TYLER, Texas — Good morning and happy Friday Eve East Texas,
Typical springtime humidity has returned to the piney woods. You could feel and see it in the form of clouds and some light drizzle or mist across the region. The humidity is here to stay and it helps to set the stage for rain and thunderstorms, starting Friday and lasting into next week. The Storm Prediction Center has areas of East Texas outlooked for potential severe weather Friday and Sunday. At this time, the Sunday threat appears to have more ingredients coming together for severe weather than Friday.
Here's your forecast:
TODAY:
Thursday will be the last day that you can leave the umbrella at home for a while. The day may start gray but we might see some peeks of afternoon sunshine. But every cloud has a silver lining... East Texas will stay dry through the day. This will allow afternoon temperatures to rise to the low-to-mid 80s.
TOMORROW:
Tomorrow is the start of a very rainy few days. A few spotty showers will fire up around 7 tomorrow morning. There may be a few strikes of lighting, but, overall, the morning will stay mild. But that changes in the afternoon. Thunderstorms will move through deep East Texas bringing gusty winds and hail. The Storm Prediction Center has placed some of our counties under a level 2 threat of severe weather. Make sure you're staying weather aware and keep checking back with us for updates.
THIS WEEKEND:
Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast at the end of the week. There is a level 2 risk of severe weather for parts of East Texas on Friday, including Smith county. A this time, it appears strong thunderstorms over North Texas will be in a weakening phase as they East Texas early Friday morning. A couple of these thunderstorms may have enough energy to still be severe when they get here. Otherwise, only isolated thunderstorms appear possible Friday afternoon in Deep East Texas. We appear to stay mostly clear on Saturday. The severe risk returns to all of East Texas on Sunday. Keep checking back with us for the latest.
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Make it a great day, East Texas. And don't worry, we're putting you first!