April - Ends on Mild Note

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:15 pm

weather related? they mention lightning strikes in the area

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?secti ... id=9081783

Two-alarm fire breaks out at oil storage facility in Cy-Fair

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:17 pm

Quater sized hail reported 5 miles W of Woodloch in Montgomery County.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:24 pm

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

TXZ186-188-189-272200-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-KERR-
415 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KERR...NORTHERN
KENDALL AND SOUTHERN GILLESPIE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CYPRESS CREEK...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
COMFORT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
COMFORT...
BANKERSMITH...
GRAPETOWN...
LUCKENBACH...
CAIN CITY...
ROCKY HILL...
BLUMENTHAL...

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:31 pm

Quite a little storm in southwest Houston now. Gusty wind, lots of lightning and 1.3", an inch of that in the last 10 minutes.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:33 pm

Storms continue to develop to our W...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
431 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

TXZ223-225-272215-
GONZALES-LAVACA-
431 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LAVACA AND
NORTHEASTERN GONZALES COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF GONZALES...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MOULTON...
WAELDER...
NICKLE...
NEWTONVILLE...

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:40 pm

2+ inches now and raining harder than ever. Our house is right in the core of heaviest precip just SW of the SW corner of loop 610.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:56 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
424 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

TXC157-201-272330-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FA.Y.0017.130427T2124Z-130427T2330Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FORT BEND TX-HARRIS TX-
424 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 419 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY
AREA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN
HARRIS COUNTY AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
BY 530 PM.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
HOUSTON...PASADENA...MISSOURI CITY...CHANNELVIEW...DEER PARK...
MISSION BEND...SUGAR LAND...CLOVERLEAF...FIRST COLONY...BELLAIRE...
SOUTH HOUSTON...WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...GALENA PARK...JACINTO
CITY...STAFFORD...TOWN WEST...MEADOWS...HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE...
BUNKER HILL VILLAGE...SPRING VALLEY...PINEY POINT VILLAGE...HEDWIG
VILLAGE...SOUTHSIDE PLACE AND HILSHIRE VILLAGE.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:58 pm

Storms rapidly developing again over West/NW Harris County.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:03 pm

Looks like Humble escaped the first round, round two is coming up and three is developing out west. Interesting couple of hours coming up.....

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:04 pm

From NESDIS:

SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 04/27/13 2202Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13 2145Z KUSSELSON
NOAA AMSU:1945Z DMSP SSMIS:1415Z
.
LOCATION...SE TEXAS...
.
ATTN WFOS...LCH...HGX...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
.
EVENT...SLUG OF HIGHER MOISTURE HAS COME INTO S TO SE TX COAST AND
INTERACTIONS OF BOUNDARIES FOR CONVECTIVE FLAIRUP...HVY RAINFALL...WILL
HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON TRAINING...
.
SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...SLUG OF HIGHER PWAT MOISTURE FROM SW
GULF OF MEXICO THE PAST 12-18HRS HAS INVADED THE S TO SE TX GULF COAST.
IMPRESSIVE PWAT VALUES AS PER LATEST GPS SITES SHOWING 1.6"-1.7" AND EVEN
A 1.8" VALUES UPPER TX COAST INTO EXT SW LA. THIS IS ABOVE 2 STANDAR
DEVIATIONS ABOVE CLIMO AND CAN HELP PRODUCE 2" IN A QUICK 30-90 MINUTES.
COLDEST AND STEADIEST/PERSISTENT COLD TOPS CENTERED S AND WESTERN HARRIS
TO NEAR EASTERN FORT BEND/E WALLER COUNTY. IF CONVECTIVE ON BACK END
CONTINUES IT WILL BE HELPED BY OUTFLOW FROM S HARRIS CONVECTIVE BAND THAT
FORCES HIGH MOISTURE BACK INTO THAT AREA AND WHAT ALSO MAY BE FEEDING
ACTIVITY BACK TO THE WEST CENTERED ON GONZALES/LAVACA COUNTY THAT IS
MOVING SLOWLY AND CAN GIVE 1.5" IN A SHORT TIME.
.
AN ANNOTATED SATELLITE GRAPHIC SHOWING THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THREAT AREA
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET ADDRESS LISTED BELOW IN APPROXIMATELY
10-15 MINUTES.
.
SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 2200-0100Z...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN SHORT
TERM OUTLOOK...CONVECTIVE BAND MOVING TROUGH S HARRIS INTO THE
BAY...ANY OUTFLOW CAN ALLOW FOR TRAINING/REPEAT ACTION WESTERN HARRI/E
FT BEND/E WALLER THAT MAY SHIFT EAST TO GIVE ADDITIONAL HVY RAINS TO
S HARRIS COUNTY. SO HVY RAIN NOT FINISHED BY A LONG STRETCH..BUT MAY
WEAKEN TOWARD END OF PERIOD. GONZALES/LAVACA AREA OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN
NEXT 1-2HRS AS SEA BREEZE CONVECTIVE BAND CONTINUES TO BLOSSOM AND
THEN STABILZE RESULTING IN HVY RAIN THRU 23Z AND RATES UP TO 1.5"/HR.
SMALL BUT CAUTIONARY THREAT THAT SOME OF GONZALES/LAVACA CONVECTIVE
CELLS COULD FEED INTO BACK OF HARRIS/
E FORT BEND/WALLER ACTIVITY AS WEAK SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY PASSES BY TO
THE NORTH NEXT FEW HRS.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:06 pm

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 142
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
514 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

TXC015-039-041-051-071-089-157-167-185-201-225-239-291-313-321-
339-373-407-455-471-473-477-481-280600-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.A.0142.130427T2214Z-130428T0600Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
142 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

AUSTIN                BRAZORIA              BRAZOS               
BURLESON              CHAMBERS              COLORADO             
FORT BEND             GALVESTON             GRIMES               
HARRIS                HOUSTON               JACKSON              
LIBERTY               MADISON               MATAGORDA            
MONTGOMERY            POLK                  SAN JACINTO          
TRINITY               WALKER                WALLER               
WASHINGTON            WHARTON               

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...
BAY CITY...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...
CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...
FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...
HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...
LAKE SOMERVILLE...LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...
MADISONVILLE...MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...
ONALASKA...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...
SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...
WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS AND WINNIE.

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 142
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
505 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

TXC013-019-021-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-
209-255-259-265-271-285-287-323-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-507-
280600-
/O.NEW.KEWX.SV.A.0142.130427T2205Z-130428T0600Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
142 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

ATASCOSA              BANDERA               BASTROP              
BEXAR                 BLANCO                CALDWELL             
COMAL                 DEWITT                DIMMIT               
EDWARDS               FAYETTE               FRIO                 
GILLESPIE             GONZALES              GUADALUPE            
HAYS                  KARNES                KENDALL              
KERR                  KINNEY                LAVACA               
LEE                   MAVERICK              MEDINA               
REAL                  TRAVIS                UVALDE               
VAL VERDE             WILLIAMSON            WILSON               
ZAVALA                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...BANDERA...BASTROP...
BLANCO...BOERNE...BRACKETTVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS...
CRYSTAL CITY...CUERO...DEL RIO...EAGLE PASS...FLORESVILLE...
FREDERICKSBURG...GEORGETOWN...GIDDINGS...GONZALES...
HALLETTSVILLE...HONDO...KARNES CITY...KERRVILLE...LA GRANGE...
LEAKEY...LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...
ROCKSPRINGS...SAN ANTONIO...SAN MARCOS...SEGUIN AND UVALDE

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:07 pm

Finally an active weather day. Lots of lightning and thunder in League City. Very intense storms over Harris County.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:09 pm

4+ inches and still raining hard. Some pea sized hail earlier.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:11 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
506 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 502 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTY AND ANOTHER ONE TO
THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MISSION BEND...SUGAR LAND...BELLAIRE...PECAN GROVE...WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE...STAFFORD...TOWN WEST...MEADOWS AND SOUTHSIDE
PLACE.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:13 pm

I do not know how to post Tweet pictures here, but the pictures from around Reliant Stadium with the hail accumulation is downright eerie. Wow. It almost looks like snow buildup. Wow.

https://twitter.com/Zac_Emmons/status/3 ... 52/photo/1

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:17 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
517 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 514 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOKSIDE
VILLAGE...OR 6 MILES WEST OF SOUTH HOUSTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PASADENA...DEER PARK...SOUTH HOUSTON AND BROOKSIDE VILLAGE.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:26 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
520 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 512 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13
MILES WEST OF GRAPELAND...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROCKETT...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAPELAND.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:39 pm

Approaching 5" and still raining.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:43 pm

Would like to know how much we have had here in the Katy/Cypress area because it hasn't stopped raining since about 2:00.

Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:46 pm

24-hr precip from NMQ http://nmq.ou.edu/

April - Ends on Mild Note

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