HOUSTON – Heavy thunderstorms were moving across the Houston area Wednesday and the wet weather was expected to last over the next several days.
Many storms continue to be on the strong side with heavy rain, lightning and even some additional hail from pea to dime size.
Tonight’s Forecast:
The cold front has stalled near the coast and we’ll see waves of strong thunderstorms for most of the night through Thursday morning’s drive. Hail and damaging winds are possible as these storms are enhanced by a strong jet stream moving overhead for the next two days. The front stalls and that means we’ll get wave after wave of rain through Friday evening. Four-day rain totals range from 4″-8″ with flooding possible.
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Thursday’s Flood risk:
Waves of heavy rain will come in overnight through Thursday morning. This will bring a very messy commute as some storms could drop more than an inch of rain in less than an hour. There is also a threat for some street flooding with the strongest storms. Make sure to take some extra time getting out if you have to leave the house.
We have a constant stream of moisture from the subtropical jet stream coming in from the Pacific Ocean. The cool front is going to stall right over southeast Texas today. This translates to wave after wave of rain, at times heavy rainfall.
Thursday and Friday look like the days with the most widespread and heaviest rain. While there will be breaks, areas that get hit with multiple waves will be the ones that will need to watch for some street flooding and possible creeks running over banks.
Rain totals will start to pile up in some areas, likely across our western and northern counties by Thursday evening, shifting to more of a coastal focus by Friday morning.
10-day Forecast:
The heavy rain and front finally start to move away from the area on Saturday morning leading to a dry Saturday afternoon and Easter Sunday.