September 2019 - Warm End of September

[jasons2k]

The northern rainband upstream from me is falling apart. Looks like the southern bands down in Houston are cutting-off the inflow. This is good news for me but not good news for folks south of me. We'll see how long it lasts. I am concerned about afternoon instability ramping things-up again upstream from me later on though. I'm also really watching to see if this band stalls and/or pulls back north later today or tonight.

It's not over 'till it's over....

[Cromagnum]

Mets on S2K pointed out the gravity waves off to the southwest of us. Not a good sign.

[Ounce]

Huge blow up going up around Katy

I guess that's where the Jet Stream diverges.

[tireman4]

East end is getting pounded baker hughes om navagation blvd is sending ppl home

Right down the street from me

[jasons2k]

Mets on S2K pointed out the gravity waves off to the southwest of us. Not a good sign.

Yes, lots of energy feeding this thing. I don't see it stooping anytime soon. Yes the bands will shift around based on mesoscale interactions, but overall, the blob is getting fed by lots of energy. Theta-e will be crazy with heating on the west side, getting pumped right into it. I would expect the SPC or WPC to issue a statement on this before too long.

[txbear]

i had a very sneaky suspicion that we would need to keep an eye on the SW as the day wore on. i think what i was seeing earlier was a major inflow of moisture that cause the Katy area flare up. those feeder cells keep merging with the main line and just adding to the deluge. street and sidewalks are fast-moving rivers.

[jasons2k]

Just got word that 99 Eastbound near the San Jacinto river is closed; everyone must exit Rayford.

[srainhoutx]

FYI: HGX advises the radar on their homepage/site is no longer updating. Seems to be an issue with radar.weather.gov as well

[davidiowx]

Srain, does this radar use the HGX radar as well?

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/i ... X-N0Q-1-24

The reason I ask, it looks like it is just hanging out over Ft Bend County around Fulsher and Richmond area with no real movement as the storms are constantly being feed with moisture from the south.

[Rip76]

Friendswood is getting absolutely pounded.

[Cromagnum]

Looks like **** is about to go down south of beltway 8.

[srainhoutx]

Srain, does this radar use the HGX radar as well?

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/i ... X-N0Q-1-24

The reason I ask, it looks like it is just hanging out over Ft Bend County around Fulsher and Richmond area with no real movement as the storms are constantly being feed with moisture from the south.

Edit: That radar has issues now as well.

[Kingwood36]

What about those storms forming to the west of austin?

[DoctorMu]

...and some folks yesterday said this was all over....

Yeah, I was afraid of this. The Golf is feeding in and amplifying the firehose. Conjoining over Sugarland.

[sau27]

Temperatures are in the 90s and dewpoints are still around 80 to the southwest where those streamer clouds are coming in from. SPC analysis has CAPE around 5000 in that area. Still some moist unstable air being advected into this mess.

[srainhoutx]

We now have street flooding in NW Harris County

[unome]

Srain, does this radar use the HGX radar as well?

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/i ... X-N0Q-1-24

The reason I ask, it looks like it is just hanging out over Ft Bend County around Fulsher and Richmond area with no real movement as the storms are constantly being feed with moisture from the south.

Edit: That radar has issues now as well.

I "think" this one displays current radar - anyone know for sure ? https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/exper/lsr ... autoreload

not sure if this ne is, can't find the time on it http://zoomradar.com/sample-page/html5- ... ive-radar/

[DoctorMu]

Temperatures are in the 90s and dewpoints are still around 80 to the southwest where those streamer clouds are coming in from. SPC analysis has CAPE around 5000 in that area. Still some moist unstable air being advected into this mess.

It's feeding back on instability all the way to Midland, converging with instability all the way to the Valley.

[DoctorMu]

Not liking the looks of things for Galveston as well.

[BlueJay]

Go west Imelda!