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Heat Advisory continues for Houston and surrounding areas through 10 PM Friday. Dangerous Heat Index values up to 105-110 are possible through Friday night. There's also a slim chance for a few strong to severe storms on Friday night. If a storm can get going, it could produce some strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, hail & heavy rain. So stay alert and be ready to head indoors quickly if a storm rolls over your area. After Friday, area of high pressure, or the heat dome will intensify again meaning more hot and dry weather this weekend and next week. Download our FOX 26 Weather App to keep up with the latest severe threat and building heat!

Heat Advisory continues for Houston and surrounding areas through 10 PM Friday. Dangerous Heat Index values up to 105-110 are possible through Friday night. There's also a slim chance for a few strong to severe storms this evening and again Friday PM. If a storm can get going, it could produce some strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, hail & heavy rain. So stay alert and be ready to head indoors quickly if a storm rolls over your area. After Friday, area of high pressure, or the heat dome will intensify again meaning more hot and dry weather this weekend and next week. Download our FOX 26 Weather App to keep up with the latest severe threat and building heat!

Historic wind gusts were recorded in the Northern parts of our viewing area during last night's storm. Thousands of residents were left without power overnight and much of Thursday as they began the clean-up process. FOX 26's Natalie Hee spoke to a mother who had a close call last night.

Tropical Storm Bret is very close to Barbados with 65 mph winds and Tropical Storm Warnings are out for parts of the Lesser Antilles. Bret is expected to push into the western and central Caribbean Friday and Saturday. It is forecast to weaken and fall apart by Sunday. Tropical Depression Four formed in the central Atlantic with 35 mph winds and could become Tropical Storm Cindy by tonight or Friday. Another tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic could possible develop over the next several days.

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Last night's storms were incredibly strong, and there could be isolated strong storms today and tomorrow, but it doesn't look as severe. Once the weekend hots, we'll see our "heat dome" of high pressure getting larger and spreading across Texas, so a large-scale heat wave is on the way next week state-wide.

We will shave a few degrees off our high temperatures over the next few days with more clouds and some showers and storms expected. The best shot for rain and storms will be Thursday where we could have a round in the morning and another round in the afternoon & evening. Isolated storms are possible Friday. Hopefully, you get some of this rain because the heat dome dominates next week with a stretch of triple-digit days likely and more record heat possible!

Excessive Heat Warning continues through 8 PM for Houston and surrounding areas with heat index values around 113 or higher. Heat Advisories remain in place east for Liberty & Livingston and south around Bay City & Matagorda. Heat index values here could get as high as 110. We will shave a few degrees off our high temperatures over the next few days with more clouds and some showers and storms expected. The best shot for rain and storms will be Thursday where we could have a round in the morning and another round in the afternoon & evening. Isolated storms are possible Friday. Hopefully, you get some of this rain because the heat dome dominates next week with a stretch of triple-digit days likely and more record heat possible!

Tropical Storm Bret is still moving west in the Atlantic towards the Lesser Antilles but has gotten stronger with 65 mph winds. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for St. Lucia & Martinique with Tropical Storm Watches in place for Barbados & Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. Bret is expected to weaken before getting close to Houston. A few other tropical waves are being monitored for development in the Atlantic.