MAY 2019: Wednesday Storm Complex/Scattered Showers To End May

[snowman65]

hail in Orange tx

[srainhoutx]

Flash Flood threat increasing across the Hill Country...

[srainhoutx]

Worrisome to see training storms over Beaumont

[TexasBreeze]

It looks to be beginning looking at radar...

[unome]

It looks to be beginning looking at radar...

definitely http://tempest.aos.wisc.edu/radar/sp3comphtml5.html

[Cromagnum]

Oppressively hot and humid outside. Going to get feisty once storms pop.

[djmike]

Many roads i. beaumont flooded. This rain wont stop. MLK at Washington underpass being closed now. Stay safe everyone.

[djmike]

[unome]

it's in the 40s right now in the panhandle https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/temperatur ... sa&limit=1

[snowman65]

Many roads i. beaumont flooded. This rain wont stop. MLK at Washington underpass being closed now. Stay safe everyone.

I'm about to leave work in downtown Beaumont...I live in Orange. 2 wrecks on I 10 heading that way. I heard 1 is fatality. was going to go back way through Nederland and bridge city. they seem to be better off so far.

[Texaspirate11]

Wow...is this the focus of the flooding ??

[Cpv17]

It’s about to begin folks. Giddy up!

[djmike]

Wow. That latest qpf reminds me too much of harvey. Unbelievable.

[djmike]

Another round for beaumont. Niagra falls it looks like. I will try to post more pics of the flooding happening now in beaumont.

[sau27]

Ive been noticing that the HRRR has kept up a trend of pushing the heaviest totals south of I-10 all afternoon. Also it seems to be delaying the onset closer to the time the central TX MCS gets here. That would limit flooding potential.

[Cpv17]

Ive been noticing that the HRRR has kept up a trend of pushing the heaviest totals south of I-10 all afternoon. Also it seems to be delaying the onset closer to the time the central TX MCS gets here. That would limit flooding potential.

I’m seeing the same thing. Because of that, the HRRR has trended down a bit on totals.

[unome]

it's really beautiful, if it weren't so dangerous

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[srainhoutx]

Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 0221
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
608 PM EDT Thu May 09 2019

Areas affected...Southern Louisiana, Southeast Texas

Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding likely

Valid 092208Z - 100300Z

Summary...Widespread, slow-moving thunderstorms will continue in
southern Louisiana for at least another couple hours. Additional
thunderstorm development is likely in the coastal plain of
southeast Texas, and thunderstorms should become more numerous in
the evening hours. Flash flooding will continue to be likely in
southern Louisiana, and there will be an increasing flash flood
threat in southeast Texas. Localized significant flooding and
inundation cannot be ruled out.

Discussion...Regional radar trends over the past several hours in
southern Louisiana show virtually no movement to the west-east
oriented convective band. There has been a gradual southward drift
into the low-level inflow and region of strong instability, and
recent loops from KLIX and KLCH radars have shown outflow
boundaries beginning to propagate south away from the leading edge
of higher reflectivity. This may be signaling the beginning of a
gradual weakening trend to the ongoing convection. However, these
radars also still show a fairly wide convective band (approx 35mi
wide) with pockets of very heavy rain rates (2-3 in/hr MRMS and
dual pol). Even in the midst of a general diminishing trend, heavy
rain would be likely for another couple hours, and given the
continued slow overall motion of the convective band, considerable
rain rates would be likely to overlap with already saturated
soils. Therefore, flash flooding remains likely over much of
southern Louisiana. An additional hour or two of heavy rain may
make the flooding more widespread and/or significant, with deeper
inundation possible in some areas. This would be particularly true
in urban areas that see sustained thunderstorm activity; for
instance, the CREST hydrologic model is beginning to show a more
significant response in the maximum unit streamflow field in the
vicinity of Baton Rouge, which has seen several inches of rain in
just over an hour.

Further to the west, in southeast Texas, isolated thunderstorm
development has begun along a surface convergence zone situated
just inland from the Gulf of Mexico coastline. Convective coverage
is expected to increase over the next several hours as boundary
layer winds begin to increase and shift to a southeasterly
direction. The increased inflow off the Gulf should lead to an
uptick in PW values closer to 2 inches, and may increase the
low-level convergence along the boundary. These factors are likely
to lead to more convective development as we approach the 00Z time
frame. Recent hi-res model runs generally support this conclusion,
in particular the 18Z NAM Nest and the 21Z experimental Warn On
Forecast System. The HRRR seems to be too suppressed as it reduces
convective coverage and intensity too fast in southern Louisiana
and focuses most of the development well west near the Rio Grande.
In an environment with strong instability and PW values increasing
to near 2 inches, rain rates of 2-3 in/hr will be reasonable.
Given that convection should be focused near the low-level
convergence axis, this may sustain heavy rain at some locations
for a couple hours and lead to localized rainfall maxima in excess
of 3 inches by 04Z. An alternative scenario is that convective
development will remain more isolated through the early evening
(suggested by the HRRR), and increase more in the 06-12Z time
frame. This scenario may be less likely but cannot be ruled out.

Lamers

ATTN...WFO...CRP...EWX...HGX...LCH...LIX...

[davidiowx]

It sure is NASTY feeling outside! Walked out of the office to head home and it hits you right in the face. Going to be a long night and next day or two. Stay safe folks!

[davidiowx]

Radar starting to fill in too. It’s a wait and see situation with lots of radar watching. Models won’t really tell much.