Areas north of Houston and Harris County are under a tornado watch through 6 p.m. Sunday as a powerful cold front slices through Southeast Texas.

As severe weather remains possible for Southeast Texas, a tornado watch has been extended for three counties in the area. The National Weather Service Lake Charles has extended a tornado watch for Hardin,

A Tornado Watch is now in effect for all of Deep East Texas and much of north-central Louisiana. Strong EF2+ tornadoes are possible in parts of the watch area.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - In anticipation of the development of rotating supercell thunderstorms, the National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the majority of southeast Texas until 7 pm.

At least four tornado sightings across Southeast Texas can be confirmed as tornadoes based on radar and public reporting on Saturday, the National Weather Service said, only days after an earlier twister outbreak on Thursday had damaged several Houston-area homes.

Severe thunderstorms have returned to the South on Sunday prompting Tornado Watches for Arkansas, western and northern Louisiana and East and Southeast Texas.

A Tornado Watch is in place for areas along and north of the I-10/12 corridor until 9 PM. Damaging wind and an isolated embedded tornado are the primary concerns. Temperatures take a significant dip from the weekend to the school/work week.