February: Calm Weather To End The Month

[noclue]

so nice to wake up to a thunderstorm

[srainhoutx]

Storms are re firing near San Antonio as the U/L has slowed which is the reason the Flood Watch has been extended until this afternoon...

[djjordan]

Just pulled in to my house from a long overnight drive back from Austin. Going through La Grange all the way to Sealy was nothing but a wall of water and very gusty winds estimated around 55-60 MPH. Didn't see any hail but the rain was blinding. It's now pouring in SGR at my house right now. Lots of lightning and loud thunder. Flooding is all but certainly going to be a problem this morning.

[srainhoutx]

Report: Trees down in Montgomery County blocking roads

[CAK]

This is the hardest I've seen it rain in Kingwood in a LONG time!

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
611 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

TXZ200-213-214-237-238-181415-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-
611 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012

...STRONG LINE OF STORMS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND HOUSTON
METRO AREA...

AT 606 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 23 MILES NORTHEAST
OF LIBERTY TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LIBERTY TO EL LAGO TO ALVIN TO 5
MILES WEST OF WEST COLUMBIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. MINOR STREET AND FEEDER
ROAD FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...WALLISVILLE...
SEABROOK...PELICAN ISLAND...OAK ISLAND...SCHLITTERBAHN...HANKAMER...
GILCHRIST...GALVESTON STATE PARK...CRYSTAL BEACH...CHOCOLATE BAYOU...
GALVESTON...WEST COLUMBIA...WEBSTER...TEXAS CITY...TAYLOR LAKE
VILLAGE...SWEENY...SURFSIDE BEACH...SANTA FE...SAN LEON...RICHWOOD...
QUINTANA...NASSAU BAY...MORGAN'S POINT...LIVERPOOL...LIBERTY...LEAGUE
CITY...LAKE JACKSON...LA PORTE...LA MARQUE...JAMAICA BEACH...
HITCHCOCK...HILLCREST...HARDIN...FRIENDSWOOD...FREEPORT...EL LAGO...
DICKINSON...DEVERS...COVE...CLUTE...BONNEY...BAYTOWN...BAILEY'S
PRAIRIE...BACLIFF...ANGLETON AND ALVIN.

[txflagwaver]

It sure weakened when it got to the Bay...

[srainhoutx]

Flash Flood Warning issued for Brazoria, Chambers, Ft Bend, Galveston & Harris Counties

[srainhoutx]

Absolutely pouring again in NW Harris County. Stay safe out there, gang.

[srainhoutx]

Updated HPC Excessive Rainfall Forecast...

[Katdaddy]

Picked up a quick 1.55" in NW Galveston County with two more areas of rain still to the W and SW. The backyard has lots of standing water.

[srainhoutx]

Picked up a quick 1.55" in NW Galveston County with two more areas of rain still to the W and SW. The backyard has lots of standing water.

[ticka1]

Do ya'll think the training will setup and be a factor?

[niner21]

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/Loop/sou ... s_loop.gif

Check that out. The basically the whole state is getting wet.

[srainhoutx]

Do ya'll think the training will setup and be a factor?

We'll need to monitor our SW areas. With the surface low inland ~vs~ offshore and moving slowly and the upper low to our W also moving slower than forecasts suggested, another 2+ inches of rain are not out of the question for some areas.

[Portastorm]

Picked up 2.3 inches here in southwest Austin in the last 24 hours. More on the way for us as well.

FFW was extended as was chance of POPS ... as srainhoutx so well noted, the system is moving slower than the models progged even as late as yesterday.

[srainhoutx]

HGX issues Flood Advisory for Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jackson & Matagorda Counties

[srainhoutx]

Flash Flooding reported in Grimes County, NE of Navasota. Roads impassable

[srainhoutx]

E-mail update from Jeff:

Excessive rainfall and flooding developing over the region this morning.

Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 930am for Fort Bend, Harris, and Brazoria Counties

Powerful upper level low near Big Bend continues to supply ample lift over SE TX resulting in near continuous development of thunderstorms around Victoria which then train NE across the area. Rainfall in the last 24 hours has averaged 1-2 inches over much of the area with totals nearing 3-3.5 inches over eastern Fort Bend and SW Harris County. There have been numerous reports of flooding this morning mainly limited to roads, however watersheds are running very high and additional rainfall will likely cause some channels to exceed their banks.

Currently these 3 watersheds in Harris County are running very high:
Lower South Madye Creek
Cypress Creek
Carpenters Bayou

Radar continues to show thunderstorms forming in the favorable region of lift on the east side of the upper low from the coastal bend region into SE TX. Additional rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches will be possible which will only worsen ongoing flooding issues.

[txflagwaver]

Glad we are getting the breaks in between downpours