SE TX/SW LA weather: Much cooler and WET after Tuesday

[southerngale]

It's getting a lot closer. LCH just issued a Special Weather Statement for significant weather.

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
306 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

TXZ180-181-201-172100-
JASPER TX-TYLER TX-HARDIN TX-
306 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JASPER...TYLER AND HARDIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 303 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANEY HEAD...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CANEY HEAD AND KOUNTZE BY 315 PM CDT...
SILSBEE BY 345 PM CDT...
LUMBERTON BY 355 PM CDT...
BUNA AND EVADALE BY 400 PM CDT...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! REMEMBER...WHEN THUNDER ROARS...GO INDOORS.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS COULD BLOW
SOME BRANCHES DOWN AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. YOU ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

[southerngale]

It went from sunny to dark and very windy rather quickly.

[Flyinman]

Any chance of these storms building back West? Seems like we are already in a pattern of rain to the North, East and South but not here.

[srainhoutx]

HGX thinking the MCS to our NW may create some problems later for the Northern forecast area...

MEANWHILE...MCS AND ASSOCIATED SFC OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ARE PUSHING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL TX. AN IMPRESSIVE COLD
POOL HAS DEVELOPED WITH THE MCS WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE STORMS OR
THE REMNANT OUTFLOW GOING UNTIL IT REACHES OUR NRN ZONES. BASED ON
CURRENT MOTION THIS FEATURE WOULD REACH OUR NRN ZONES 23-00Z. LAPS
ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE AIRMASS IS QUITE UNSTABLE OVER SE TX WITH
CAPES OF 3000-4000 J/KG AND VIRTUALLY NO CAP. THINK TSRA WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THIS EVENING
WITH ACTIVITY BEING ENHANCED OVER OUR NRN ZONES AS THE MCS OR ITS
OUTFLOW ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH. HAVE PLACED 30-40 POPS NORTH/CENTRAL...
20 POPS COAST THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS REFLECTED IN THE HWO.

[Flyinman]

Thanks Srain, would be nice to not run the sprinklers a week. I prefer not to be part of the severe weather but beggars cannot be choosers. Thanks again.

[srainhoutx]

[southerngale]

I wonder if any of this will make it down here. It sure looks like it could.




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[jasons2k]

Starting to thunder here as storms fire virtually right over me...

Edited 8:49 - it's pouring here now with lots of thunder.

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[srainhoutx]

About to get interesting...

[jasons2k]

Yeah, that last storm lasted for just a few minutes but the line to the NW looks pretty impressive for sure. Doppler is showing some pretty hefty wind gusts over NW Harris County now pushing SE.

[jasons2k]

Wow - new Severe T-Storm Watch:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0183.html

[jasons2k]

[Dave]

WALLER TX-HARRIS TX-FORT BEND TX-BRAZORIA TX-
1018 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR BRAZORIA...FORT BEND...HARRIS AND WALLER COUNTIES...

AT 1012 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH AND POSSIBLY HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF JERSEY VILLAGE...AND MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER...RELIANT PARK...MINUTE MAID
PARK...MEMORIAL...HOBBY AIRPORT...HERMAN PARK...THE GALLERIA...
ADDICKS...WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...SPRING VALLEY...SOUTHSIDE
PLACE...SOUTH HOUSTON...PINEY POINT VILLAGE...MISSION BEND...
MEADOWS...KATY...JACINTO CITY...HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE...HOUSTON...
HILSHIRE VILLAGE...HEDWIG VILLAGE...GALENA PARK...CLOVERLEAF...
CHANNELVIEW...BUNKER HILL VILLAGE...BROOKSIDE VILLAGE...BELLAIRE
AND ALDINE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STRONG WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OR DAMAGE
BUILDINGS. AVOID WINDOWS AND TAKE COVER...NOW!

[Dave]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1019 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL KINNEY COUNTY...
SOUTHERN UVALDE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

* AT 1011 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF UVALDE...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 20
MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE KNIPPA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

[Dave]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1024 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
VAL VERDE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.

* AT 1016 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JUNO TO 21 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF JUNO...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1027 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DEWITT COUNTY...
GONZALES COUNTY...
KARNES COUNTY...
CENTRAL WILSON COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.

* AT 1022 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
WEST OF PALMETO TO GILLETT TO POTH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LULING TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF KOSCIUSKO TO
FLORESVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CESTOHOWA...FALLS CITY...
SMILEY...GONZALES...KARNES CITY...NORDHEIM...RUNGE...YORKTOWN...
WESTHOFF...CHEAPSIDE AND HOCHHEIM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

[Dave]

HARRIS TX-
1036 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR HARRIS COUNTY...

AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JERSEY VILLAGE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE
NOT LIMITED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER...RELIANT PARK...MINUTE MAID
PARK...MEMORIAL...HOBBY AIRPORT...HERMAN PARK...THE GALLERIA...
ADDICKS...WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE...SPRING VALLEY...SOUTHSIDE
PLACE...PINEY POINT VILLAGE...JACINTO CITY...HUNTERS CREEK
VILLAGE...HOUSTON...HILSHIRE VILLAGE...HEDWIG VILLAGE...GALENA
PARK...CLOVERLEAF...CHANNELVIEW...BUNKER HILL VILLAGE...BELLAIRE
AND ALDINE

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1043 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
VAL VERDE COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT.

* AT 1035 PM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF
BALL SIZE. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6
MILES NORTH OF PUMPVILLE TO 6 MILES EAST OF LANGTRY...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANGTRY TO 6 MILES EAST
OF LANGTRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SHUMLA AND SEMINOLE CANYON
STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAIL UP TO 1.75 INCHES IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PANDALE
WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

[Dave]

May keep Houston proper dry again tonight...line is splitting north & south of the city.