Good afternoon. As of about 12:45 pm CT, the principle line of extreme climate related to a chilly entrance is draped throughout the area from El Campo to Sealy to The Woodlands, and it’s steadily progressing eastward. As anticipated, this method is bringing wind gusts above 40 mph, heavy rainfall, and a minimum of one confirmed twister and a number of different warnings. We’re beginning to see some avenue flooding in areas west of Houston, and I count on this to persist for the following few hours as rainfall charges attain 1 to 2 inches per hour. This heavy rainfall will unfold into central and southeastern Houston over the following couple of hours.
The primary line of storms ought to attain areas comparable to Sugar Land, downtown Houston, and Bush Intercontinental Airport by round 1 to 1:30 pm, and push down nearer to the coast, via areas comparable to Pearland, Clear Lake and Baytown by round 3 pm. The system must be totally offshore, with clearing skies area-wide, by 4:30 to five pm. Some low-lying avenue flooding might persist via the night rush hour because of the heavy rainfall, nonetheless.
I understand that the timing of those storms is extraordinarily inconvenient for colleges and day cares and different establishments that allow out throughout afternoon hours. I can not say a lot to that impact, but when your faculty is positioned inland of Interstate 69/Freeway 59, situations must be clearing out by round 3 pm, and when you stay on the coastal facet of this freeway, this most likely will probably be in regards to the time you see the worst situations.
Thus far this occasion is continuing nearly as we anticipated, with nasty winds, rains, and the specter of tornadoes. I count on the latter risk to peak from about 1 to three pm after which progressively diminish, with the rains following go well with. Heavy winds will probably be with us all through the evening, shifting from the west to northwest in a single day. Should you can keep off the roads this afternoon, you must. If you must enterprise out, have a radar map useful, and a approach to obtain emergency alerts.
