A round of strong storms could bring hail and damaging winds to parts of Southeast Texas on Sunday, with forecasters also warning that an isolated tornado can’t be ruled out.
The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has placed areas generally near and south of Interstate 10 under a marginal risk—the lowest of five severe-weather risk levels—for Sunday. Damaging winds and hail are the primary threats, while an isolated tornado is also possible.
“For all my fellow weather nerds, that means we have all four ingredients for strong to severe storms (moisture, lift, instability, and shear) setting up generally along the coast,” the weather service said.
Where is the storm risk highest?
The greatest threat is expected south of I-10 and along the coast, where 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible Sunday, with some forecast guidance showing isolated totals above 4 inches…