jasons wrote:Season Cancel for Texas. Seriously....

agreed

Rip76 wrote:What's the last storm to hit Matagorda directly?

going back into history could go back to the '42 or '45 storm...

press. down to 1000.9 mb...saw on s2k...on second pass...sorry if already posted

it very well could be tropical.....im up for a pattern change

a good deal for local tv mets to pick up. especially ch. 11!! that was the first television station in the country to put a hurricane on live tv and launch dan rathers career too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9yyP7G1WDA

Good lecture on Texas hurricanes and the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Carla!
Thought it was a good find to share. It starts at the 3:05 mark.

Ptarmigan wrote:NWS Houston should launch weather balloons like in Corpus Christi and Lake Charles. That is a 300 mile gap, in which the computer did not pick up the warm layer at 5,000 feet.

I so agree, needs to be done!!

12Z Euro even drier than the American models. But as long as we have the Canadian and the 9Z SREFs, there is always hope. Just saw Steve's, QPF under a tenth verbatim... Over a tenth at Conroe... The voice of reason!! Remember Ed...and I am not sure Softballdad knows this, that is liquid form. Tran...

This is a post by a local TV station (Beaumont/Port Arthur) on their Facebook fan page... Locally, we're expecting scattered showers and storms through Friday as Alex feeds Gulf mositure our way. That is good news for us because we need the rain. This system will be farther to our Southwest so floo...

very true!! very good idea to review plans to take action if need be!

I agree with the claudette theory...also brett in aug '99 comes to mind

Sabine River is getting wet. Satellite loop. Southerly flow might be a tad strong for sea breeze storms, but an outflow boundary from the East is always possible. Strike that, local obs are under 10 mph, sea breeze can still get going. Satellite made them little streamers look like there was a wind...

hints of spring, saw robins sunday...am hopeful thats this winter maybe leaving soon...

Current ob out of CLL is moderate rain, however, I bet it is mixed with snow and will likely change to all snow with the next update. Just a few miles north, Hearne is experiencing moderate snowfall with visibility down to 1/4 mile. CLL is likely about to see a nice snowfall rate. Corsicana is also...

great to be in here.....