East Texas issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch for May 10 Mother’s Day
East Texas is under a severe thunderstorm watch for Sunday, May 10, as thunderstorms are expected to move in during the afternoon and continue through the evening and overnight. The First Alert Weather Day covers Mother’s Day plans across the region.
The weather threat is tied to a weak cold front moving into East Texas. Large hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy rain remain the main threats, while the risk for a tornado on Sunday is low.
Mother’s Day afternoon timing
The storms are expected to start in the afternoon, then last into the evening and overnight hours. That timing puts the weather squarely in the middle of Mother’s Day gatherings, when many outdoor plans would be underway.
Outdoor Mother’s Day celebrations may need to move indoors or have a backup plan. For anyone planning to be outside Sunday, the key window is the afternoon through overnight, when thunderstorms are expected to be most active.
Weak cold front moves in
The weak cold front is the feature driving the setup across East Texas. It brings a round of thunderstorms rather than a quick, isolated shower, with the main threats centered on hail, wind and heavy rain.
The low tornado risk offers one limit to the threat, but it does not remove the need for planning. The more immediate concern is that storms may disrupt holiday gatherings and keep conditions unsettled well into the night.
East Texas backup plans
For East Texas residents, the practical step is simple: treat Sunday as a weather day, not just a holiday. That means checking plans for the afternoon, evening and overnight, and moving outdoor events indoors if possible.
The First Alert Weather Day remains focused on one window: Sunday, May 10. The strongest case for changing plans is already in the forecast — thunderstorms are expected during the hours when many people will be outside.
