July 2016: Summertime Pattern To End July

[srainhoutx]

Great graphic from NWS Houston/Galveston regarding the impact of this weeks rainfall on areas that sorely needed it.

NWSHouston ‏@NWSHouston · 24m24 minutes ago
Did this week's rainfall make a dent in drought conditions? Well, sort of. Here is a look where. #houwx #bcswx #txwx

[jasons2k]

These flash droughts every year - even in "wet" years - are taking a toll on the trees.

[DoctorMu]

After the first week in August, the GFS is sniffing some weakness in the ridge again. Receptive to any tropical waves or lemons?

Hoping we catch a break this year. CLL was just north of 1 in+ rains with the recent set of disturbances...fingers crossed for a wetter than normal August.

[DoctorMu]

These flash droughts every year - even in "wet" years - are taking a toll on the trees.

Three years ago due to the long term drought I started to put non-ornamental trees (red oak, live oak, etc) on a program with monthly applications of Miracle Grow, Superthrive, Medina vitamins, as well as alternating gypsum and sulfur pellets and fertilizer with 2% iron. Watering 2 X week with 5 gal buckets + sprinkler. It's made a huge difference. Trees were dropping like flies before adding the program.

[jasons2k]

Such tiny, puny little cells....and yet such ginormous outflow boundaries clearing everything out...

[Katdaddy]

Scattered tropical downpours in all directions with sun overhead all day and then late yesterday afternoon an outflow boundary unleashed a tropical downpour on the yard. 0.69" in a little over 15 minutes.

[Heat Miser]

Yeah, this must be that drying out pattern.

[unome]

http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/# ... 1607302055



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN FORT BEND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 352 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRAZOS BEND
STATE PARK...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRESNO...AND IS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IOWA COLONY AND SOUTHERN SIENNA PLANTATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 2930 9565 2947 9554 2943 9543 2914 9561
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 130DEG 3KT 2936 9555

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

[Katdaddy]

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR...
HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 435 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTHWESTERN PASADENA...DEER PARK...SOUTH HOUSTON...GALENA PARK...
JACINTO CITY...CLOVERLEAF...CHANNELVIEW...
EL DORADO / OATES PRAIRIE...SETTEGAST...HUNTERWOOD...NORTHSHORE...
EAST HOUSTON...CLINTON PARK TRI-COMMUNITY...HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL...
PLEASANTVILLE AREA...SHELDON...
MEADOWBROOK / ALLENDALE AND HARRISBURG / MANCHESTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

[Heat Miser]

Drying out over the Friendswood area. This is looking west. Wonder how so many weather forecasters got this one wrong?

[Katdaddy]

Looking NW toward Friendswood from W League City this evening,

[Heat Miser]

The drying out pattern continues in earnest.

[Cromagnum]

This storm completely skipped Rosharon too. Thats like 5 days of tease in a row.