Houston, Texas – Severe storms are threatening parts of Southeast Texas Monday afternoon, with damaging winds and large hail possible across Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazos counties under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, Watch 225 includes 11 counties stretching from Austin to Wharton. Strong thunderstorms developing along a cold front may intensify through the evening, potentially producing wind gusts over 60 mph and hail up to quarter-size. Heavy downpours and frequent lightning are also likely as storms push east toward the Houston metro.
Cities including Houston, College Station, Sugar Land, Conroe, and Brenham are in the alert zone. Residents in Montgomery, Waller, and Grimes counties should remain weather-aware, as isolated severe cells could impact travel on I-45, Highway 290, and local roadways during the evening commute. Emergency management teams urge residents to secure outdoor items, avoid flooded streets, and have multiple ways to receive warnings.
The storm system arrives as part of a broader pattern impacting much of central and eastern Texas, bringing the region’s first widespread severe weather threat in weeks.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains active until 8 p.m. CDT. Additional warnings could be issued as storms evolve through the evening.
