Houston weather: Monitoring tropical system in the Gulf

Things are getting interesting. A area of low pressure in the southern Gulf seems to be getting a bit stronger this afternoon and the hurricane center has upgraded its chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm to 50%. The center of the system is likely to head toward the Rio Grande in deep south Texas, but I think we'll have a good chance for storms, with a few heavy ones both Friday and Saturday. Flooding will be more probable in South Texas, but just stay weather aware over the next day or two for changes.