Texas Tornado Tracker: Houston, College Station, Austin County, Montgomery, and Fort Bend Under Watch
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Texas and Louisiana until 10 PM CDT Thursday. This includes most of southeast Texas, encompassing areas such as Houston, Austin County, Montgomery, and Fort Bend. With the threat of flash flooding ramping up Thursday evening, residents are advised to stay alert and safe.
Counties included in the tornado watch are Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, and Wharton.
Some of the cities within these counties include Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring, College Station, Columbus, Conroe, Corrigan, Crockett, Dayton, Dickinson, Eagle Lake, El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Groveton, Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville, Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Livingston, Madisonville, Mission Bend, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Navasota, Old River-Winfree, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd, Somerville, Stowell, Sugar Land, Texas City, The Woodlands, Trinity, Waller, Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie.
Flood Watch Alert
As heavy rains are expected, areas near and north of the Interstate 10 corridor are under a Flood Watch until 7 a.m. Friday. Rainfall between three to six inches is predicted with isolated spots potentially seeing totals between six and twelve inches.
The National Weather Service’s statement read, “Storms continue to slowly slide south and east, with the strongest storms remaining north of our coverage area. The expectation is for storms to begin developing further south over the next 1-2 hours. Large hail and damaging winds possible. Locally heavy rain as well.”
Louisiana Parishes Under Tornado Watch
Several parishes in Louisiana also fall under the tornado watch. These include Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, St. Landry in Central Louisiana, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary in South Central Louisiana, and Acadia, Allen, Beaureagard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion in Southwest Louisiana, with Vernon in West Central Louisiana.
Residents in these areas are recommended to stay updated with the latest weather bulletins and to take necessary precautions. Severe weather events like tornadoes can lead to massive property damage and loss of lives. If warnings are issued, individuals should move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.
Authorities are urging residents not to ignore the warnings and to act swiftly to protect themselves and their families. Emergency services are prepared and stand ready to offer assistance if required.
This is a developing situation and more updates will be provided as they come in. Stay safe and remain informed.
