Katdaddy wrote:I am very thankful SE TX was spared a dangerous and life threatening event this weekend but many thoughts and prayers to our neighbors in extreme ETX and LA. The Houston-Galveston areas dodged a bullet today. You may have have canceled plans that was a nuisance but be thankful you still have a home and family. Yes, an extreme statement but true with the forecasted significant parameters that were place but moved NE last night. Additional severe weather events will occur this Spring and we may not be as lucky again. Our Houston-Galveston NWS, Storm Prediction Center, and local news media did an excellent job of getting the information out there to the public well in advance of the potential event. Be thankful and count your Blessings.
Blessed it was a "bust" - but for the Mother & daughter who died in Breaux Bridges due to the weather, it was a tragedy.
Nice write up by our NWS. Here is a portion of it on our storm. Kudos to them and everyone who keeps us safe.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 404 PM CDT Sun Apr 2 2017/
Today`s event is coming to a close...with the only action left on
the radar that of thunderstorms racing up ahead of an early
outflow boundary that propagated from a ragged line of storms just
northwest of the city. Although not a complete bust as there have
been reports of trees downed and flooded roadways across the
northern CWA (4 to 5 inches of storm total precipitation from
central Grimes County northeast into Houston County)...the bulk of
the population (i.e., Houston metro) did not experience any
severe thunderstorm activity. With such a ripe downstream
environment conducive for the formation of tornadic cells that are
now impacting SHV and LCH`s area...the greater Houston area did
dodge a bullet. The main `why`s` to this may be pinned on poor
upper air/jet dynamics...the upper low`s slow movement into the
Big Bend region this afternoon really placed the best diffulence
west of us. The gust front generated by the QLCS over the western
CWA early this afternoon blew through the city and virtually
outraced the upstream cells...shutting the door on future
development as rich and warm inflow was cut off by lower level
cool moist downdraft air. Activity flaring up over Jackson County
may need to be monitored but all high rez solutions as not doing
anything with its future evolution.