March Weather Disccusion: Severe Storms Possible Tues/Wed

[srainhoutx]

The 12Z WRF suggests some storms firing along the Cold Front early tomorrow and developing into a line of shower/storms as the front passes SE TX. Amounts still look a bit meager, but perhaps a 1/2 inch of rain may not be out of the question for those lucky few...

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[Ptarmigan]

I LOVE daylight savings time. Shifting the clocks ahead in March takes away a cold morning hour of sunshine and gives us an extra hour of heating during the afternoon, making the days warmer.

And, speaking of warmer, here's a meteogram from last night's GFS. Still no FORECAST of 80+ at IAH, but I think those upper 70s 2m temps will actually turn out to be 80+. Come on, 80s!! Time to put away the coat, gloves, hat and tights and break out the shorts and sleeveless jerseys for some long bike rides.

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I don't like DST because I lose hours to starwatch.

[srainhoutx]

Nice to hear some thunder this morning. Now for some rain...

[ticka1]

Hubby said its raining off Hwy 290 and I hear thunder here in downtown.

[srainhoutx]

It's been awhile since we've seen one of these from HGX...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1038 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

TXZ199-200-212>214-227-237-141630-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-HARRIS-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-
1038 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH HOUSTON...

AT 1035 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF
KINGWOOD TO KATY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...SAN JACINTO STATE
PARK...PORTER...NEW CANEY...MEMORIAL...LAKE HOUSTON DAM...ADDICKS...
WOODLOCH...WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...TOWN WEST...TOMBALL...THE
WOODLANDS...SUGAR LAND...STAFFORD...SPRING VALLEY...SPRING...SOUTH
HOUSTON...PLUM GROVE...PINEY POINT VILLAGE...PEARLAND...PATTISON...
PASADENA...MISSOURI CITY...MISSION BEND...MEADOWS...MANVEL...
KINGWOOD...KATY...JERSEY VILLAGE...JACINTO CITY...IOWA COLONY...
HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE...HUMBLE...HOUSTON...HILSHIRE VILLAGE...
HIGHLANDS...GALENA PARK...FRESNO...FIRST COLONY...DEER PARK...
DAYTON...CLOVERLEAF...CHATEAU WOODS...CHANNELVIEW...BUNKER HILL
VILLAGE...BROOKSHIRE...BELLAIRE...BARRETT...ARCOLA AND ALDINE.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS TO
BLOW AROUND. AVOID TALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN ATTRACT LIGHTNING
AND DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR A CORDED TELEPHONE A THE
LIGHTNING THREAT HAS PASSED. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE OR
NON-CONVERTIBLE AUTOMOBILE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

[txflagwaver]

Where have I been??? Just looked at the radar...

[srainhoutx]

Heavy thunderstorm with in NW Harris County. So long pollen!

[sleetstorm]

This ought to thrill Ed Mahmoud, these thunderstorms.

[vbhoutex]

Thanks for sending them our way Steve!! We need them!! Storms moving through right now in Spring Branch. Very little precip initially, but plenty of CG and winds gusting around 35 mph. Looked real nasty as the gust front came through, but no rotations noted that I could see. Rain is starting in earnest now. Hope we get as much as the radar indicates we might. We have had less than an inch of rain so far this year.

[srainhoutx]

A little over 3/4 of an inch in the old rain bucket. No more dust, wxman57.

[wxman57]

A little over 3/4 of an inch in the old rain bucket. No more dust, wxman57.

HCOEM rainfall map suggest about 1/2" in my neighborhood, which is about half way from the SW corner of the 610 loop to the SW corner of the Beltway.

http://www.hcoem.org/HCRainfall.aspx#

[vbhoutex]

0.43" in my gauge. Hopefully my allergies will be a little better for a few days.

[wxman57]

Only 0.32" in Westbury (Hillcroft/West Belfort).

[redneckweather]

I sure am glad we got some rain to knock back the dust and pollen temporarily. I say temporarily because I had a nice fresh coat of pollen on my truck when I left to go to work this morning.

Ok, I think it's just about safe enough for me to plant my garden now. My taters have been in the ground since mid February and I planted my jalepeno garden a week and half ago. I believe tomorrow I will plant 70+ tomato plants, squash, cucumber, bush beans and okra. I love this time of year.

[wxman57]

I sure am glad we got some rain to knock back the dust and pollen temporarily. I say temporarily because I had a nice fresh coat of pollen on my truck when I left to go to work this morning.

Ok, I think it's just about safe enough for me to plant my garden now. My taters have been in the ground since mid February and I planted my jalepeno garden a week and half ago. I believe tomorrow I will plant 70+ tomato plants, squash, cucumber, bush beans and okra. I love this time of year.

Should have put the tomatoes in weeks ago. They don't produce fruit well once daily temps don't drop below 70F.

[Ptarmigan]

The Cockroach Ridge is back again!

[redneckweather]

Should have put the tomatoes in weeks ago. They don't produce fruit well once daily temps don't drop below 70F.

I have had a big garden for many a year and as long as I plant on or before Good Friday I am good. I grow anywhere from 60 to 80 tomato plants a year along with okra, squash, cucumber, bush beans, taters, jalepenos etc. One tomato bush will produce upwards to around 30 to 40 tomatoes, sometimes more. Go big or go home!!

I actually have 3 veggie gardens on my property. Here are pics of the two I have up front from last year. These pics were taken the beginning of May. I also have a big garden out back behind my house.

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Sorry for the derailment of this thread...just trying to keep the thread going in a very boring weather pattern.

[wxman57]

Too bad I don't like tomatoes. I don't even like to touch them. Perhaps I was attacked by a tomato as a baby.

My father was a chemistry teacher and worked at a nursery on the side. He loved to grow tomatoes. His method was to take a plant about a foot tall and pull off all the leaves but the top 2 then plant the tomato plant so that only the top 2 leaves were above the ground. This encouraged very deep root production. I remember he used a lot of fish emulsion, too.

[redneckweather]

I do the same thing...plant my tomatoes with only the tops sticking out for deeper root growth. I do that will all my veggies actually. Your pops knew exactly what he was doing.

So how are we looking wxman? What are your thoughts of anymore freezes before the it starts to warm up real good.

[Ptarmigan]

Too bad I don't like tomatoes. I don't even like to touch them. Perhaps I was attacked by a tomato as a baby.

My father was a chemistry teacher and worked at a nursery on the side. He loved to grow tomatoes. His method was to take a plant about a foot tall and pull off all the leaves but the top 2 then plant the tomato plant so that only the top 2 leaves were above the ground. This encouraged very deep root production. I remember he used a lot of fish emulsion, too.

The Killer Tomatoes struck you.