First Alert Weather Days are in place for Thursday and Friday as heavy rain and the possibility for flooding are in the forecast. Showers and thunderstorms will begin to move into East Texas Thursday morning and become widespread through the day. While the risk for severe weather is low, heavy rain could lead to flooding and ponding on roadways. Highs Thursday afternoon will be in the upper 80s before the clouds and rain drop temperatures. Showers and thunderstorms will remain likely through Thursday night into Friday and Saturday. Rainfall totals will range from one to three inches, with some parts of East Texas receiving even higher amounts. A cold front will move through the area on Friday dropping temperatures to the lowest they've been since May for some locations.
Today in weather history... September 30 - October 1, 2016, Hurricane Matthew reached Category 5 intensity in the Caribbean Sea north of Colombia. The storm was the first Atlantic Category 5 since Felix in 2007, and also broke the record as the southernmost Category 5 in the Atlantic Ocean. Today's daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
This week's weather word is "fowan." A dry, scorching wind of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. This definition comes from the American Meteorological Society's Glossary of Meteorology (2026).
Also on today's show, we're learning about an emu rescue in Arizona after flooding this week, and continued updates on the flooding risk across the state and country. Finally, our satellite imagery of the day, showing the nine-day long journey of Hurricane Polo traversing the Eastern Pacific Ocean, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
