Quick question to my awesome Met friends.... does it look like a tornadic night? That scares me the most while sleeping.... Please say no. That's a fear of mine too Kayci. And it was a reality for my family on Halloween. Jolted out of bed at 4:15 am to a roaring sound. Neither mine or my husband's ...

I know we're a little under 2 weeks out here - but does anyone have an idea what the week of Christmas holds for our region? Just trying to plan some outdoor festivities for the family and kiddos - thanks!

^^same for us, the weeds are knee high already! And not to mention the mosquitoes. Today would have been a good day to stay home and tidy up the lawn : D

Yes, thank you to all the pros! This is the first place I visit for the latest information. As always, keep up the great work.

50+ My pure gut feeling (no scientific data supporting this, no hype, just my personal opinion)....I feel future Bill may have a few surprises in store for us.

Very interesting week ahead of us folks, I know I will check in frequently. I hope everyone is prepared since we are in the heart of hurricane season. Hoping we get some rain in our area from one of our "blobs" : )

Nice steady rain been going on for about an hour in south Alvin. Can't wait to see how much we have in the rain gauge!

Nice thunderstorm just passed downtown. It was pouring!

We had an inch in our rain gauge from yesterday morning's storms (I'm south of Alvin). The clouds moving in from the south looked very tropical this morning, almost band like, similar to what you see when a tropical system moves in. My husband also pointed out the red sky at sunrise - reminded me of...

great, thanks Srain!

For what its worth the 12Z GFS brings that mess N of the Yucatan NNW and develops a 850 vort max that pushes inland between Matagorda and Galveston. It also looks like a good surge of deep tropical moisture surges into the Western Gulf with a tropical wave nearing the Yucatan in the NW Caribbean. F...

Rip76 wrote:All that moisture heading toward the coast is just falling apart, jeez.

I know, very frustrating. Really looking forward to some rain

Is it just me, or does anyone else see a small circulation forming just south of Alabama in that last frame?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/flash-vis.html

Thank you Srain! Hmm, very interesting Kludge....

The models are doing a poor job of initiating the convection associated with the shear axis and meso vort across Central and West Central Texas extending NE to just W of the Metroplex. Heavy flooding rainfall has occurred overnight across portions of the Edwards Plateau near Uvalde extending NE acr...

Waking up to Thunder and lightning at my house in Alvin. Nice little cell moving straight up hwy 35.

kayci wrote:I guess there's a cockroach dome over Alvin again?

kayci, I think us folks down south will have plenty of goodness as the week goes on - at least that's my hope!

Rip76 wrote:The 'ole Pearland split...

Looks like it may miss, I can't tell.

idk Rip, that line moving into Ft. Bend county looks pretty solid. It looks like it might hold up and move through Northern Brazoira / SE Houston area near drive time.....

As of 5:00, Several people have seen funnel clouds and possible tornado on ground in Manvel (via picture my husband sent) from the little cell passing through manvel & alvin. Is radar picking this up? No warnings for brazoria county are out.

I have a question Srain (or for any other pro on the board) - we are 3 days away from the offical start of hurricane season. If the low responsible for all of the current rains heads south into the NW Gulf, is it possible for it to develop into something tropical? How warm are those waters right now...