Tornadoes can’t be ruled out ahead of stormy overnight weather in Houston region, NWS says

A week after two tornadoes touched down in Spring and Cypress, a National Weather Service meteorologist said there is a “nonzero possibility” of more tornadoes as rainy, stormy weather moves through the area Wednesday night.

Tornadoes can’t be ruled out as rainy, stormy weather rolls through Southeast Texas on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Houston-area residents south of The Woodlands can expect widespread storms across the community, according to a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Houston and Galveston office. The forecast for late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night calls for rainfall and thunderstorms, with the potential for heavy rain that could cause localized flooding.

Closer to the Gulf Coast, areas like Galveston could be hit by stronger storms, large hail and stronger winds. Tornadoes are possible, though the chances of them occurring is lower than they were a week earlier, when two tornadoes touched down in Houston suburbs…

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