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Fall Pattern Shifts: Texas Turns Windy and Cool, Northeast Readies for Heavy Rain as Melissa Weakens

Forecasters flag a fast transition to wind‑driven hazards in Texas with soaking rain arriving in the Northeast on Thursday.

Shown are the expected temperatures across Texas for Halloween at 7 p.m. Friday, left, as well as overnight low temperatures later that night.
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Shown are the expected high temperatures across South-Central Texas on Wednesday, left, as well as the potential afternoon wind gusts at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Overview

  • In Southeast Texas, a strong cold front ushered in a quick drop from near 90 to the 50s with wind advisories and frequent gusts near 40 mph, especially along the coast.
  • Fire danger is elevated west and southwest of Houston, with a Fire Weather Warning Wednesday for Colorado, Wharton, Jackson and Matagorda counties and very high to extreme ratings in parts of the metro.
  • A Tornado Watch was issued until 10 p.m. Tuesday for Chambers County as isolated strong storms formed ahead of the front before conditions turned cooler and drier overnight.
  • A separate storm will bring 1 to 3 inches of rain and gusts of 30 to 40 mph to parts of the Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic from late Wednesday night into early Friday, with coastal flooding and slow commutes possible.
  • Hurricane Melissa, catastrophic in Jamaica as a Category 5, is now a Category 3 moving from eastern Cuba into the Bahamas on a northeast track away from the U.S.