January: Increasing Clouds/Rain & Warmer To End Month

[djmike]

Wow...I was jolted awake about 2am this morning here in Beaumont to find BAD lightning (the scary kind) and Niagra Falls in my front yard! We picked up 0.66" of rain in about 10 minutes time. The major rains have not even started for the day here yet... I'm so excited to see how much more we get when this "main" event begins! Stay safe everyone and ENJOY!!

[redneckweather]

We have been getting pounded by heavy rain here in central Montgomery County since before 5 this morning. Still coming down hard.

[srainhoutx]

We'll need to monitor new storm development NW of Victoria. This complex appears to be tracking along the boundary NE following the ealier complex that is nearing our area now.

[srainhoutx]

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
WESTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 AM CST

* AT 754 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BROOKSHIRE TO WALLIS TO 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAST BERNARD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
BROOKSHIRE TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKSHIRE TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WHARTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO TOWN WEST...SIMONTON...ROSENBERG...RICHMOND...PLEAK...
PECAN GROVE...NEEDVILLE...MISSION BEND AND KATY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM

[weatherag]

It would appear that the bow echo entering western Fort Bend is traveling along the front/ surface wave...where low level SRH is maximized. Also RUC soundings indicates slightly backed low level winds....so some low level rotation not out of the question.

[biggerbyte]

There is a particular area of interest within the bow echo crossing ft. bend county. Northern portions of that county are going to get hit especially hard. Next in line. Southern half of Harris, right into downtown.

[wxman57]

Yep, that's the front. Looks like that echo is associated with a mesolow on the front.

[srainhoutx]

Harris County rain gauges suggesting 1 inch + amounts now in Northern Harris County along the Spring Creek watershed.

[tireman4]

Yep. I am watching that. I am near Gulfgate. This could be interesting.

[srainhoutx]

Armand Bayou now in access of 3 inch amounts in SE Harris County.

[wxman57]

Tornado vortex signature in the cell south of Brookshire that's heading east toward Houston.

[srainhoutx]

Cedar Bayou and Goose Creek in Baytown reporting near 2 inch amounts.

[srainhoutx]

Tornado vortex signature in the cell south of Brookshire that's heading east toward Houston.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
811 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 AM CST

* AT 806 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ORCHARD... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TOWN WEST...RICHMOND...PECAN GROVE AND FULSHEAR.

[srainhoutx]

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
649 AM CST MON JAN 09 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0412 AM     TSTM WND DMG     12 NE BRYAN             30.79N 96.22W
01/09/2012                   BRAZOS             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR OSR AND FOUNTAIN SWISS RD IN NE
            BRAZOS COUNTY.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TRINITY                 30.94N 95.37W
01/09/2012                   TRINITY            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CLUSTERS OF TREES DOWN ALONG FM 230 FROM THE COUNTY LINE
            TO TRINITY.

[weatherag]

yeah watching that area of rotation.....heading right for me.

[wxman57]

Here's a screenshot of my radar. Looks like it may pass just north of my house. Maybe over Bellaire and into downtown.

[djmike]

I sure hope Beaumont does'nt miss out on all this excitement! About when do you think this will shift eastward a bit to include Jefferson county in all the fun?

[srainhoutx]

In the cold sector, thundersnow now reported NW of Midland/Odessa...

[MontgomeryCoWx]

I wish I was in Midland right now... the rain and Severe Weather is exciting, but there is nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING as exciting as ThunderSnow or ThunderIce Storms with lightning.

[srainhoutx]

Rainfall rates running near 2 inch per hour now with the meso low complex. Some reports of marble size hail reported as well.