If you plan to attend cookouts, pool parties, or football games across Texas this Labor Day weekend, the weather won’t be all rainbows and sunshine.
A cold front is moving across the state, bringing increased chances for downpours that could lead to a flood threat and even some strong to severe thunderstorms.
Friday afternoon, showers and thunderstorms begin to form along I-45 and I-35. By 5 p.m., the line of storms’ heaviest rain focuses across SE Texas.
By 7 p.m., storms continue to charge south through Houston with rain chances winding down closer to midnight. Those downpours may lead to localized street flooding and delays for outdoor sporting events.
A flood threat across the Texas Panhandle increases from Friday to Saturday, going from a 1/4 to a 2/4. SE Texas flood risk remains the same both days, a 1/4.
Storms will move in from the west and dive southeast across the DFW area Saturday morning. Eventually, rain will reach east and southeast Texas as the front begins to slow.
By Sunday, the front could stall, leading to more showers and storms across SE Texas. There will still be plenty of instability for central and west Texas to pick up more rain as well.
We will continue to fine tune the forecast in the meantime be sure you have a way to receive alerts this weekend and remember to turn around if you encounter flooded roads.