April 2020

[TXWeatherMan]

That storm out near Temple looks pretty nasty.

[Cpv17]

That storm out near Temple looks pretty nasty.

Just as you said that, look at it now. It weakened significantly. I’m watching the area out near La Grange now. That’s a nasty looking cell.

[don]

It's very windy here in the Heights with winds gusting at least to 50 mph,I've also seen some power flashes in the distance on the leading edge of the squall line.

[Katdaddy]

Get ready for power outages down to the coast and stay safe this morning.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
TXC015-039-071-157-167-201-291-321-473-291100-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0066.200429T0959Z-200429T1100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
459 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Austin County in southeastern Texas...
Galveston County in southeastern Texas...
Fort Bend County in southeastern Texas...
Brazoria County in southeastern Texas...
Chambers County in southeastern Texas...
Southern Waller County in southeastern Texas...
Southeastern Liberty County in southeastern Texas...
Northeastern Matagorda County in southeastern Texas...
Southern Harris County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 600 AM CDT.

* At 459 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Nome to Baytown to Greater Ost / South Union to
Westchase to 7 miles north of San Felipe, moving south at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Pasadena, Pearland, League City, Sugar Land, Baytown, Missouri
City, Galveston Island West End, Galveston Causeway, Texas City,
Friendswood, La Porte, Deer Park, Rosenberg, Lake Jackson, Alvin,
Angleton, Dickinson, Stafford, South Houston and Bellaire.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

[unome]

http://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/

As of 4/29/2020 5:14:21 AM, CenterPoint Energy reporting 84764 Customers without lights

[don]

Worst is done here in the Heights winds were very gusty, gusting up to 60 mph multiple times with multiple power flashes. The rain is now getting heavy though.

CenterPoint Energy reporting 107,375 Customers without lights.

[Cpv17]

Happy to report here in west-central Wharton County it’s pouring buckets!!!

[Houstonkid]

Any idea why the NWS radar has been hung up at 2:14am?

[unome]

Any idea why the NWS radar has been hung up at 2:14am?

yeah, bad timing - there are a lot of other sources, but waking up in the midst of it & searching for it was frustrating

a while back they said "new radar" would happen some time in April, now it says April/May - hopefully soon ?

https://www.weather.gov/hgx/radarquestions

[unome]

http://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/

As of 4/29/2020 5:14:21 AM, CenterPoint Energy reporting 84764 Customers without lights

it has gone down a bit after this screenshot w/148k+, still a lot though

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