Sunday Storms

Severe thunderstorms are possible tomorrow (Sunday) for parts of Texas and Oklahoma. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for southwestern Oklahoma and north-central Texas. Warm, moist air will dominate much of Texas and Oklahoma tomorrow afternoon as a dryline establishes itself west of I-35. As the dryline becomes more defined, and advances towards I-35, thunderstorms should develop Sunday afternoon just before sunset west of I-35 in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. With the dynamics associated with this low, it should be noted, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for much of Texas (east of I-35) by Sunday evening.

Thunderstorm outlook from the SPC

Analyzing the modeled atmosphere for tomorrow afternoon, it appears there will be adequate shear and instability for all modes of severe weather–initially. Once the storms mature and advance towards the east, they should quickly become linear in nature due to the shear profile. This would act to limit the tornado threat after the initial isolated activity develops into a squall line. It should be noted: severe weather setups need to be continuously monitored, especially the morning of the event, to determine any changes that need to be made to the forecast as well as potential areas that could see enhanced tornado or other severe threats. The exact thermodynamic profile is still uncertain at this time due to the potential for low-level clouds early in the day, so check back for updates tomorrow.

A secondary threat, especially in urban areas, is flash flooding. The storms may dump very heavy rainfall in a short period of time, which could lead to isolated areas of flash flooding. The highest chance for flash flooding is in urban areas and eastern Texas. The Houston Metro may see flash flooding overnight on Sunday into Monday. Remember, do not ever cross a road that has water covering the roadway.

Rainfall forecast from the WPC