SE Texas weather thread #2 - Flood watch issued!

TexasSam · #81 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:00 am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1231 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR BONNEY.
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southerngale · #82 Postby **southerngale** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:03 am

Hey scaredcat....skittle here. We're in a tornado watch, but the rains we're getting right now aren't likely strong enough for tornadoes. There are some heavier cells coming onshore now though (red), so just keep an eye out. Do you have a weather alert?

Welcome to Storm2k, btw.

TexasSam · #83 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:04 am

HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1256 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF SAN LUIS PASS AND 10 MILES SOUTH OF
JAMAICA BEACH...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JAMAICA BEACH...
TIKI ISLAND...
BAYOU VISTA...
HITCHCOCK...
MOODY GARDENS...
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scaredcat · #84 Postby **scaredcat** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:05 am

Hey skittles!!! Well I had to come here, no one was on KFDM's weather board. No I don't have a weather alert. But I do have the Weather Channel on, the radio on, and my laptop.

I just keep telling myself that the cells have to be stronger to produce a tornado...all the ones here now are green on the dopler.

southerngale · #85 Postby **southerngale** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:07 am

Geez...all this on my NWS homepage:

Hazardous weather condition(s):
Coastal Flood Warning
Flood Statement
Flood Watch
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Lake Wind Advisory
Short Term Forecast
Tornado Watch

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1202 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

TXC245-361-160700-
1202 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SABINE PASS...PORT NECHES...
NEDERLAND...HAMSHIRE...GROVES...CENTRAL GARDENS...BEAUMONT
ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST ORANGE...VIDOR...ORANGE...
MAURICEVILLE...BRIDGE CITY

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

Lake Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1236 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.A WARM FRONT WILL ADVANCE NORTH ACROSS THE COASTAL MARSHES THIS
EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FOUND IN THE WAKE OF THIS
ADVANCING FRONT.

LAZ041-042-051>054-TXZ201-215-216-161345-
/O.CON.KLCH.LW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-061017T0000Z/
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE CHARLES...JENNINGS...CAMERON...
ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...LUMBERTON...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
1236 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

TexasSam · #86 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:09 am

I'm sorry if I post any information that has been seen on here before, but at times like this it gets a bit hard to keep up with. As of now the weather radio goes off with a new alarm about every 5 to 15 min.

TexasSam · #87 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:10 am

SG seems to be going down hill fast don't it!

Yankeegirl · #88 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:11 am

I know sam!! I keep wakin up to it!! As of now in the Cy Fair Katy area we are getting very heavy rains and gusty winds... minor street flooding also... I can see lightning to my south... which means there is more to come...

wxmann_91 · #89 Postby **wxmann_91** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:12 am

Stay safe guys. High PW's and increasing LLJ along with possible training should prove possibly disastrous should things come right. This is 2-3" per hour rain rates here and flood guidance is low - an inch per hour will cause flooding.

IMO, tornadoes are not a huge threat right now, but should become more so around daybreak.

southerngale · #90 Postby **southerngale** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:14 am

scaredcat wrote:Hey skittles!!! Well I had to come here, no one was on KFDM's weather board. No I don't have a weather alert. But I do have the Weather Channel on, the radio on, and my laptop.

I just keep telling myself that the cells have to be stronger to produce a tornado...all the ones here now are green on the dopler.

You should consider getting a weather alert that will go off when there's a watch or warning issued. But, for now...stick around Storm2k as someone will likely post warnings, but in case they don't, keep checking this NWS page as well... http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapCli ... X&site=LCH
You can type in Orange, TX there if you'd like, but the warnings will be the same.

Also, this page shows warnings as they come out...
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html

scaredcat · #91 Postby **scaredcat** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:14 am

wxmann_91 wrote:Stay safe guys. High PW's and increasing LLJ along with possible training should prove possibly disastrous should things come right. This is 2-3" per hour rain rates here and flood guidance is low - an inch per hour will cause flooding.

IMO, tornadoes are not a huge threat right now, but should become more so around daybreak.

what the heck does that mean? I'm new here and can honestly say..you are scaring the crap out of me!!!

TexasSam · #92 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:16 am

Good Lightning, but Distant thunder here. The rainfall rate is ever increesing!
I went out just before it got dark and cleared out my little runoff ditches around the house. I haven't had to use them since about this time in 2003. when I bought the house.

Yankeegirl · #93 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:16 am

Cat, just stay calm... Hopefully its just going to be a rain event with flooding... just keep tuned to the nws page and live doppler is a sure bet... i like http://www.wunderground.com they give live radar, storm tracks and severe cells...

wxmann_91 · #94 Postby **wxmann_91** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:17 am

scaredcat wrote:
wxmann_91 wrote:Stay safe guys. High PW's and increasing LLJ along with possible training should prove possibly disastrous should things come right. This is 2-3" per hour rain rates here and flood guidance is low - an inch per hour will cause flooding.

IMO, tornadoes are not a huge threat right now, but should become more so around daybreak.

what the heck does that mean? I'm new here and can honestly say..you are scaring the crap out of me!!!

It means be aware of potential flooding and tornadoes.

The LLJ (low-level jet) will crank up later tonight, increasing the risk of coastal flooding and thunderstorms, as well as possible tornadoes.

PW means precipitable water. Basically, how much moisture can the atmosphere ring out. It's EXTREMELY high right now...so this is tropical rain which piles on fast.

TexasSam · #95 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:18 am

scaredcat wrote:
wxmann_91 wrote:Stay safe guys. High PW's and increasing LLJ along with possible training should prove possibly disastrous should things come right. This is 2-3" per hour rain rates here and flood guidance is low - an inch per hour will cause flooding.

IMO, tornadoes are not a huge threat right now, but should become more so around daybreak.

what the heck does that mean? I'm new here and can honestly say..you are scaring the crap out of me!!!

I hate to bring up the "A" word, but some areas that flooed during Allison could again flood.

Yankeegirl · #96 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:21 am

If it keeps up like this... maybe... but i can hear the rain here is already tapering off...

TexasSam · #97 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:33 am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GALVESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 125 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TIKI ISLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA MARQUE...
TEXAS CITY...
SAN LEON...
BACLIFF...
KEMAH BOARDWALK...
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scaredcat · #98 Postby **scaredcat** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:37 am

Why has the Weather Channel removed the Tornado watch bulletin that was scrolling the bottom of the screen?

TexasSam · #99 Postby **TexasSam** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:43 am

ScaredCat:

Don't worry a lot, all the warning that you see on here cover a large area. The Houston / Galveston area covers a large area. As of this report if your North West of Metro Houston. it's all good in your area. If your down here in the area near Baytown, then you want to keep a heads up. For the most part this will be a heavy rain event. So while all the weather words seem alarming, if they are not in your area lay back, but kind of keep a ear out.

scaredcat · #100 Postby **scaredcat** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:46 am

Thanks TxSam

I'm in Orange. 30 miles east of Beaumont on I10. I see some stronger cells off shore south of us that have me a little concerned now.
Thanks though....but you can tell from my screen name how I feel about this stuff.

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