The tornado watch applies to Liberty and Polk counties, which include the communities of Cleveland, Corrigan, Dayton, Liberty and Livingston.

Before the inclement weather arrives, Wednesday provided a brief reprieve for Southeast Texas. High temperatures reached 89°F, and the day was characterized by mostly cloudy skies and only a few scattered showers or storms. Such a calm day contrasts sharply with the approaching storm, emphasizing the unpredictability of the Texas weather.

The National Weather Service has issued a rare high risk for severe storms and tornadoes for parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky. FOX 26 Meteorlogist Remeisha Shade looks at the threat as well as Houston's wind and rain conditions for the week.

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people.

The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states. Thousands have lost power in Missouri and other states, and a person was killed Wednesday evening in the southeast part of the state.

As Michigan residents clean up from the Sunday storms, another low-pressure system is expected to move through on Wednesday, bringing storms and another chance of severe weather. It all begins early on Wednesday as a small chance of mixed precip will move through the area,

While rain has been persistent on Wednesday in Southeast Michigan, storms are still possible tonight as a warm front rapidly lifts to the north.

Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday and early Thursday from Texas to West Virginia as storms hit those and other states. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere,

Springtime in Michigan can come with strange and severe weather. This weekend was just an example of that. While Mid-Michigan saw warmer temperatures and several severe storms, the upper peninsula had ice storms that caused its own damage.