Thank you for the heads up srain.
Would be nice to hear a few Christmas Eve rumbles in the sky along with the rain!

Is there thunder in the approaching batch of rain ?

Wow !
Thank you very much for taking the time and writing this detailed and easy to understand explanations of this !
It actually made sense to me !
Thanks wxman57!

Does the approaching line of showers have thunder and lightning in it or just rain ?

I just received a text alert that my County (Liberty) is under a freeze warning , specifically northern Liberty County.
Guess it's time to turn on the heater.

Thank you !
That's where we are , in Cleveland !
Hopefully it'll stay a no-warning storm !

Is there a chance that some of these cells could become tornadic? (specifically the one currently moving through montgomery county and into liberty)

Congratulations Andrew !!!

What?
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...don't know what to say....

Thank you !
I know i don't post a lot but i'm always here...lurking mostly! I've been thinking and praying for Dan a lot !
I hope he can pull through this and get better and then come back to his Weather Forum Family !!!!
Miss you Dan !

Is there anything we can do ? To cheer him up ? Send cards or something like that ?

Dan , you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers !

Thank you for the Update jcarr !

Wow ! I'm sorry to hear that , Dan !! You're in my thoughts and prayers !!! You were my favorite Meteorologist on KHOU and i stopped watching after they let you go ! Yes , i did ! ;-) I wish you a all the strength you need to fight whatever you're fighting and hope you'll have a speedy recovery and ...

Woohooo...thundering and raining here in Cleveland !
Got some nice wind gusts from the ouflow earlier which was also nicely visible to see that line roll through !

Off topic. Mosquitoes are terrible right now, my neighbor told me of a fix. Cutter Backyard spray hooks right up to your garden hose, spray it on your lawn, shrubs, etc. THIS STUFF WORKS MIRACLES! I swear by it! It has no smell, and as soon as it dries you can walk in your grass. Was able to sit on...

On the bright side , it feels FANTASTIC outside now !

Cleveland - we had VERY STRONG Winds and rain and some lightning and thunder....but boy , those winds were VERY strong !!!

It's very windy up here in Cleveland !

Yes, and you're talking $$$$$ for an effective house-wide sure protector!! Yeah, looks like $200-$300 for the device and maybe $150 to get it installed. But how much would you stand to lose if your house wiring was hit by lightning? I definitely unplug my computers during thunderstorms (including n...

What are the chances of the storms that are coming in from LA and heading west , holding together and making it into our area ?