Afternoon thunderstorms pushing through southeast Texas

Thuderstorms are pushing through southeast Texas Saturday afternoon, according to National Weather Service Thuderstorms are pushing through southeast Texas Saturday afternoon, according to National Weather Service Photo: NWS Photo: NWS Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Afternoon thunderstorms pushing through southeast Texas 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Thunderstorms are moving through Harris County and Washington County this afternoon, prompting a National Weather Service advisory.

Doppler radar is now tracking a strong cluster of thunderstorms near Bellville and Brenham, moving east at 40 mph. An upper level disturbance blowing through the Houston area could bring half-inch size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph.

Emergency Management officials said dime-size hail was reported in Brenham at 2 p.m.

A sneaky upper air disturbance is going to bring Houston a quick round of "elevated thunderstorms." You'll see curtains of rain falling from the sky along with gusty winds and some noisy lightning. https://t.co/hwzcFqoSkj pic.twitter.com/5MF1VfrTcM — Travis Herzog (@TravisABC13) April 25, 2020

Locations affected in the advisory include:

Brenham

Tomball

Hempstead

Prairie View

Pinehurst

Washington

Hockley

Waller

Magnolia

Pine Island

Stagecoach

Todd Mission

Independence

Plantersville

A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect for several other southeastern counties in Texas. NWS warned that quarter-sized hail would pose a hazard in the San Antonio area today.

Expect storms to move through the Houston area next week, possibly bringing the temperature down to the 50s.