Strong storms, heavy rain will move toward southeast Texas overnight

HOUSTON – Friday morning's commute will likely be wet with showers and a line of quick-moving thunderstorms sliding across the region from before sunrise through mid-morning.

A tornado watch remains in effect for parts of north Texas until 8 p.m. Thursday.

Flash flood watches are in effect for the night for many areas north and west of Houston through Friday morning.

A cold front draped through parts of west Texas will move toward the Gulf Coast overnight, pushing the heavy rain into portions of southeast Texas.

The heaviest rainfall, between 3 and 6 inches with isolated higher amounts, will fall north of Houston.
Brenham, Bryan, Huntsville, Madisonville, Crockett and Trinity are among the cities that have the best chance to see the soaking rain, which will move in between 2 o'clock and 5 o'clock Friday morning.

Metro Houston and coastal areas will not get as wet.
The line of thunderstorms will weaken as it presses southeast through the Friday morning commute.
Pockets of heavy rain that could slow your drive to work are definitely possible, but widespread flooding is not expected.

During the day Friday, scattered showers and storms will dot the landscape, but rainfall accumulations will stay below a half inch in most places.

Here's a breakdown of the timing for the stronger storms Friday:
•    Bryan/College Station: Around 3 a.m.
•    Conroe/Huntsville, Western counties: around 5 a.m.
•    Metro Houston/Harris County: around 6-7 a.m.
•    Galveston: Between 9-11 a.m.

Most areas will be able to handle up to 2 inches of rainfall in one hour without any flooding concerns.

However, some thunderstorms may have a lot of rain that can fall in a short period of time. So it's best to make sure you know the weather conditions before you leave the house Friday morning. Showers will break up by the afternoon hours but we'll stay cloudy and soggy all day.

Saturday will also see on-and-off rain showers throughout most of the day. Expect rainfall totals will hover around 1-3 inches with the heaviest rain likely staying north of metro Houston. By Sunday, a much cooler and drier air moves in and it'll feel like fall again! Highs only reaching the mid-60s, breezy and crisp.