CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — There is a Weather Impact Alert for thunderstorms possible on Wednesday and Thursday morning.
The timing for Wednesday will include a risk of scattered thunderstorms from 5 AM – noon. A few of these storms may impact the Wednesday morning commute. Be ready to give yourself extra time heading out the door. Tune into First Edition from 5-7 AM for the latest updates on Wednesday morning.
The primary risk is heavy downpours, which may lead to street flooding. Lightning and high wind gusts may result in power outages. Visibility on the road may be limited if caught in one of these storms.
The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk of severe weather for South Texas on Wednesday. This is for the risk of small hail and high wind gusts closer to 60 mph.
The forecast for Wednesday is challenging because we will be monitoring the development of thunderstorms in the Big Bend region of Texas this afternoon and evening. The cluster of storms is expected to develop into a squall line. Some of the data has the line of storms splitting with one heading toward the Rio Grande Valley and one heading toward San Antonio. If the squall line splits, we will still be watching for scattered storm development along the outflow boundary as the sun comes up in the Coastal Bend.
It is important to note that not every model is in agreement with this much rain occurring or it being as strong as it is shown here. High-end rainfall totals could be over an inch, but most will see around 0.25″ or less…