January: Increasing Clouds/Rain & Warmer To End Month

[red65]

It's starting to pick up in Highlands. Gusty winds, dark skies, car alarms going off from the thunder and my poor dog is about hyperventilate lol.

[srainhoutx]

FYI...CNN monitoring our little weather board...

[srainhoutx]

Jeff reports 2 inch rainfall in 10 minutes for Buffalo Bayou

[Andrew]

HEAVY RAIN in NW Houston. Ditches are filling up very fast. Flooding is going to be an issue.

[srainhoutx]

HGX to issue Flash Flood Watch

[weatherag]

WOW that was the worst storm we had in a quite a while. Never seen street flooding in our neighborhood like we have right now.

[Andrew]

Anyone heard of partial roof collapse at Reliant????

I haven't heard that yet where did you?

[srainhoutx]

Nickel sized hail reported at 99 and Fry Road

[srainhoutx]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
949 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHERN MATAGORDA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST

* AT 944 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES WEST OF VAN
VLECK...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EL CAMPO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO WEST COLUMBIA AND HOLIDAY LAKES.

[srainhoutx]

Jeff reported 60 mph wind gust @ Transtar

[srainhoutx]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
TXC157-201-481-091900-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FF.W.0001.120109T1552Z-120109T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
952 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
EASTERN WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 100 PM CST

* AT 951 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN
THE WARNED AREA. SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED AND TRAVEL IS BEING IMPACTED.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALDINE...BELLAIRE...BUNKER HILL VILLAGE...FIRST COLONY...FRESNO...
GALENA PARK...HOUSTON...HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE...JACINTO CITY...
MEADOWS...MISSION BEND...MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...PECAN GROVE...
PINEY POINT VILLAGE...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SOUTH HOUSTON...SPRING
VALLEY...STAFFORD...SUGAR LAND...TOWN WEST...WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE...WHARTON...BUSH-INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...EAST BERNARD...
HEDWIG VILLAGE...HERMAN PARK...HOBBY AIRPORT AND MINUTE MAID PARK.

[srainhoutx]

From Nesdis...

SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 01/09/12 1554Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES 13: 1515ZVOGT
BLENDED TPW THROUGH: 1347Z
.
LOCATION...W MISSISSIPPI...LOUISIANA...S ARKANSAS...TEXAS...
.
ATTN WFOS...JAN...LIX...LZK...LCH...SHV...HGX...FWD...CRP...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...WGRFC...
.
EVENT...HVY RAIN CONTINUES
.
SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS... WV IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW UL LOW
SLOWLY SHIFTING EWD ACROSS SW TX AS THE UL TROF AXIS GETS EVEN MORE
ELONGATED EAST-WEST... THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER UL IMPULSE/JET
MAX DIVING SEWD TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN HELPING TO FLATTEN OUT THE UL
TROF. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS SRN TX, DRYER MID-LEVEL AIR IS HELPING TO
CUT OFF SOME PRECIP ACROSS BASTROP/LEE COUNTIES AND PTS TO THEIR NE AS
WELL AS DIRECTLY SOUTH. WITH THE DRYER AIR/UL JET AND SUBSEQUENT SFC LOW
PUSHING E, THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS FINALLY STARTING TO PUSH A BIT EWD INTO
HARRIS/LIBERTY/POLK COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE NRN HALF OF LA/WRN MS. THE
BEST WV/IR ENHANCEMENT IS STILL LOCATED IN SE TX, CLOSEST TO THE SFC
LOW LOCATION.
.
SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 1600-2000Z...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN SHORT
TERM OUTLOOK...AS THE UL TROF GETS FLATTENED OUT A BIT AND THE UL LOW
PIVOTS SLIGHTLY EWD, EXPECT THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL TO BE LOCATED IN
SE TX/LA/POSSIBLY INTO WRN MS OVER THE NEXT 3-4 HOURS. TRAINING OF MOD/HVY
RAINS IS ALSO LIKELY IN THIS REGION ALIGNING MOSTLY ESE-TO-WNW ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND AHEAD OF THE SFC LOW. HIGHEST LL MOISTURE IS ALSO
SHIFTING A BIT EWD WITH A PWAT MAX OF 1.4" IN SE TX/SW LA. THEREFORE,
RAIN RATES OF 1-2"/HR ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE
DISCUSSION AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

[tireman4]

Temporarily lost power at HCC-SE. Lost it for 30 seconds. Back on now. Intense rain coming down in sheets. Goodness

[sau27]

I'm at South Texas College of Law at San Jacinto and Polk downtown and just a few minutes ago when I went downstairs to look outside water was gushing up out of the drains on the curbs and manhole covers in the streets like geysers. Looked like the street was filling up too.

[Andrew]

It looks like training is setting up on the SW side. Also here is the current water vapor loop may see some more form to the west for a little.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/sc/flash-wv.html

[Houstonkid]

Anyone heard of partial roof collapse at Reliant????

Mother in law works there, I sent her an email, I will post if I hear back.

[ticka1]

It looks like training is setting up on the SW side. Also here is the current water vapor loop may see some more form to the west for a little.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/sc/flash-wv.html

I am seeing this too. Not good.

[srainhoutx]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
958 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
EASTERN WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CST

* AT 953 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHARTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO PIERCE...BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK...NEEDVILLE AND
BOLING-IAGO.

[Andrew]

Curent Radar estimates of rain totals (has not updated for the Houston area yet)

[srainhoutx]

And in the cold sector...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
954 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
080>082-258-100000-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
954 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012 /854 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012/

...HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY...

A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. AREAS LIKELY TO SEE THE HEAVIER
SNOWFALL TOTALS INCLUDE LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT
STOCKTON...WINK...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...ANDREWS...STANTON
AND BIG SPRING. SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. WITH THESE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...ROADWAYS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION...REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS.

MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL
OCCUR AND DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AREA
ROADWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE... INTERSTATE 10...INTERSTATE 20...U.S.
HIGHWAY 385...STATE HIGHWAYS 176 AND 115. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. FOR THE LATEST
ON ROAD CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO
DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION USING THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS...