houston from the southwest and will soon spread across the metro area. The period from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. is expected to see the strongest storms, with hail, damaging winds, a few tornadoes and possibly street flooding. Please take this threat seriously.

As expected, we are seeing strong thunderstorms develop southwest of Houston this afternoon. These storms will gradually progress eastward throughout the afternoon and early evening before turning eastward. At this time, the most severe weather appears likely to occur along and south of Interstate 10.

In terms of timing, I expect showers and thunderstorms to begin to develop widely across much of the Houston metro area around 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. A more organized line of severe thunderstorms will then cross the area from west to east from 3 to 6 p.m. The strongest storms are expected to occur east of Houston before sunset, with a few light showers potentially lingering a little longer.

There is a fairly high risk of hail with these storms, especially along and south of Interstate 10. The National Weather Service says a few areas may see hail as large as an apple, but for most places , any hail that falls should be smaller than this. Damaging winds are also possible, as well as a few isolated tornadoes. Heavy rain will also accompany these thunderstorms, but the most intense downpours are expected to progress fairly quickly. So while some street flooding is possible, we are not too concerned about significant flooding.

We’ll leave tonight, then have a few quiet days before the rain, and possibly the storm, returns on Thursday. Stay safe out there, y’all!