January: Increasing Clouds/Rain & Warmer To End Month

[ticka1]

It rained here at my house between Baytown and Mont Belvieu! BRING ON THE RAIN!

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
510 PM CST SUN JAN 8 2012

TXZ164-177>179-090000-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
510 PM CST SUN JAN 8 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 509 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL SAN JACINTO COUNTY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...POINT BLANK AND
OAKHURST.

[txflagwaver]

Sprinkled a little here...is rain going to be coming form the North or South tonight/tomorrow?

[biggerbyte]

Wow! Everybody, look out tonight through Monday night for some very wet conditions. After that, we look to the weekend. Very anxious for Wednesday to get here to see how it looks then.

[wxman57]

Biked down for the implosion this morning. Got there 9:30 and had a front row view for the blast at 11:15. Saw ourselves on Channel 2's footage of the explosion. We were in the background of the shot of the building falling. Got a video of it.

As for the weather, just a bit of rain in the next 24-30 hrs. Nothing but rain - tomorrow and next Friday, if there is ANY precip at all with that system. Only the Canadian has any precip here next Fri/Sat, and it has air too warm for anything but rain.

[srainhoutx]

My Mom said she hoped they saved the mural, wxman57. I have great memories of that building and the long gone Shamrock Hotel, out in the middle of no where at that time...~sigh~

And they did!

A $4 million ranch life mural by artist Peter Hurd, called “The Future Belongs To Those Who Prepare for It,” was removed from the building and will be part of a public library in Artesia, N.M.



http://www.khou.com/news/Skyscraper-in- ... 04278.html

[jasons2k]

I had a nice shower this afternoon and got a quick .40". It was a nice way to start the event

[Ptarmigan]

Let the rain begin.

[Ptarmigan]

Biked down for the implosion this morning. Got there 9:30 and had a front row view for the blast at 11:15. Saw ourselves on Channel 2's footage of the explosion. We were in the background of the shot of the building falling. Got a video of it.

As for the weather, just a bit of rain in the next 24-30 hrs. Nothing but rain - tomorrow and next Friday, if there is ANY precip at all with that system. Only the Canadian has any precip here next Fri/Sat, and it has air too warm for anything but rain.

I saw the video of the Prudential Building being demolished. Left a large dust cloud.

[JackCruz]

According to accuweather, myforecast, and Larry Cosgrove, we could see a low of 30-32 for Friday AND Saturday ....no precip in their forecasts though.

I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT JUST PERFECT IN TERMS OF US GETTING SOME SNOW, PLEASE... *in my Arizona voice*

[JackCruz]

A little dusting would be good enough

[Paul]

I wouldnt but too much faith in Twister and their snow fall map. We are in mid Jan now and so far we havent even sniffed a hard freeze. 6 weeks from now it will be all over as we head into March. Plus you add in that the snow pack is non-existant to the north any air cold enough will modify a great deal. Case in point my neighbors just got back from Tahoe to ski....well there was absolutely no snow in JAN to ski on. Unheard of for Tahoe this time of year. Especially at that elevation.

the only positive side of this is I see Fairbanks -30 below in Alaska. Some cold air pooling up but according to the GFS the brunt will slide east in the coming 7 days....


sorry for the bad new.....going back under rock now....


Paul

[Katdaddy]

Just awakened by thunder. Very intense cell just to my SSW near Alvin. Would not be surprised if we have some hail reports soon. Lots of lightening and the rain is pouring down.

[Katdaddy]

Deluge in progress. Rainfall rate has reached 5.58" per hour. Almost .50" in 15 minutes.

[Paul]

Deluge in progress. Rainfall rate has reached 5.58" per hour. Almost .50" in 15 minutes.

I am up and yes very bad lightning......lost power for a few seconds....raining tremendously....

[srainhoutx]

Folks in Eastern Harris.County heads up. HGX saying cell showing rotation as it moves NE and a tornado warning may be needed.

[djjordan]

I see those flashes of lightning from Sugarland ..... this is only the beginning of this event ...... would appear this system has quite a bit of energy and moisture to work with .... gonna be an interesting rest of the night into Monday.

[srainhoutx]

Folks near College Station heads up. Heavy thundestorm developing to your SW with frequent lightening and very heavy rainfall moving NE.

[srainhoutx]

Folks in Ft Bend County heads up. A developing T storm in Wharton County increasing in strength and moving NE. Should approach Harris County by 4-4:30 AM near downtown on current track.

[srainhoutx]

HPC Update:

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DISCUSSION
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
200 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012

...VALID 06Z MON JAN 09 2012 - 12Z TUE JAN 10 2012...
...REFERENCE AWIPS GRAPHIC UNDER...DAY 1 EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...



MID TO UPR TX COASTAL REGION INTO SRN LA...


NO BIG CHANGES IN THINKING FROM THE PREVIOUS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
POTENTIAL OUTLOOK. WHILE FFG VALUES REMAIN HIGH ACRS TX/LA AHEAD
OF THE STRONG CLOSED LOW PUSHING EWD THIS PERIOD FROM THE SRN
NM/SWRN TX REGION INTO CNTRL TX...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR AN
ORGANIZED AREA OF CONVECTION OVR THE MID TO UPR TX COASTAL
REGION/SRN LA THIS AFTERNOON INTO MON NIGHT. OVERALL...LATEST
MODEL GUIDANCE IS SHOWING ONLY SOME SLIGHT TIMING DIFFS WITH THE
EWD PUSH OF THIS CLOSED LOW..WITH THE GFS BECOMING A SLIGHT FAST
OUTLIER FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE GUIDANCE BY THE END OF THIS FCST
PERIOD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFS CONT TO BE THE PCPN
DISTRIBUTION...WITH THE OPERATIONAL NAM AGAIN EMPHASIZING A NRN
PCPN MAX FROM INVOF MAF TO NORTH TX...BEING MUCH LIGHTER WITH PCPN
THAN THE REMAINDER OF THE GUIDANCE FOR POINTS TO THE SOUTH AND
EAST OF THIS ACRS ECNTRL TX TO THE MID TO UPR COASTAL REGION OF TX
INTO LA. THERE WL LIKELY BE A HEAVY PCPN CLOSE TO THE AXIS OF THE
NAM IN THE WELL DEFINED COMMA HEAD/DEFORMATION PCPN BAND.
HOWEVER...WE CONT TO FAVOR MAX PCPN THIS PERIOD FARTHER TO THE
SOUTHEAST CLOSER TO THE STNRY FRONTAL PSN WHERE MAX INFLOW INTO
THE STNRY FRONTAL BNDRY AND THE EWD PUSHING COLD FRONT AND SFC LOW
IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT A WELL DEFINED REGION OF CONVECTION. RNFL
RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HR WL BE PSBL MON AFTN INTO MON NIGHT ACRS
THESE AREAS THAT COULD SUPPORT ISOLD RUNOFF/PONDING
PROBLEMS...ESPCLY IN URBAN AREAS.