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TexasBreeze wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:29 pm
New small showers by Conroe developing (maybe what hrrr has reforming nw?), but at least the band is moving this far.
Check the visible satellite loops. Tells the story. It's like feeding a monster.
I am also wondering to what extent, if at all, the southerly jet feeding in from the south is going to have on the speed of the line as it tries to move south.
sau27 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:33 pm
Huge blow up going up around Katy
can confirm. it's trying to moderate some as the heaviest has moved south. lightning was intense as any i've seen, and can still here the rolling thunder from down south.
Water finally receding around my home in Kingwood (King’s Manor). Came in 4 ft into the garage. Had to make makeshift sandbags with trash bags filled with water.
Saw a pic elsewhere of the Kingwood HEB flooded to the sidewalk.
The northern rainband upstream from me is falling apart. Looks like the southern bands down in Houston are cutting-off the inflow. This is good news for me but not good news for folks south of me. We'll see how long it lasts. I am concerned about afternoon instability ramping things-up again upstream from me later on though. I'm also really watching to see if this band stalls and/or pulls back north later today or tonight.
Cromagnum wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:50 pm
Mets on S2K pointed out the gravity waves off to the southwest of us. Not a good sign.
Yes, lots of energy feeding this thing. I don't see it stooping anytime soon. Yes the bands will shift around based on mesoscale interactions, but overall, the blob is getting fed by lots of energy. Theta-e will be crazy with heating on the west side, getting pumped right into it. I would expect the SPC or WPC to issue a statement on this before too long.
i had a very sneaky suspicion that we would need to keep an eye on the SW as the day wore on. i think what i was seeing earlier was a major inflow of moisture that cause the Katy area flare up. those feeder cells keep merging with the main line and just adding to the deluge. street and sidewalks are fast-moving rivers.
The reason I ask, it looks like it is just hanging out over Ft Bend County around Fulsher and Richmond area with no real movement as the storms are constantly being feed with moisture from the south.
