Dallas, Houston brace for storms that could produce baseball-sized hail, strong tornadoes, flash flooding

DALLAS – A multiday severe weather and flash flood menace continues connected Tuesday, with millions of radical crossed Texas and Louisiana bracing for storms that could nutrient baseball-sized hail, beardown tornadoes and perchance life-threatening flooding.

This representation shows the country of a hunt and rescue aft a kid was swept distant by floodwaters successful Brenham, Texas, connected Monday, May 5, 2025.

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The hazard comes arsenic hunt and rescue crews proceed to look for a 10-year-old miss who was swept distant by floodwaters, and arsenic archetypal responders raced to extinguish a occurrence aft a home was struck by lightning.

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The terrible upwind menace continued overnight and into aboriginal Tuesday morning, with Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings issued successful portions of Texas.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Tornado Watch were besides issued successful Texas done aboriginal Tuesday morning.

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Forecasters with NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) judge the highest hazard of terrible upwind connected Tuesday volition beryllium recovered crossed a ample swath of Texas and Louisiana.

More than 16 cardinal radical person been placed successful a Level 2 hazard of terrible upwind connected the SPC’s 5-point terrible thunderstorm hazard scale.

This menace portion includes cities specified arsenic Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and Arlington successful Texas.

A Level 3 retired of 5 hazard includes much than 3 cardinal radical successful cities similar Round Rock, College Station, The Woodlands, Bryan and Temple.

Very ample hail, beardown tornadoes (EF-2 oregon higher) and damaging upwind gusts are each imaginable wrong immoderate storms that ignite connected Tuesday. 

Be definite to download the escaped FOX Weather app and alteration notifications to beryllium alerted to immoderate watches oregon warnings issued successful your area.

Potentially life-threatening flash flooding eyes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi

Flooding is besides a interest connected Tuesday arsenic almighty storms determination crossed the confederate Plains and on the Gulf Coast, putting millions connected alert for perchance life-threatening flash flooding.

The highest flash flood menace volition commencement by midday connected Tuesday crossed portions of East Texas and Louisiana.

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Storms volition proceed to pummel the country overnight crossed Louisiana and on the Gulf Coast into Mississippi. The strongest storms and heaviest rainfall are expected on the Gulf Coast by Wednesday morning, yet extending into the Florida Panhandle.

Flash flooding is imaginable from the confederate Plains to the Southeast connected Tuesday. However, NOAA's Weather Prediction Center placed portions of East Texas, astir of Louisiana, confederate Arkansas and confederate Mississippi successful a Level 3 retired of 4 threat.

This includes cities similar Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton Rouge and New Orleans successful Louisiana and Jackson successful Mississippi.

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Cities and towns from the confederate Plains to the Southeast are expected to prime up a fewer inches of rain. However, the highest totals volition beryllium recovered from East Texas done Louisiana and into confederate Mississippi and Alabama.

Southern Louisiana and confederate Mississippi could spot 5-8 inches of rainfall with immoderate locally higher amounts.