HOUSTON – WATCH LIVE: Severe weather coverage
A tornado WARNING has expired in Montgomery County and Walker County Monday -- it ended at 4 p.m. as some of the area saw more than 2 inches of rain.
We remain under a tornado watch for Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker and Washington Counties until 8 p.m. tonight.
A line of storms has been advancing north from the gulf through the day. The line is now north of I-10 producing frequent lightning strikes and heavy downpours. These storms have the capability of producing large hail, damaging winds and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
There should be a break from the storms for the overnight hours. Storm threats continue on Tuesday as another round of strong to severe thunderstorms could fire up across most of the area. Our final line of storms is expected before sunrise on Wednesday morning.
While most of us are locked into solar eclipse and whether we can see it through the clouds on Monday, as the day progresses we will see an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms may become strong to severe.
Here’s the tricky part: Folks that have headed out into the hill country to check out the eclipse may also be dealing with some strong to severe thunderstorms as they try to head back towards greater Houston. Any storms that get going could drop intense, heavy rain along with the potential for large hail. Definitely something to watch for if you are trying to catch the eclipse!
Severe Threats Monday - Wednesday:
Once this first round of storms is over, we’re not done with the severe weather threat until Wednesday! Monday’s threat is centered closer to Dallas, but some areas in the Brazos Valley could be in the crosshairs for nasty storms in the early evening.
Tuesday and Wednesday will also carry a threat for strong to severe storms, this time a little closer to Houston with the same threats of intense downpours, hail and we certainly can’t rule out an isolated tornado or two. Make sure you have a way to get notifications of severe weather, a great way to do it is to download the Stormtracker 2 weather app!
The last of the severe weather will swing through Wednesday morning and could produce a couple inches of rain in a short amount of time. If the timing is as it looks today, we could be seeing a very messy morning commute for Wednesday.
Once this last batch passes through, we’re smooth sailing for the rest of the week! We’ll likely see changes to the timing and location of the intensity for the storms over the next 24 hours so make sure you check back often for updates with the Stormtracker 2 weather team!