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Rotation continues for the Tornado Warned cell in NW Harris and SW Montgomery Counties

tireman4 wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 1:22 pm Rotating Cell....

I just drove through that and my wife caught the tornado touching down in waller about a mile east of 290.

When we get to Fredericksburg I’ll see if I can host the video. I was geeked out and she was.... concerned.

Confirmed Tornado on the ground in Eagle Lake. New Warning for Colorado, Austin, Wharton and Ft Bend Counties

This is looking pretty bad - where is the darn watch??? Geez.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
124 PM CDT Fri May 3 2019

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
East central Colorado County in southeastern Texas...
North central Wharton County in southeastern Texas...
Southeastern Austin County in southeastern Texas...
West central Fort Bend County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 124 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Eagle Lake,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

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.

* The tornado will be near...
East Bernard and Wallis around 200 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

https://www.harriscountyfws.org/

totals mounting in some areas & can differ greatly from another station a relatively short distance away

Y’all this setup has me extremely concerned. These cells are getting good inflow and you can just see the instability pockets on radar and satellite loops. My God....I can’t believe there isn’t a watch for this.

jasons wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 1:58 pm Y’all this setup has me extremely concerned. These cells are getting good inflow and you can just see the instability pockets on radar and satellite loops. My God....I can’t believe there isn’t a watch for this.

agree

nlosrgr8 wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 1:13 pm Can anyone tell which areas of the metro area are in the paths and when to expect arrival. Stations are not predicting outside warning areas

Sometimes, and this is probably one of those times, "now-casting" is the best that can be done, rather than forecasting. Srain gave some timing on those cells south of Sealy. But if that's not your area, you just have to ride along until it is your area.

For those watching the cell to the north, you can actually pull it up on TIAH radar and see it pretty well. Seeing some good overall rotation with that one too.

unome wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 2:06 pm

jasons wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 1:58 pm Y’all this setup has me extremely concerned. These cells are getting good inflow and you can just see the instability pockets on radar and satellite loops. My God....I can’t believe there isn’t a watch for this.

agree - being understaffed is not a local NWS choice, I'm sure

There was a conference call between the WFO and SPC and a Mesoscale Discussion was issued shortly after noon. The quick spin up nature and apparently a small geographic area led to the decision to not issue a Watch with the low 20% chance per the MD. Multiple forecasters are currently working the event/episode.

https://twitter.com/NWSHouston
https://twitter.com/iembot_hgx

I do not envy the job HGX has today, they are excellent, but human

Tornado warning for area of 2920 west of 249 in Tomball

Funnel cloud reported at Telge Rd @ Grand Pkwy

Re-issued tornado warning to 2:45

Various skyWARN and HAM radio operators are actively monitor and relaying reports to HGX at this time

small geographic area, but a large population that is worried

Those two t-storms, the one north of town and the other just south of the Katy freeway seem to be long-lived storms, and kicking up a lot of trouble as they head eastward. I think the one west of town just south of I-10 started west of Flatonia this morning and is still going.

HGX cancels Montgomery/Harris Counties Warning. Will reissue Wharton/Ft Bend Counties Warning shortly