Nothing says springtime in Houston like Rodeo, bluebonnets, and storms.
Houston’s severe weather season happens twice a year, once during winter and once during spring. April and May are the peak months in the spring for tornado activity.
However, only in March and so far this year, storms have produced wind damage across SE Texas and even a tornado in Liberty County. The most recent storms led to high water spots across the city.
Sunday’s Timeline:
The destructive nature of spring storms is why KPRC 2 meteorologists sound the alarm whenever there is a severe risk, even if it is low.
Sunday is dry until the evening hours, but the winds will pick up significantly, ahead and behind the cold front, gusting near 40 mph!
So take down your patio and porch decorations, because a Wind Advisory will be in effect from 10 AM until 6 PM on Sunday. You’ll also want to keep your phone charged, as you might lose power, and for those headed to the Rodeo carnival, there will likely be temporary closures on rides.
Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon, there will be no rain to worry about. Sunday’s rain chance comes in the evening and and is not a washout.
At 5 PM, the line starts to push into Trinity, Polk, and Montgomery counties.
By 7 PM, the line of storms reaches downtown Houston, Sugar Land, and Liberty County.
By 8 PM, the storm threat looks more like rain as it moves south of I-10, and just an hour later at 9 PM, the storm is off the coast.
This is a quick-moving system, but we still need to watch for an isolated strong storm.
Behind the storm threat comes a drastic temperature drop from near 90 to the 30s! Check out that forecast here: Houston nearing 90 by the end of the weekend, before storms and winter temperatures return.