April 2021

[jasons2k]

The line is already starting to split NW of here....

Edit...pulsing up and down. Will be close...

[jasons2k]

Looking to the north, the tops of the storms are wispy and frayed, not sharp like blossoming cauliflower. Weak sauce.

[jasons2k]

Picked-up .25” here. Not bad and a very welcome shower.

[don]

Getting some really heavy rain here

[davidiowx]

0.08” just fell. I feel blessed lol!

[Cromagnum]

0.00 here. It split and went completely around me

[djmike]

Yes! Got an inch of rain from last nights storms. Ill take it! Was getting might dusty around here in Beaumont. Hopefully we can add to that a little more Friday. As of right now 40% so fingers crossed.

[jasons2k]

That quarter inch of rain was just enough and came right in time too - the grass and everything else is lush and green today, as it should be. Hopefully we get some more on Friday without blowing the fence over. We are deeper inside the SPC outlook lines for tomorrow/Friday than we were yesterday...

[jasons2k]

Hot tomale

[jasons2k]

That is one heckuva storm coming down the Brazos Valley....that time of year

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
742 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

.DISCUSSION...

Updated to add a chc of thunderstorms for NW areas for the next 3
hours as a severe thunderstorm in central Texas moves southeast
toward the area. With the loss of heating, the storm could weaken
as it approaches Brazos/Madison counties between 830 and 930 PM.

Wood

[DoctorMu]

That quarter inch of rain was just enough and came right in time too - the grass and everything else is lush and green today, as it should be. Hopefully we get some more on Friday without blowing the fence over. We are deeper inside the SPC outlook lines for tomorrow/Friday than we were yesterday...

Nice!

I mowed and just finished watering the lawn...so, an unexpected lone wolf cell coming down from Waco?

Just a hair of a right turn, maybe a little rotation?

Message: NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-TX12619A40028C.SevereThunderstormWarning.12619A402618TX.HGXSVRHGX.8a942ef9c4e9ef84f0ed73eac9547140 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 20:39 CDT on 04-08-2021
Effective: 20:39 CDT on 04-08-2021
Expires: 21:30 CDT on 04-08-2021
Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Alert:
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Grimes County in southeastern Texas...
Eastern Burleson County in southeastern Texas...
Brazos County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 838 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hearne,
moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. This storm has a history of producing
large hail.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
College Station, Bryan, Snook, Kurten, Wixon Valley, Millican, Kyle
Field, Iola, Wellborn and Carlos.
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
Instructions: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Target Area:
Brazos
Burleson
Grimes

[DoctorMu]

ummmmmmmm...


NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-TX12619A401E48.TornadoWarning.12619A402BF4TX.HGXTORHGX.b6bc2823478f09cda4c7ebb3f3615cfa from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 21:10 CDT on 04-08-2021
Effective: 21:10 CDT on 04-08-2021
Expires: 21:45 CDT on 04-08-2021
Event: Tornado Warning
Alert:
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
West central Grimes County in southeastern Texas...
East central Burleson County in southeastern Texas...
Central Brazos County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 909 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over northwestern Bryan, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
College Station and Kyle Field around 920 PM CDT.
Millican around 945 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wellborn and Carlos.
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
Instructions: TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Target Area:
Brazos
Burleson
Grimes

[jasons2k]

Yep, classic right-turning supercell. I noticed the NWS hedged their discussion by saying the storm "could" weaken as opposed to "should" weaken.

[DoctorMu]

Hailing at the house now. Nickel to quarter size.

[DoctorMu]

Hook echo over western College Station, just past Kyle Field. Hail restarted.

[DoctorMu]

Hook echo near Pebble Creek subdivision in College Station

[Ptarmigan]

I wonder what caused the storm to form.

[jasons2k]

Hook echo near Pebble Creek subdivision in College Station

I hope you, the family and the house are all OK!! Geez!! Storms are fun until they go nuclear on you!

@Ptarmigan perhaps this new discussion will help explain:

Mesoscale Discussion 0336
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0958 PM CDT Thu Apr 08 2021

Areas affected...Portions of east TX

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely

Valid 090258Z - 090500Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...20 percent

SUMMARY...A long-lived supercell may continue to produce large hail
in the short term, but it should continue weakening this evening.
Additional storms also posing an isolated large hail threat may
develop this evening across parts of east Texas.

DISCUSSION...A persistent supercell with a history of producing
large to very large hail (up to 2 inches in diameter) has weakened
some to the southeast of College Station TX. This weakening trend
will likely continue over the next couple of hours as it encounters
increasing MLCIN, but large hail may still be possible with this
supercell in the short term. Other convection is in the process of
deepening farther north in east TX as a south-southwesterly
low-level jet strengthens this evening. This activity may also pose
a threat for isolated large hail, with MUCAPE around 1000-1500 J/kg
and 50-60+ kt of deep-layer shear capable of supporting supercell
structures. Current expectations are for this hail threat to remain
too isolated for watch issuance this evening.

..Gleason/Grams.. 04/09/2021

[DoctorMu]

Well that escalated quickly. Everyone's alright here.

We cracked the door open to see that curved supercell outline...and of course the cat sprinted out.

Not the largest hail by far I've seen but easily lasted the longest.

The good news for the orange tabby is that he has 4 or 5 of his 9 lives left. We called for a few minutes, and he came back a little wet and shaken...in one piece. He's chowing down some Friskies treats back in comfort.

The hook echo didn't quite make it to Navasota and the cell appears to weakening on its path to the Woodlands...maybe Jason?

[jasons2k]

Well right on que - as soon as it crosses into Montgomery County - poof! That's OK - don't need a hail storm.

Glad everyone is OK!