srainhoutx wrote:Keep an eye to the sky this afternoon. A weak upper air disturbance dropping S is already firing storms off early this morning on both sides of the Sabine River. We may see a repeat of last evenings fireworks provided by strong/severe thunderstorms.
Looks like a repeat of yesterday. Caught in the squeeze of the ridge and Alberto, these cells can be pretty potent.
Sorry to hear about the damage - surprisingly severe.
Upon inspection today, several fences were not just blown down but torn in half. Same with playsets. Some metal dog kennels were thrown from neighbors backyard over their house and across the street into other front yards. Radio antenna towers were blown down in the area, as well as quite a few trees. I just got done patching shingles on my roof in prep for the next round of BS should it erupt.
Air mass appears primed for another rough over strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
Weak short wave over deep east TX will move SSW and into SE TX during peak heating this afternoon. Radar already shows showers and thunderstorms along the Sabine River and developing over the Golden Triangle area. This activity should continue to move SSW/SW into an increasingly hot air mass with surface temperatures expected to reach the mid 90’s over the area. Inland moving seabreeze boundary will likely collide with SW moving outflow boundaries from storms over east TX this morning and was the case yesterday afternoon resulting in some severe wind gusts over the metro area.
With trigger temperatures in the low 90’s would expect activity to begin to develop by early afternoon and continue into the mid evening hours. Main threats from storms will be strong gusty winds and large hail along with brief heavy rainfall and lightning.
As a reminder, should adverse weather approach your location especially if on a boat seek safe shelter/harbor immediately.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
211 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2018
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM...
GALVESTON BAY...
* UNTIL 245 PM CDT.
* AT 211 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED NEAR ROLLOVER PASS...OR 8 NM NORTHEAST OF
EAST GALVESTON BAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST GALVESTON BAY...ROLLOVER PASS...GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE...
GALVESTON BAY...THE TEXAS CITY DIKE...NORTH JETTY...EAGLE POINT...
GALVESTON SHIP CHANNEL AND SOUTHERN TRINITY BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
240 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2018
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM...
GALVESTON BAY...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT.
* AT 238 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN
EAST GALVESTON BAY...MOVING WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST GALVESTON BAY...GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE...GALVESTON BAY...
THE TEXAS CITY DIKE...EAGLE POINT...TRINITY BAY...
GALVESTON SHIP CHANNEL AND GALVESTON CAUSEWAY.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
329 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2018
TXZ237-238-337-338-438-272115-
Inland Brazoria TX-Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula TX-
Inland Galveston TX-Coastal Galveston TX-Coastal Brazoria TX-
329 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2018
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
At 328 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Texas City, moving southwest at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and funnel clouds and waterspouts will be
possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Galveston Causeway, Galveston Island West End, Texas City, La Marque,
Santa Fe, Hitchcock, Bayou Vista, Jamaica Beach, Tiki Island, Pelican
Island, Scholes Field and Offatts Bayou.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
I noticed an interesting phenomenon with last nights thunderstorm that blew through Atascocita. Just as the storm was approaching I noticed a low continuous roaring sound coming from above. All I could guess was that it was the sound of turbulent air or somehow I was hearing the updraft, then I was reading about "hail roar". Is it possible to have hail roar without hail actually making it to the ground?
Though folks in my area said they could see a funnel lit up by the lightning, what I'm betting happened was a pretty bad microburst. The damage pattern I saw looked to be more straight line.