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The rain is a ghost...invisible! BOO!

Keeping an eye out for backbuilding and slowing down of this line of storms. Lots of lightning to my Northwest right now

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
902 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 859 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FROM LIVINGSTON TO NORTHWEST
OF SEVEN OAKS TO THE ALABAMA-COUSHATTA RESERVATION. GAUGE REPORTS
OF 3 TO 4 INCHES AND RADAR ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 5 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF
THE THOSE GAUGES. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...SEVEN OAKS...ALABAMA-COUSHATTA
RESERVATION...NORTHEASTERN WEST LIVINGSTON...MOSCOW AND LEGGETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Some backbuilding indeed - boom!

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
950 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 950 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED OVER CLEVELAND...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...KINGWOOD...SPLENDORA...PATTON VILLAGE...ROMAN FOREST...
WOODBRANCH...PLUM GROVE...NORTH CLEVELAND...LAKE HOUSTON AND
TARKINGTON PRAIRIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 951 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS WERE INTENSIFYING IN THE ADVISORY AREA
WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 2-3" PER HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SOUTHEASTERN HUNTSVILLE...CLEVELAND...SHEPHERD...SPLENDORA...PATTON
VILLAGE...ROMAN FOREST...WOODBRANCH...CUT AND SHOOT...NEW
WAVERLY...COLDSPRING...PLUM GROVE...GOODRICH...NORTH CLEVELAND...
PORTER HEIGHTS...HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK...NEW CANEY...EVERGREEN...
TARKINGTON PRAIRIE...ROMAYOR AND RYE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN
URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

WOW! Incredible lightning display just north of me!

Possible Hail falling in the storms just North of Atascocita at this time..... Heads up.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1053 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
WEST CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1052 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGWOOD...AND MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUMBLE...KINGWOOD...LAKE HOUSTON...NORTHERN ATASCOCITA AND PORTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

***Quickly becoming a very dangerous flooding situation. Turn around don't drown!!!!***


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1103 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
WEST CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1100 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN NORTH OF THE WOODLAND WITH AREAS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
WITH 3 INCHES OF RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY. THE STORMS ARE VERY SLOW MOVING AND SOME REDEVELOPMENT
MAY OCCUR OVER THE AREA. MORE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA IS
EXPECTED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KINGWOOD...PATTON VILLAGE...ROMAN FOREST...WOODBRANCH...PORTER
HEIGHTS...NORTHERN ATASCOCITA...LAKE HOUSTON...NEW CANEY AND
PORTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

This is indeed becoming a very dangerous flooding situation for folks in NE Harris county. Rainfall rates are falling as much as 3.5-4 inches PER HOUR. Doppler radar has already estimated up to 4 inches of rain has fallen from that storm near Atascocita area. Storm complex is slowly moving southward. If models are correct, mainly HRRR and RPM, could be looking at a huge flooding situation unfolding tonight across SE Harris county as the storm continues to slow down and stall along the coast.
Be aware tonight, mainly if you're east of I-45.

Yeah it's looking bad out there, as they seem to be slowing down.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1133 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTH CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 1129 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF BELTWAY 8 FROM NEAR THE
TOMBALL PARKWAY TO HIGHWAY 59. HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM
REPORTS 2.56 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR NEAR ALDINE AND NORTH HOUSTON.
REPORTS OF HIGH WATER HAVE REPORTED IN THESE AREAS.

TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY
OCCURRING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HUMBLE...JERSEY VILLAGE...NORTHSIDE / NORTHLINE...GREATER
HEIGHTS...ALDINE...SPRING...NEAR NORTHSIDE HOUSTON...GREATER
GREENSPOINT...KINGWOOD...ACRES HOME...EAST HOUSTON...EASTEX /
JENSEN AREA...LAZYBROOK / TIMBERGROVE...FAIRBANKS / NORTHWEST
CROSSING...BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT...EAST LITTLE YORK /
HOMESTEAD...CENTRAL NORTHWEST...HIDDEN VALLEY...HOUSTON GARDENS AND
LANGWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

Watching the continuous backbuilding occuring right now from Central Montgomery County to Western Harris County. Flooding is already occuring along the Sam Houston Tollway and Hwy 59. Numerous cars flooded out being reported.

Starting to look like we may get a little something in the Pearland area.

Question.
Normally (even with a small front), storms like these tend to die out after the sun goes down.
What make a system like this different?

Stronger front/atmospheric conditions?

I haven't seen this much continual lightning in a very very long time.

Downtown has to be getting hammered right now.

Absolutely Rip...... looks like the storms downtown are actually intensifying a bit. covers most everyone inside the 610 loop!!!!

I noticed the reds on radar cranking back up.

Watching those clouds coming in on the NW Beltway area as well.
Along I-10 West as well.

It's tropical storm humid out here.

I hope all are well after last night's weather action.

No measurable rain for us last night, although I did enjoy the lightening show!

Ending July 2014 with 2.42 inches of rain for the month.
26.37 inches of precip for the year so far.

Now, it's on to August! (Already!)

No rain here..but the light show was awesome.