May 2015 Record Setting May Rainfall Totals For Region

Thu May 14, 2015 2:52 pm

Skies are gray. Rain is flowing gently. Thunder too.

Thu May 14, 2015 3:02 pm

just glad I got the lawn mowed before it started today - looks like more lightning also

Thu May 14, 2015 3:07 pm

Electric Lizard, I believe we would have to look back to 2008 when the long term drought began for a time when our Region had no D4 reading. Heavy rainfall rates again in NW Harris County adding to the 1.83 inches I received yesterday afternoon. Totals since the rain started 9 days ago for me are nearing 7.5,inches...and counting.

Thu May 14, 2015 3:09 pm

pouring again now, but we've been luckier than most areas so far

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.p ... n=-95.6972

Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
300 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

TXC015-157-201-473-142200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FA.Y.0081.150514T2000Z-150514T2200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARRIS TX-AUSTIN TX-WALLER TX-FORT BEND TX-
300 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
EASTERN AUSTIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 258 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITH ANOTHER
INCH LIKELY. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY
AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SUGAR LAND...KATY...RICHMOND...JERSEY VILLAGE...SEALY...
BROOKSHIRE...BELLVILLE...MISSION BEND...TOWN WEST...PECAN GROVE...
ELDRIDGE / WEST OAKS...ADDICKS PARK TEN...SPRING BRANCH WEST...
HOCKLEY...WALLER...FULSHEAR...PINE ISLAND...SIMONTON...SAN FELIPE
AND PATTISON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3002 9639 3007 9604 3002 9559 2958 9561
2960 9591 2968 9618

$$

LW

Thu May 14, 2015 3:20 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
315 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WEST CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 314 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF BEDIAS...OR 18
MILES NORTH OF NAVASOTA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MADISONVILLE...BEDIAS AND IOLA.

Thu May 14, 2015 3:39 pm

Bona fide thunder and lightening storm going on now.

Thu May 14, 2015 3:42 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
325 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015
WALKER TX-BRAZOS TX-MONTGOMERY TX-GRIMES TX-
325 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 324 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITH AN
ADDITIONAL INCH LIKELY. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...WESTERN CONROE...HUNTSVILLE...NAVASOTA...
THE WOODLANDS...MONTGOMERY...BEDIAS...MILLICAN...ANDERSON...TODD
MISSION...LAKE CONROE DAM...KYLE FIELD...HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK...
DOBBIN...RICHARDS...DACUS...PLANTERSVILLE...CRABBS PRAIRIE AND
CARLOS.

Thu May 14, 2015 4:18 pm

Ridging did not come into play today. Looks like storms fired off a boundary draped across the area and spreading back to the west. We just got HAMMERED near Lake Conroe Dam...the hardest rain I have seen here in a long time. Wind, torrential rain, hectic lightning...the whole 9 yards. By far the most rain we have seen with all these systems coming across. Lake Creek and Lake Conroe just took on a bunch more run off from today...I mean A LOT!

Thu May 14, 2015 5:27 pm

Here is a little animation of the last 12 weeks for drought conditions across the country. Note the improvement over Texas but the continuing worsening conditions over on the west coast.

Thu May 14, 2015 7:17 pm

The afternoon Updated from the Climate Prediction Center suggest a somewhat unsettled pattern continues in the Day 8+ range with cooler than normal temperatures across the Great Basin into the Intermountain West and precipitation for areas that need the rain. Higher elevations snow may be possible for the higher elevations which tends to suggest severe weather episodes may continue across the Great Plains into Texas.

Thu May 14, 2015 7:43 pm

This weather pattern is getting old. When will we change to sunny skies for a stretch?

Fri May 15, 2015 5:07 am

The overall philosophy regarding the forecast today into the weekend has not changed. A weakening MCS across S Central Texas will weaken further as it nears the I-37 Corridor this morning. Relative low convection temperatures of near or just above 80 should initiate day time heating convention along and N of the I-10 Corridor this afternoon with again heavy rainfall rates possible.

The weekend looks to continue unsettled as an upper low currently near Southern California moves NE into the Central Plains bringing a severe weather episode across portions of the Great Plains into Texas over the weekend. Thunderstorms appear to develop along and East of a West Central Texas dryline and possibly move E throughout the weekend as yet another upper low drops S near Coastal Southern California. A weak frontal boundary may sag SE across portions of Central Texas before stalling on Monday setting the stage for additional training storms with very heavy rainfall rates. The pesky upper trough to our West shows no signs of relaxing in the extended range meaning what you see is what you get possibly into the Memorial Day weekend.

Fri May 15, 2015 6:57 am

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
639 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-
SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN...CALDWELL...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...
GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...
TRINITY...WILLIS
639 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BRAZOS...BURLESON...GRIMES...
HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...
TRINITY...WALKER AND WASHINGTON.

* UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. MANY PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WITHIN THE PAST WEEK.
EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL
QUICKLY RUNOFF TO PRODUCE FLOODING.

Fri May 15, 2015 7:14 am

pretty intense, tornado-warned storms southwest of San Antonio

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
659 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

TXC283-151215-
/O.CON.KCRP.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-150515T1215Z/
LA SALLE TX-
659 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LA SALLE COUNTY...

AT 658 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
GARDENDALE...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF COTULLA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COTULLA...GARDENDALE...AND MILLET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 2843 9938 2860 9933 2857 9896 2840 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 276DEG 18KT 2850 9919

$$

TMT

edit: it was allowed to expire at 7:15

http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/in ... P-N0U-1-48

http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/in ... X-N0U-1-48

Fri May 15, 2015 8:01 am

From Nesdis regarding the MCS near San Antonio and Corpus Christi:

SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 05/15/15 1213Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-683-1404
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13 1145Z HANNA
.
LOCATION...TEXAS...
.
ATTN WFOS...CRP...EWX...
ATTN RFCS...WGRFC...
.
ALTHOUGH THE OFFICIAL PERIOD FOR SPENES RETIREMENT APPEALS HAS ENDED,
NESDIS WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL APPEALS THROUGH EMAILS TO
JOHN.SIMKO@NOAA.GOV
.
EVENT...UPDATE TO EARLIER SPE FOR HEAVY RAIN THREAT
.
SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST IR IMAGERY INDICATES MCS CONTINUES
A SLOW FORWARD PROPAGATION TO THE ESE THIS MORNING TOWARDS THE VIC OF COT.
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THIS FEATURE EXTENDED BACK TO THE WSW TO THE S
OF DRT. MORNING SOUNDINGS WERE INDICATING THAT LAPSE RATES AND SHEAR
VECTORS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FAVOR A STEADY SE PROPAGATION TO THIS COMPLEX
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT APPROACHING UPPER TROF AXIS ON WV IMAGERY AND
SLOWLY VEERING LLJ SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LARGE SCALE ASCENT UPSTREAM
OF CURRENT MCS. LLJ AXIS ON AREA VWPS APPEARS TO BE FAVORABLY JUXTAPOSED
WITH INSTABILITY AXIS NOTED OVER PORTIONS OF NE MEXICO THAT SHOULD PROVIDE
A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR BACKBUILDING THROUGH AT LEAST 15Z ON THE SW
PERIPHERY OF CURRENT COLD POOL/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NEAR AND JUST W OF THE
VIC OF COT. THIS COULD ALLOW FOR A PERIOD FOR WHERE SYSTEM BECOMES
QUASI-STATIONARY WITH POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSTREAM TRAINING FROM THE VIC
OF COT EXTENDING TO THE ESE. BLENDED PW ANALYSIS WAS SHOWING A SURGE
OF 2.00" PWS LIFTING NNW INTO PORTIONS OF S TX THAT WAS INTERSECTING
THE PW PLUME COMING IN FROM THE E PAC TO HELP TO INCREASE THE ALREADY
ANOMALOUS MOISTURE VALUES IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. THIS COMBINED WITH
FAVORABLY DEEP ABOVE 0C LAYER SHOULD ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES
OF OVER 2.00"/HR.

Fri May 15, 2015 8:23 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
816 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

HAYS TX-BURNET TX-TRAVIS TX-BLANCO TX-WILLIAMSON TX-
816 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
BURNET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
CENTRAL BLANCO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 813 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS FALLING DUE TO
A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO
THE FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE
AREAS. SATURATED SOILS OVER THE AREA ALSO MEANS THAT RUN-OFF FROM
THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL OCCUR FASTER THAN USUAL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...GEORGETOWN...MARBLE FALLS...
BURNET...WIMBERLEY...DRIPPING SPRINGS...BLANCO...BERTRAM...ROUND
MOUNTAIN...ANDERSON MILL...SERENADA...LEANDER...LAKEWAY...LAGO
VISTA...BEE CAVE...HORSESHOE BAY...THE HILLS AND MEADOWLAKES.

Fri May 15, 2015 8:33 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
826 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

GUADALUPE TX-COMAL TX-ATASCOSA TX-KENDALL TX-BEXAR TX-KARNES TX-
WILSON TX-
826 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
GUADALUPE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
CENTRAL ATASCOSA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN KENDALL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KARNES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
WILSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT

* AT 821 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO A SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING OVER THE ADVISORY AREA...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN
ANTONIO METRO AREA...PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PRAIRIES AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY. EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL TO
OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM CDT. THESE HEAVY RAINS ARE FALLING OVER
SATURATED SOILS...RESULTING IN A RUN-OFF RESPONSE THAT IS FASTER
THAN USUAL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...UNIVERSAL CITY...BOERNE...
PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KENEDY...POTEET...KARNES CITY...POTH...
STOCKDALE...KOSCIUSKO...CANYON LAKE DAM...SCHERTZ...CIBOLO...LIVE
OAK...LEON VALLEY...KIRBY AND HELOTES.

Fri May 15, 2015 8:56 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
838 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

HAYS TX-CALDWELL TX-TRAVIS TX-FAYETTE TX-BASTROP TX-WILLIAMSON TX-
LEE TX-
838 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
BASTROP COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
EASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 833 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY
AREA...WHICH INCLUDES EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AUSTIN METRO AREA
AND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PRAIRIES. EXPECT SPOTTY HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH 1030 AM CDT. THESE HEAVY RAINS
WILL FALL OVER SATURATED SOILS...LEADING TO RUN-OFF OCCURRING
FASTER THAN NORMAL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...PFLUGERVILLE...SAN MARCOS...TAYLOR...
LOCKHART...ELGIN...BASTROP...LULING...GIDDINGS...LA GRANGE...
SMITHVILLE...SCHULENBURG...WIMBERLEY...GRANGER...FLATONIA...
LEXINGTON...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...WINDEMERE AND AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT
AP.

Fri May 15, 2015 10:26 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1025 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

BURLESON TX-WASHINGTON TX-MADISON TX-BRAZOS TX-GRIMES TX-
1025 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
BURLESON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
BRAZOS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
WESTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 1023 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...NAVASOTA...CALDWELL...WASHINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...SNOOK...KURTEN...WIXON VALLEY...MILLICAN...KYLE
FIELD...LAKE SOMERVILLE DAM...IOLA...WELLBORN...INDEPENDENCE...
DEANVILLE...CHRIESMAN...CARLOS AND LYONS.

Fri May 15, 2015 11:10 am

Getting some peeks of sunshine here in NW Harris County. I am also getting concerned about the continued rainfall upstream of Lake Conroe, Lake Livingston and Lake Sam Rayburn. Additional storms upstream closer to the Trinity and Brazos River watersheds are worrisome and could add to the ongoing flooding issues as time goes on.

May 2015 Record Setting May Rainfall Totals For Region

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