The Memorial Day weekend kicked off with a multi-day thunderstorm and heavy rainfall system hitting the south-central part of the country, forecasters said. Nearly 4 million people were under a severe thunderstorm watch the morning of Saturday,

Weather and flood threats increase into holiday weekend. Any pause in storminess after the week-long barrage that ended Wednesday is short-lived, as severe weather and flood threats increase into Memorial Day weekend across a big chunk of the south-central United States.

The Memorial Day weekend is here and it promises to bring Houston both heat and humidity. Of course, no one should be terribly surprised that the unofficial kickoff to summer is going to be hot and humid in Southeast Texas,