Severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds and large hail are expected to hit the Houston area late tonight into early Thursday morning, forecasters warn.

As a busy weather pattern continues for portions of the Northeast, Midwest and south-central United States, storms will repeat in some areas where repairs to previous damage and utility lines are taking place and in locations where prior storms may have weakened trees and lines, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

A First Alert Weather Day is in effect on Wednesday in North Texas. A flood watch is in effect for Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Ellis, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Young, Jack,