May Weather Discussion.

[wxdata]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
710 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

TXZ199-200-213-214-310100-
CHAMBERS-HARRIS-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-
710 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS SOME STRONG...FROM NEAR WOODLOCH TO MOSS
HILL TO NEAR DEVERS...AND KENEFICK. THE STORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH. AREAS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS WILL BE
KINGWOOD...CROSBY AND MONT BELVIEU.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WALLISVILLE...PORTER...
NEW CANEY...MOSS HILL...LAKE HOUSTON DAM...HANKAMER...PLUM GROVE...
LIBERTY...KINGWOOD...KENEFICK...HUMBLE...HIGHLANDS...HARDIN...
DEVERS...DAYTON LAKES...DAYTON...COVE...CLOVERLEAF...CHANNELVIEW...
BAYTOWN AND BARRETT.

[wxdata]

Radar suggests golf ball size hail possible near Liberty

[sleetstorm]

I noticed those thunderstorms developing, too. I am still wondering if any of them will make it to Baytown prior dissipating. By the way, are any of those thundertstorms producing quarter size or half dollar size hail, wxdata?

[weatherguy425]

Interesting sight here in Kingwood. CB to my northwest and southeast with the main storm due east of me, also a boundary of some sort just blew through, maybe storms about to develop on top of us?

[wxdata]

I noticed those thunderstorms developing, too. I am still wondering if any of them will make it to Baytown prior dissipating. By the way, are any of those thundertstorms producing quarter size or half dollar size hail, wxdata?

As stated, golf ball sized hail possible southwest of Liberty.

[sleetstorm]

I noticed those thunderstorms developing, too. I am still wondering if any of them will make it to Baytown prior dissipating. By the way, are any of those thundertstorms producing quarter size or half dollar size hail, wxdata?

As stated, golf ball sized hail possible southwest of Liberty.

That is needless to say a good size chunk of ice raining down to earth from those thunderstorm clouds.

[sleetstorm]

Golf ball size hail is a little over two inches in diameter, right?

[wxdata]

Golf ball size hail is a little over two inches in diameter, right?

Yes! NWS:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
723 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

TXC291-310100-
/O.CON.KHGX.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100531T0100Z/
LIBERTY TX-
723 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY...

AT 723 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LIKELY PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE TO GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR KENEFICK...AND DRIFTING WEST AT 5 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO KENEFICK

[wxdata]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
738 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

TXC291-310100-
/O.CON.KHGX.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-100531T0100Z/
LIBERTY TX-
738 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY...

AT 737 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
AND LARGER HAIL...AND POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED BETWEEN KENEFICK AND STATE HIGHWAY 321...AND
DRIFTING WEST AT 5 MPH. AT 729 PM CDT...THE LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND LARGER SIZE HAIL IN AND AROUND
THE KENEFICK AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO KENEFICK AND LOCATIONS WESTWARD TO THE LIBERTY AND
HARRIS COUNTY LINE.

[sleetstorm]

I take then that austere thunderstorm is not going to come to Baytown.

[wxdata]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
806 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

TXZ199-200-213-310200-
HARRIS-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-
806 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 800 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY
EXTENDING SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEAST HARRIS COUNTIES...TO
NEAR KINGWOOD TO JUST WEST OF PORTER. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS
WEST NEAR 10 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORMS INCLUDE...PORTER...NEW CANEY...
PLUM GROVE AND KINGWOOD.

[weatherguy425]

Outflow heading south from NTX'/SOK decaying storms, along with an already good CU field and higher dew points. Maybe another interesting day?

http://aviationweather.gov/adds/satelli ... &itype=vis

[Paul]

Outflow heading south from NTX'/SOK decaying storms, along with an already good CU field and higher dew points. Maybe another interesting day?

http://aviationweather.gov/adds/satelli ... &itype=vis

I agree...where that outflow and sea breeze meet will be the trigger...sea breeze still off the coast right now. Give it a few more hours with day time heating....man Pearland hasnt see rain in about 3 weeks now....

[djjordan]

storms firing now in Harris County ..... expecting more coverage shortly.

[rnmm]

storms firing now in Harris County ..... expecting more coverage shortly.

I wish it would rain here or at least give us some cloud coverage!!!!! Man it is hot, hot, hot today!!!!

[srainhoutx]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
503 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2010

     ...MAY 2010 WAS ONE OF THE WARMEST ON RECORD...

              ...DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST...

HERE WE GO AGAIN! PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING SHUNTED RAIN TO
THE EAST AND TO THE WEST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. WITHOUT MUCH RAIN OR
CLOUD COVER...TEMPERATURES WARMED INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S.
COLLEGE STATION TIED ITS SECOND WARMEST MAY IN RECORDED HISTORY.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 79.4 DEGREES WHICH TIES
1998. THE ONLY MAY THAT WAS WARMER WAS BACK IN 1996 WHEN THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 81.6 DEGREES. THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAD ITS
THIRD WARMEST MAY ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 79.4
DEGREES. ONLY THE YEARS OF 1996 (81.4) AND 2003 (80.7) WERE
WARMER. HOBBY AIRPORT IN HOUSTON TIED FOR ITS FOURTH WARMEST MAY
ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 79.5 DEGREES. HOBBY`S
RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1931 AND EIGHT OF THE TEN WARMEST MAYS HAVE
OCCURRED SINCE 1991.

                         HOBBY AIRPORT
                   WARMEST MAY TEMPERATURES

                         81.8 - 1998
                         80.8 - 2003
                         79.6 - 1996
                         79.5 - 2010
                         79.5 - 2008
                         78.8 - 2009
                         78.7 - 2000
                         78.4 - 1991
                         78.4 - 1933
                         78.1 - 1974

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...MAY WAS DRY! RAINFALL WAS 2 TO 4 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. MAY IS TYPICALLY ONE OF THE WETTEST MONTHS OF THE
YEAR BUT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR...MINOR TO MODERATE
DROUGHT CONDITIONS PLAGUED THE AREA. HOBBY AIRPORT IS 8.53 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL FOR THE YEAR AND ALMOST SEVEN INCHES BELOW NORMAL
SINCE MARCH 1ST. THE PERIOD MARCH 1 THROUGH MAY 31ST 2010 IS THE NINTH
DRIEST MARCH-MAY FOR HOBBY AIRPORT. COLLEGE STATION IS 5.36 INCHES
OF RAIN BELOW NORMAL SINCE MARCH 1 2010...WHILE INTERCONTINENTAL
AIRPORT IS ABOUT 4 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL DATA
FOR THE PRIMARY AND SUPPLEMENTAL CLIMATE SITES FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS:

SITE     AVG     AVG     AVG     DEP     RAINFALL     DEP

IAH      89.7    69.2    79.4    +3.6     3.68        -1.47
GLS      82.8    72.4    77.6    +0.7     3.66        -0.04
CLL      90.0    68.9    79.4    +4.1     2.00        -3.05
HOU      88.5    70.5    79.5    +2.5     1.71        -3.40
UTS      88.5    66.5    77.5    +3.1     0.67        -4.41
CXO      89.3    65.0    77.1    +2.5     1.36        -4.26
DWH      88.5    67.9    78.2    +2.1     3.61        +0.85
SGR      88.5    68.4    78.5    +1.3     4.75        +1.13
LVJ      88.1    70.3    79.2    +3.1     2.13        -1.62
LBX      86.7    68.3    77.5    +1.2     2.51        -2.25
HGX      86.6    69.0    77.8    +2.4     2.19        -2.39

HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL TOTALS FOR A FEW OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS:

LOCATION    RAIN   WARMEST
                   TEMP

ANAHUAC     3.05   95
ALVIN       2.38   93
BRENHAM     2.73   94
CLEVELAND   2.44   95
CROCKETT    1.17   98
DANEVANG    7.88   94
FREEPORT    1.99   92
HOU HTS     4.12
HOU PORT    2.51   96
HOU WBURY   3.80
KATY        6.00
MATAGORDA   2.10   91
RICHMOND    5.01
SOMERVILLE  2.71   99
WHARTON     2.85