Breakfast brief: East stays gray, soggy

A fresh batch of severe thunderstorms will roll across the Lone Star State Thursday as the East and South finally get a chance to dry out.

The WeatherRadar will light up across Texas today as severe storms ramp up throughout the day. These severe storms could produce damaging winds and large hail from Lubbock into Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth areas.

The storms will make their way into the lower Mississippi Valley after dark, rumbling into New Orleans.

The East and South will finally see some sunshine on Thursday as the slow-moving system that has lingered east of the Mississippi since the weekend finally moves offshore. However, it will still bring some cold rain and gusty winds from Long Island northward into southern New England. Use our TemperatureRadar and WindRadar to track the changes.

A new Pacific storm will roll into the Northwest, bringing rain into Seattle and Portland, Ore., The rest of the West will enjoy another sun-filled day, with the Southwest starting to warm up as high reach into the mid-90s.

Here is what we are watching today:

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