Hail falls in Houston area as thunderstorms pass through

Houston deals with thunderstorms as murky week continues

HOUSTON – Unsettled weather continued Tuesday across Southeast Texas. Houston dealt with thunderstorms, patchy fog and cool temperatures in the 50s.

A warm front pushed north, which made showers and storms more widespread starting around lunchtime.

Scattered storms Tuesday produced downpours, gusty winds and hail.

A Flash Flood Warning was issued for Harris and Chambers counties until 11:30 p.m.

Quarter-sized hail was reported Tuesday night as strong thunderstorms passed through the city and surrounding counties.

Hail poured down in Dickinson, Rosharon and Alvin and falsh flooding was spotted across Houston. Traffic near the Galleria was bumper-to-bumper as rain poured down on rush-hour traffic.

Surprisngly, the heavy pours didn’t stop people from going to the Houston Rodeo. Hundreds of people attended the scheduled concert, but the fairground was a ghost town. Rodoeogoers said they don’t mind the rain and they’ve seen worst days.

“We’ve been through worse, Harvey was a challenge but this rain is nothing,” Dale Smith said.

Temperatures were in the mid-60s Tuesday afternoon and extra travel time might be needed for the evening commute.

Rain chances will be lower on Wednesday with only stray showers possible. Although skies will remain cloudy, temperatures will be warm in the mid-70s.

Daily rain chances stay in the forecast through the weekend.

The weekend will also bring a big temperature drop. Temperatures in the 70s Saturday will drop to the 50s for Sunday.