jabcwb2 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:25 pm

ajurcat wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:19 pm It's coming into BW8 & Fairbanks N Houston

Wind? Tornado?

Both

200,000 without power.

Reaching I-10 and I-610. Tornado warning extended to area around Rice U.

don wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:20 pm HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE MOVING INTO HOUSTON. THIS IS NOT A DRILL

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR THE HOUSTON METRO AREA.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts.

120,000 folks without power on the west side of Houston. 80-120+ mph wind gusts.

don wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:03 pm Very concerned with the embedded hook echo moving into Cyfair.


Screenshot 2024-05-16 at 17-59-54 NWS Radar.png

This cell produced a tornado near Giddings earlier.

Jersey Village is in the path of the tornado. Headed toward populated areas.

Todd Mission - 75 mph straightline winds

Hook Echo heading to Cypress.

90 mph winds headed to Hwy 99 SW of Cypress.

Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 5:50PM CDT until May 16 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Waller, or 8 miles southeast of Prairie View, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. ...

Hook echo near Brenham. It is dusk-like dark out there.

Another hook echo near Weimar.

Get prepared, Houston.

Flash Flood Warning issued May 16 at 5:14PM CDT until May 16 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX FFWHGX The National Weather Service in League City has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Brazos County in southeastern Texas... West Central Grimes County in southeastern Texas... *...

Bow echo on the cell SW of here. Houston is right on the vector.

That cell west of us is getting serious and moving SE Tornado Warning issued May 16 at 4:50PM CDT until May 16 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX At 450 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Giddings, moving southeast at 60 mph. HAZARD....

jasons2k wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:32 pmRotation

Those cells really blew up moving toward Huntsville. It was seriously dark when they were over us.

We peaked at a 3 inch/hour rate. Could be another couple hours of 2+ inches/hour.

Update: 4.07 inches of rain so far IMFY.

Looks like entraining from CLL to Austin. We're looking at high river cresting again from the Colorado, Brazos, Trinity in a few days.

Our house sits on high ground on the block. We're fine. The Lagniappe is I've barely had to run the sprinklers this spring.

https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/images/mcd0276.gif Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0276 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 421 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 Areas affected...central through southeastern Texas, western Louisiana Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely Valid...

One inch an hour stuff coming down.

It's Total Eclipse level dark out there. Be ready folks.

It's rippin'

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/s ... &length=24

We're down to NowCasting. It's not monkeying around out there. We're about to get sandwiched. https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/KGRK_loop.gif?refreshed=1715834534788 No real complaints about rain now and a ridge is not necessarily good news unless we're north of it. We simply need rain in the...

tireman4 wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 9:20 am Ocean Temperatures 2024

A 2023 without shear in 2024 = Deadly.

This is the way I see this Summer playing out...... Most (rightfully so North of Houston) are complaining about the rain. Don't blame them for a second. Many (south of Houston) are meh....could've used more rain, but at least it wasn't zilch. We are all complaining about the mosquitoes right now, a...

To quote Gomer Pyle: Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Some cells arrive early to the party. https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/standard/KGRK_loop.gif?refreshed=1715834534788 Lots of rain headed your way. Wouldn’t be surprised if you get another 5+”. I'd gladly send it your way. Save it for summer up here.