Severe thunderstorm warning issued for northwestern Harris County, 60 mph winds, hail
Northwest Harris County faced a warning with 60 mph gusts and quarter-size hail, as a storm near Willowbrook and Jersey Village threatened trees, roofs and commutes.
Jersey Village, Willowbrook, Spring Branch and Cypress were under the gun Tuesday afternoon as a severe thunderstorm moved through northwestern Harris County with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail. At 4:16 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service said the storm was near Willowbrook, or near Jersey Village, and was moving southwest at 15 mph. The warning expired at 4:30 p.m. CDT, but not before it put a wide slice of the county in the path of damaging winds, from Spring Branch North and Spring Branch West to Addicks Park Ten, Spring Valley, Greater Greenspoint, northwestern Greater Heights, northern Eldridge / West Oaks, northwestern Northside / Northline, Hilshire Village, Spring Branch East and Central, Central Northwest, Langwood, Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing, Hidden Valley, Acres Home and Westbranch.
The agency said the radar-indicated storm could damage vehicles, roofs, siding and trees. Residents in the warning area were told to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building, a step meant to reduce the risk from hail and sudden wind bursts that can hit without much warning. With travel still in the storm’s path, drivers along northwest Harris County corridors were advised to hold off on unnecessary trips, and anyone with outdoor plans had a short window to get inside before conditions worsened.
The threat did not end with the first warning. At 4:29 p.m., the Weather Service issued another warning for west central Harris County, southeastern Waller County and north central Fort Bend County after a storm near Jersey Village continued southwest at 15 mph, still capable of 60 mph gusts and quarter-size hail. Five minutes later, a third warning expanded the risk to northeastern Austin County, southeastern Washington County, northern Waller County and northwestern Harris County, with a storm over Prairie View moving southwest at 20 mph.
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston uses severe-weather reports for verification and post-storm analysis, and its county-by-county records track hail, wind, lightning, injuries and fatalities. Those records place events like the May 26, 2024 hail and wind derecho in a broader Southeast Texas history that shows how quickly storms can turn destructive. Forecasters also said scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected to remain possible through the first week of June, with rain chances increasing later as tropical moisture streamed in.
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