April is here and with it comes the prospect of severe weather capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes in parts of Texas. The areas of Texas at risk for severe weather for multiple days remain far enough north of Houston that the resulting storms shouldn’t pose concerns in Southeast Texas early this week.

The National Weather Service has issued a rare high risk for severe storms and tornadoes for parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky. For SE Texas, there is a slight chance for strong storms closer to Huntsville,