What’s new:
The National Weather Service has now upgraded Potential Tropical Cyclone Six to Tropical Storm Francine Monday morning at 10 a.m. Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 50 mph slowly moving from the coast of Mexico to the southern Texas/Louisiana border.
Impact to Houston:
Tuesday 7 am: Right now, we’re tracking coastal showers Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. with the chance of heavier downpours off the coast and just east of Texas City and Galveston.
Tuesday 8 a.m.: More rain headed our way just south of I-10 with the chance of heavier downpours near Sugar Land, Hobby, Clear Lake down to the coast.
Tuesday 3 p.m.: Tracking the chance for downpours in areas like Katy, Jersey Village into downtown Houston and areas between Mont Belvieu and Liberty.
Tuesday 6-8 p.m.: We have the chance for heavier rain picking up in the evening hours.
Here is our estimated rainfall forecast for the next 5 days:
Tropical Storm Francine on Monday at 10 a.m. had sustained winds of 50 mph slowly moving from the coast of Mexico to the southern Texas/Louisiana border. Here is the track:
Quick wind reference guide
Category 1: Winds 74 to 95 miles per hour (mph).
Category 2: Winds 96 to 110 mph
Category 3: Winds 111 to 130 mph
Category 4: Winds 131 to 155 mph
Category 5: Winds greater than 155 + mph.
Francine is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Wednesday and make landfall around Louisiana sometime late Wednesday.
Right now our forecasted timeline:
Corpus Christie: East of Corpus Christi 7 p.m. Tuesday at 75 mph
Houston: East of Houston 7 a.m. at 85 mph
Lake Charles -New Iberia, Louisiana area: 7 p.m. Wednesday at 85 mph
You can track radar here to keep up to date with local impacts of Tropical Storm Francine here: