January: Increasing Clouds/Rain & Warmer To End Month

[srainhoutx]

Folks in Katy/Cooperfield areas heads up. Heavy rainfall with northern extent of the meso low complex that has a TOR Warning is extending NW now.

[srainhoutx]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
834 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

TXC157-091500-
/O.CON.KHGX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120109T1500Z/
FORT BEND TX-
834 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR FORT BEND
COUNTY...

AT 830 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
FULSHEAR...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF RICHMOND...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PECAN
GROVE...TOWN WEST AND MISSION BEND

[srainhoutx]

Ping Pong ball sized hail reported in East Bernard via HGX

[TexasMetBlake]

Strong gate to gate rotation still evident via storm velocities.

PLEASE send all weather related pics to ''desk@kprc.com.'' I'm sure they'd love to show them on the air. Will let Frank know to be looking for them----maybe.

[Katdaddy]

Skies getting very dark downtown with thunder being heard.

[wxman57]

Tornado cell 24 miles WSW of downtown passing north of Pecan Grove. On a track that may take the thunderstorm cell over Bellaire or a very short distance north of Bellaire. Radar indicates hail over 2" possible.

[srainhoutx]

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[srainhoutx]

Rainfall rates along the HWY 59 corridor in SW Houston appear to be nearing Flood Advisory criteria.

[srainhoutx]

Tornado Warning issued for Harris County. Details in a moment. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Brazoria County.

[srainhoutx]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
858 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 945 AM CST

* AT 853 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MISSION BEND... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR HIGHWAY 99 AND MASON
ROAD AT 850 AM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE
MEDICAL CENTER...RELIANT PARK...MINUTE MAID PARK...MEMORIAL...HOBBY
AIRPORT...HERMAN PARK...THE GALLERIA...ADDICKS...WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE...TOWN WEST...SUGAR LAND...STAFFORD...SPRING VALLEY...
SOUTHSIDE PLACE...SOUTH HOUSTON...PINEY POINT VILLAGE...PECAN
GROVE...MEADOWS...HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE...HOUSTON...HILSHIRE
VILLAGE...HEDWIG VILLAGE...FIRST COLONY...BUNKER HILL VILLAGE AND
BELLAIRE.

[weatherag]

I'm in Pecan Grove....getting pounded right now with very strong winds and small hail. I could hardly see across the street.

[srainhoutx]

From Jeff:

Large HP supercell moving into Harris County.

Supercell with strong rotation over northern Fort Bend County moving toward SW Harris County. This storm has had a history of producing marble to ping pong ball size hail over southern Austin and northern Fort Bend counties. Radar continues to indicate strong rotation north of Sugar Land and south of Fulshear moving east at 25mph. Radar DBZ is showing 65 to 70 and velocities show a strong couplet. The couplet is not a tight as earlier, and the cell may be transitioning into a bowing segment with wind damage likely on the forward front.

This is a dangerous storm capable of producing a tornado at any time with little or no warning. Locations in the path of this storm include: areas west of Beltway 8 south of I-10 and north of US 59 with the core of the rotation moving toward the Addicks/Barker Reservoir area.

[Andrew]

Latest radar: ( Car alarms going off here from thunder)

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EDIT: Multiple rotating areas are now showing up in this cell.

[spadilly]

headed straight for me in spring valley

[mckinne63]

Very dark here in the Galleria area, looks like midnight. Lots of rumblings.

[Rip76]

Well welcome to 2012.

Looking at radar, it appears the worst of this will miss the Pearland area?

[TexasMetBlake]

Reminder: Please send weather photos to ''desk@kprc.com''. I'm sure they've gotten a ton already but if you see damage or large hail and or the tornado, send em in. Thanks in advance.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

5.6 inches of rain here in Montgomery County... more coming down.

[srainhoutx]

Reminder: Please send weather photos to ''desk@kprc.com''. I'm sure they've gotten a ton already but if you see damage or large hail and or the tornado, send em in. Thanks in advance.

Blake, all the media is interested in pics. Thanks.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

Two straight months of 5 plus inches of rain in my area... MUCH NEEDED! Wow, what a pattern flip and what a huge bust by the forecasters who said this was going to be a dry La Nina Winter.