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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0474
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0710 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

AREAS AFFECTED...TX PANHANDLE...NORTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 119...

VALID 270010Z - 270115Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 119 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...PORTIONS OF TORNADO WATCH 119...MAINLY FROM NEAR
ABILENE/MINERAL WELLS SOUTHWARD...MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW
WW BY 01Z. OTHERWISE...THERE REMAINDER OF TORNADO WATCH 119...AS
WELL AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 120 MAY NOT NEED NEW WATCH
ISSUANCES AT THE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED 01Z EXPIRATION.

DISCUSSION...STRONGEST 2 HOUR SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS HAVE BECOME
FOCUSED WEST OF THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX...AND MAY PROVIDE
THE FOCUS FOR THE MORE SUBSTANTIVE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THIS AREA...LARGE-SCALE
FORCING BENEATH DIFLUENT /AND LIKELY DIVERGENT/ UPPER FLOW TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES CLOSED LOW APPEARS TO BE
CONTRIBUTING TO SUFFICIENT CONVECTIVE OVERTURNING TO BEGIN REDUCING
THE OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. THE RISK FOR SEVERE HAIL MAY
PERSIST IN INCREASINGLY FEWER STRONGER STORMS ANOTHER COUPLE OF
HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...ADJACENT NORTHWEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. BUT...ANOTHER WATCH ACROSS THESE AREAS MAY
NOT BE NEEDED.

..KERR.. 04/27/2015


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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
715 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

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 845 PM CDT

* AT 712 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS...WINDS 34
KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL...LOCATED FROM ROUGHLY SURFSIDE TO
CLEAR LAKE...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUOY 42035...HIGH ISLAND 157...OFFATTS BAYOU...GALVESTON SHIP
CHANNEL...HIGH ISLAND 63...BASTROP BAY...GALVESTON CAUSEWAY...
GALVESTON PIER 21...THE TEXAS CITY DIKE...GALVESTON 150...CHRISTMAS
BAY...HIGH ISLAND A179...GALVESTON 221...EAGLE POINT...GALVESTON
BAY ENTRANCE...SMITH POINT...GALVESTON BAY...SAN LUIS PASS...NORTH
JETTY AND EAST GALVESTON BAY.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
724 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 724 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER HILLCREST...OR OVER ALVIN...
AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN PASADENA...SOUTHEASTERN PEARLAND...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS
CITY...FRIENDSWOOD...LA PORTE...ALVIN...DICKINSON...LA MARQUE...
SANTA FE...SEABROOK...WEBSTER...HITCHCOCK...MANVEL...KEMAH...CLEAR
LAKE...SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH BELT / ELLINGTON...NASSAU BAY...TAYLOR
LAKE VILLAGE AND EL LAGO.
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This was the email that just came out from the Harris County Joint Information Center
Severe Weather Expected Through Monday Afternoon


PUBLIC INFORMATION

The intended audience for this product is the public, media and emergency management partners. Redistribution is encouraged. Additional information, including links to social media and other resources may be found at the bottom of this document.

April 27, 2015
Severe Weather Expected Through Monday Afternoon

What is the danger?
A band of strong thunderstorms will move through Harris County beginning overnight Sunday with the most hazardous weather - heavy rains, strong winds and possibly hail or tornadoes - likely to occur beginning Monday morning and into the afternoon.

What you should do:
Numerous watches and warnings may be issued so it is important to monitor local media and the National Weather Service for up-to-date forecasts on Sunday night and Monday morning.
The timing of these storms means it is likely to impact the Monday morning drive time. Check Houston TranStar’s real-time traffic map for road conditions before leaving home.
Heavy rain can cause scattered street flooding and ponding. Driving into flood water is the leading cause of flood-related death. Don’t be a victim! Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
Where you can learn more:

Forecasts: National Weather Service

Preparedness & Emergency Information: http://www.readyharris.org

Local Traffic: Houston TranStar

Driver Safety: Turn Around, Don’t Drown

Tornado Safety: readyharris.org
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Apparently a major tornadic situation going on near Cleburne/Granbury, etc.
Near Hwy 67.
Paul Robison

Hi everybody.

Please turn to 12z HRRR. Notice this current run seems to break up the line of storms somewhat as it approaches Harris County. Or is that just me? Get back with me as soon possible for answer.

Update:
Look at HRRR at 7 hrs.

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at 7 hrs. & 15 minutes.

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Does anyone notice the breaking up of the storms as they approach our region. I'm not wishcasting this away, understand, but, well I am seeing this right, aren't I?

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NAM HIRES not quite as optimistic, but I think the HRRR is the more accurate of the all the models. Agreed?
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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0476
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1249 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF NORTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL/SOUTH-CENTRAL TX TO
FAR WESTERN LA

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 270549Z - 270715Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT

SUMMARY...ISOLATED TORNADO/DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL WILL SPREAD
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL/SOUTH-CENTRAL TX OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME HAIL
POSSIBLE AS WELL. ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED WITHIN THE HOUR.

DISCUSSION...ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL TX...EARLY SEMI-DISCRETE TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO A MORE COMPLEX
CIRCULATION-EMBEDDED/UPSCALE-GROWING ASYMMETRIC BOW ECHO WITH AID OF
INCREASING REAR-INFLOW/SMALL COLD POOL...NEARING THE I-45 VICINITY
INCLUDING CORSICANA/ENNIS AREAS AS OF 0530Z/1230AM CDT. A FEW
TORNADOES/DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN A DISTINCT CONCERN WITH
THIS ACTIVITY. FARTHER SOUTH-SOUTHWEST...A MORE EXTENSIVE SQUALL
LINE CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY ACCELERATE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL TX/HILL COUNTRY WEST OF I-35 ROUGHLY FROM THE SAN ANTONIO
AREA NORTHEASTWARD TO TEMPLE/WACO.

ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR THROUGH A DEEP LAYER IS QUITE STRONG AND THE AIR
MASS TO THE EAST OF AFOREMENTIONED ONGOING INTENSE CONVECTION IS
MOIST WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 60S TO MIDDLE
70S F. MOIST/MODERATELY STRONG EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY LOW-LEVEL STORM
RELATIVE INFLOW WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE OVERNIGHT SUSTENANCE OF
INCREASINGLY QUASI-LINEAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ADDITIONAL
FORWARD PROPAGATION-RELATED ACCELERATION LIKELY. DAMAGING WINDS AND
A FEW TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...WITH THE RELATIVELY
HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES POTENTIALLY FOCUSED ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL TX NEAR/EAST OF I-45 IN VICINITY OF A WNW-ESE
FRONT.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
321 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
BURLESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 319 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES
EAST OF ROCKDALE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF CALDWELL TO NEAR BURTON TO
NEAR FAYETTEVILLE TO WEIMAR...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE
STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DOWNING TREES AS THEY MOVED THROUGH
AREAS JUST WEST OF THE REGION.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...SEALY...HEMPSTEAD...
CALDWELL...BELLVILLE...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE...WASHINGTON...
SHELBY...WEIMAR...SOMERVILLE...SNOOK...KURTEN...INDUSTRY...
BURTON...WIXON VALLEY AND MILLICAN.
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Thanks for working the midnight shift and keeping us advised on this, Steve... looks like a bit of a rough ride ahead... :?
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Kludge wrote:Thanks for working the midnight shift and keeping us advised on this, Steve... looks like a bit of a rough ride ahead... :?

Did get a few hours sleeps, but back at it. Thanks Kludge. Time for some coffee... ;)
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
344 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 343 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAPELAND...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROCKETT...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY
THE DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAPELAND AND WECHES.
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
352 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHERN WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
EASTERN BURLESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
EASTERN AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 352 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
SNOOK TO 9 MILES EAST OF BRENHAM TO 7 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND
DAMAGE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE STATION...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...
CONROE...NORTHERN ROSENBERG...STAFFORD...BELLAIRE...WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE...KATY...RICHMOND...TOMBALL...JERSEY VILLAGE...NAVASOTA...
SEALY...HEMPSTEAD...WILLIS...PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HUNTERS
CREEK VILLAGE AND BELLVILLE.
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The actual cold front is back up across the Hill Country and may take all day before the front clears SE Texas. The current storms are associated with the outflow boundary of the overnight storms that developed way out to our North West. Still some concern that additional storms will fire later today during daytime heating.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
359 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 358 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8
MILES SOUTH OF BEDIAS...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF NAVASOTA...AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN HUNTSVILLE...CRABBS PRAIRIE AND ROANS PRAIRIE.
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From NWS FWD:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
402 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER A VERY ACTIVE NIGHT WITH MULTIPLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...THE MAJORITY OF STORMS HAD MOVED EAST OF
THE CWA AT 330 AM. THEREFORE...WE WILL CANCEL THE TORNADO WATCH
WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE ISSUANCE.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A
POWERFUL UPPER LOW MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND A
QUASISTATIONARY FRONT REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION. MORNING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES OF
NORTH TEXAS AS WELL AS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ZONES DUE TO THE
PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LOW. THE SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL WILL BE
LOW OVERALL SINCE THE LOW LEVELS OVER THE ATMOSPHERE HAVE BEEN
THROUGHLY WORKED OVER. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL HAVE A POTENTIAL TO
RECOVER THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST ZONES
WHICH SHOULD REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR. IF THESE STORMS CAN
BECOME ROOTED IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER THEY WILL HAVE A POTENTIAL TO
BECOME SEVERE WITH MORE THAN SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND SHEAR. THE
FULL RANGE OF SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

NORTH OF THE FRONT...THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE A FLASH FLOOD
THREAT...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT SAW APPRECIABLE RAINFALL
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING STORMS WILL BE
EAST/NORTHEAST OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS OKLAHOMA. THEREFORE...HAVE
OPTED NOT TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ANY NORTH TEXAS
COUNTIES.

THE UPPER LOW WILL FINALLY START TO PULL EAST ACROSS OKLAHOMA
TONIGHT AND ALLOW THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH ALL OF NORTH
TEXAS. THIS WILL USHER IN DRIER AIR AND DECREASING RAIN CHANCES IN
ALL AREAS BUT THE NORTHEAST ZONES. SINCE MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES
WILL BE HIGH...SOME ISOLATED THUNDER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

SOME WRAP AROUND SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY BUT ALL RAIN
CHANCES WILL SHOULD END BY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW
FINALLY MOVES TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY ACROSS ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY AND
BUILD SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP NORTH TEXAS
IN DRY NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND NEAR
SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THE SECOND HALF OF
THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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From NWS HGX:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
336 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

.DISCUSSION...
AT 3 AM...A LINEAR MCS IS JUST ENTERING THE CWA. IT APPEARS THAT
THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE CWA BEFORE 12Z AND MAY
PRODUCE SOME WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL BEFORE EXITING SE TX. THINGS GET
MORE COMPLICATED FOR THIS AFTN. SUBSIDENCE WILL LIKELY DOMINATE IN
THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE EARLY AFTN...BUT FCST SOUNDINGS
SHOW A GREAT DEAL OF INSTABILITY FOR THE AFTN. NOT SURE HOW THINGS
WILL PLAY OUT BUT WILL KEEP HIGH END CHANCE POPS FOR NOW AND SEE
IF CONVECTION CAN REFIRE. WILL ALSO MAINTAIN CHANCE OF SEVERE FOR
THE AFTERNOON CONVECTION AS COLDER AIR ALOFT WOULD SUPPORT A HAIL
THREAT. WILL BE TWEAKING POPS BEFORE THE MORNING ZFP IS ISSUED.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS SE TX TONIGHT AND THIS FEATURE COULD ALSO
SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SHRA/TSRA. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN
COOLER TEMPS AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS. MAV GUIDANCE IS BULLISH
WITH WINDS AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL
COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

WRAP AROUND CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE GRADUALLY SHIFTS EAST. SUNSHINE
SHOULD RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. DEW
PTS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 50S SO HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE AS
PLEASANT AS THE TEMPERATURES. AFTER ALL THE ACTIVE WEATHER OVER
THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS...IT`LL BE NICE TO GET A 5-6 DAY STRETCH
OF NICE WEATHER. MOISTURE RETURN WON`T REALLY GET GOING UNTIL
EARLY NEXT WEEK SO PULLED RAIN CHANCES FROM NEXT WEEKEND. 43
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Winds gusting out of the E in Dallas/Ft Worth 35- 40 MPH behind the bow echo. That may persist for the next hour as the surface low to there W finally moves into Oklahoma. The main cold core upper low is located over the Texas Panhandle and is meandering very slowly E.
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
417 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

MADISON TX-WALKER TX-BRAZOS TX-GRIMES TX-
417 AM CDT MON APR 27 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WEST CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 615 AM CDT

* AT 416 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.
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