April 2020

[Cromagnum]

Foggy as all get out today

[DoctorMu]

Foggy as all get out today

A north wind brought more humid air in late last night. Bizarre. Evidently we enjoyed a dry slot for just about 6-7 hours. Humid, warm and boring today.

[BlueJay]

Today is San Jacinto day!

It's not suppose to rain today so, if you have one, raise your Texas flag!

[Cpv17]

For areas south of 10, I think most of us will have to wait a while before we get anything significant.

[DoctorMu]

Heavy cloud. No rain?

https://youtu.be/1T0tJnaUhU8

Multiple systems through early May skirt the area. Definite maybes.

[srainhoutx]

Tornado Watch issued for Northern areas

[DoctorMu]

: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-TX125F46FCA424.TornadoWatch.125F46FDA0E0TX.WNSWOU3.61ec793c5e069c8ca3d97535cc32bfc1 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 10:53 CDT on 04-22-2020
Effective: 10:55 CDT on 04-22-2020
Expires: 17:00 CDT on 04-22-2020
Event: Tornado Watch
Alert:
TORNADO WATCH 133 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TX

. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA AUSTIN
BASTROP BRAZOS BURLESON
CALDWELL CHEROKEE FALLS
FAYETTE FREESTONE GRIMES
HOUSTON JASPER LEE
LEON LIMESTONE MADISON
MILAM MONTGOMERY NACOGDOCHES
NEWTON PANOLA POLK
ROBERTSON RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO SHELBY
TRAVIS TRINITY TYLER
WALKER WALLER WASHINGTON
WILLIAMSON
Instructions:
Target Area:
Anderson
Angelina
Austin
Bastrop
Brazos
Burleson
Caldwell
Cherokee
Falls
Fayette
Freestone
Grimes
Houston
Jasper
Lee
Leon
Limestone
Madison
Milam
Montgomery
Nacogdoches
Newton
Panola
Polk
Robertson
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
San Jacinto
Shelby
Travis
Trinity
Tyler
Walker
Waller
Washington
Williamson

[DoctorMu]

A thin line of storms has formed west of CLL.

Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-TX125F46FCB810.SevereThunderstormWarning.125F46FCC238TX.FWDSVSFWD.b8d972a79478788af30b1457ceb361fa from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 11:04 CDT on 04-22-2020
Effective: 11:04 CDT on 04-22-2020
Expires: 11:30 CDT on 04-22-2020
Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Alert:
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN ROBERTSON COUNTY...

At 1104 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Bremond, or 22 miles north of Hearne, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bremond.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for central Texas.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
Instructions: For your protection stay inside a sturdy structure and keep awa

[djmike]

Watch it all go north of Hou/Bmnt.

[DoctorMu]

Watch it all go north of Hou/Bmnt.

Yeah, Beaumont could get lucky. I don't see Houston seeing a lot of action if any. The line is already breaking up. We'll be lucky if it's not a bust in College Station.

[txbear]

To take a line from one Darth Vader, "the cap is strong with this one".

[DoctorMu]

To take a line from one Darth Vader, "the cap is strong with this one".

Haha. Yeah, the cap has demolished the line about 10 miles from my backyard. We had about 9-10 drops. Calling this a bust.

[djmike]

Right on cue... percentages dropped remaining of today and tonight for rain here in Beaumont.

[jasons2k]

I was just gonna say, the cap sure is holding for central and southern areas. My rain chances the rest of the day went from 70% down to 40%...

I was hoping for another shower today but as long we don’t go for weeks and weeks without rain I’m hoping all will be OK. I’ve had 2.26” for April. Not a ton of rain but considering there have been so many recent Aprils that were like the Indian pre-monsoonal drought, I’ll take it.

[DoctorMu]

Bryan got a soaking. Still a bust IMBY.

North Louisiana and MS will probably see severe weather. SETX appears high and dry.

[jasons2k]

SPC just issued a new MCD - a new watch will be coming shortly, but other than that, that was about the most useless MCD I’ve ever read.

[djmike]

IMBY Ive gotten 0.54” for the month of April. I need a gully washer very soon!

[txbear]

I was just gonna say, the cap sure is holding for central and southern areas. My rain chances the rest of the day went from 70% down to 40%...

I was hoping for another shower today but as long we don’t go for weeks and weeks without rain I’m hoping all will be OK. I’ve had 2.26” for April. Not a ton of rain but considering there have been so many recent Aprils that were like the Indian pre-monsoonal drought, I’ll take it.

Have to wonder what's kept the cap in place so much this year. Don't need the flooding rains, but it's a bit of a head scratcher for me.

[jasons2k]

I was just gonna say, the cap sure is holding for central and southern areas. My rain chances the rest of the day went from 70% down to 40%...

I was hoping for another shower today but as long we don’t go for weeks and weeks without rain I’m hoping all will be OK. I’ve had 2.26” for April. Not a ton of rain but considering there have been so many recent Aprils that were like the Indian pre-monsoonal drought, I’ll take it.

Have to wonder what's kept the cap in place so much this year. Don't need the flooding rains, but it's a bit of a head scratcher for me.

Been this way for years. Most years the failure to bust the cap gets blamed on cool shelf waters leading to an overcast sky and boundary layer. But that’s not the culprit this year...

I think with global warming, we are seeing a more persistent springtime mean storm track to the north of here, earlier in the season, and we just miss out. We just don’t get the jet dynamics at play like we used to.

When’s the last time we had an actual triple point come through SE Texas? I bet it’s been so long ago nobody could answer that without looking it up. Probably couldn’t even guess the year. That’s how bad it’s gotten.

[DoctorMu]

A few mini cells, like the tail end of Balrog's whip just paid us a visit. We may see 0.25-0.35 in after all. We would clear 3 in of rain for April. Good enough.

In the Brazos Valley, you learn to enjoy mid April and early October when the grass and trees are green!