Happening now, your weather team is watching and tracking the potential for a severe weather risk for Houston. Here is what you need to know to keep you and your family safe.
The 1 out of 5 severe risk stretches from Galveston County up towards the Brazos Valley while areas to the east, including the eastern portions of Chambers County, Liberty County, San Jacinto County, Houston County, and all of Polk and Trinity Counties are all within the 2 out of 5 risk. And even though we are lower on the threat risk, we also have a wind advisory that kicks off overnight with wind gusts up to 40 mph and now a fire risk in areas that already very dry.
Everything you need to know from the timing of risks, advisory and watches to timing is explained below.
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Wind Advisory:
In addition to the severe weather risk for some parts of our viewing area, we now have a wind advisory starting tomorrow morning at 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday with SW winds of 15-25 mph and wind gusts of 40 mph. So not only are we concerned with the early morning thunderstorms, but gusty conditions throughout the day. So make sure to secure outdoor objects and take it slow on the roadways because the gusty conditions can create more debris on the roadways.
Fire Weather Watch:
The wind weather threat has now put areas like El Campo, Columbus, Brenham and parts of College Station under a fire weather watch, since those areas already dry. This round of thunderstorms isn’t expected to bring a lot of relief, so the dry weather and gusty conditions has trigged a fire weather watch from 11 am to 7 pm on Tuesday. You’ll want to make sure to avoid open flames, be aware of your activity in areas with dry grass and make sure to discard cigarettes properly.
Futuretrack:
We’re tracking the chance for strong to severe weather with the potential for strong wind gusts, hail, thunderstorms, downpours and a slight risk for an isolated tornado. (2% for the Houston area) The weather team will start to track the front during the early morning hours near Austin and areas to the north of us. Right now, the storms seem to be pushing to the north from the hours of 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Your weather team will continue to update you on the development and timing throughout the day.
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