There’s a lot happening across the greater Houston area for Friday and some areas could be dealing with some hefty storms as the day wears on.
A Tornado Watch is in effect for Liberty County and Polk County until 7 p.m. Friday.
According to CenterPoint Energy’s outage map, 10,054 customers are without power as of 4:50 p.m.
Here’s a timeline on when to expect downpours as we get through the afternoon and evening!
Friday Mid-Afternoon:
Most of the activity has remained off to the east and west of the Houston Metro for a good portion of the day. Strong storm have started popping up on the east side of the Metro.
Radar is picking up heavier storms down to the south and east of Houston.
A Special Weather Statement has been issued for portions of Coastal and Inland Harris County until 3:45 p.m. The main threat for this cluster of storms are wind gusts up to 40 mph.
Another Special Weather Statement has been issued for portions of Coastal and Inland Harris County, Inland Brazoria, and Inland and Coastal Galveston County until 4:30 p.m. The main threat for this cluster of storms is also wind gusts up to 40 mph. This includes towns such as Pasadena, Deer Park, League City, La Porte, Dickinson, Friendswood, and Alvin.
Out to our east from Baytown and Clear Lake to Devers has another line of rowdy storms - producing heavy rain and frequent lightning.
Nothing is severe warned at this time, thankfully.
The source of these storms is an upper atmosphere low pressure system that is now pushing east of Austin, where we continue to see an unstable atmosphere east of the lows’ center, which is the bullseye for most of SE Texas for the remainder of the afternoon.
Friday Evening:
Over the next couple of hours, the system will continue to push east and spark up thunderstorms.
Here’s an hour-by-hour look through the evening.
4 - 5 p.m.: The heaviest activity continues across SE Texas, including in the Houston Metro during rush hour. Some slick spots may exist during the evening commute home.
6 - 7 p.m.: The system continues to push east and the heaviest storms move off towards far southeast/east Texas in areas like Beaumont and into southwest Louisiana.
Some of the brighter storms could also contain hail, strong wind gusts and we can’t rule out a severe thunderstorm or two by 3-5pm.
Astros Game:
If you’re heading to the Astros game before 7p, just be aware some leftover storms could still pack a punch of heavy rain, lightning and strong winds.
