Strong storms move through area

Anyone notice the rain this morning? It crashed through the area with thunder, lightning, wind and hail, slowing morning rush-hour traffic and leading to reports of possible tornadoes. According to KHOU, a twister might have headed through Needville, where the carport was blown off City Hall (now where will the mayor park?) and the roof was blown off the cotton gin (now where will the ... oh, never mind).

The line of heavy rain has moved off to the east now, but the National Weather Service reports that there could be scattered thunderstorms developing through the afternoon and tonight. A disturbance in Mexico will continue making its way here tomorrow and Wednesday, meaning there's a risk of 1 to 2 inches of rain, with localized rainfall up to 4 inches — that means there's a chance of isolated flooding. The storms should break up Wednesday night, leading to a pretty nice weekend.