Texas Spring 2024

[South Texas Storms]

Flood Watch has just been issued for all eveyone along/north of I-20 in North Texas until 7pm Friday.

Yep, HRRR has been trending towards sending another powerful system through NTX late tonight.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GO2OEV7acAAE1zs?format=jpg&name=small

Not sure about that second severe cluster tonight. Current cluster moving through is stronger than the HRRR is indicating. Think the ARW and MPAS models look more reasonable right now in shifting the heaviest storms southward tonight.

[Ntxw]

70 dews have creeped up to I-20.Plenty of moisture transport for copious rain.

[rwfromkansas]

Wow, over 3 inch an hour rainfall rates on my station. Gotten .65 extremely quickly, and it's windy constant like a tropical storm. Not severe gusts luckily.

[rwfromkansas]

One of the holdouts further west is now full: Eagle Mountain Lake is over 100 percent full and likely will grow.

Lake Worth is a bit of a stubborn one at under 70. I think they must drain from that one a lot since it doesn't make much sense. Everything else is full.

[Cpv17]

Did we not have this kind of season last year? Or the past few years?

Not really, the past two Mays have been dominated by heat ridges, we got rain but they were not because of this 5h configuration. This is something like 1973 and 2007 where the rainy troughs should've been the prior year with the Nino, but delayed ENSO atmospheric response made the following year wet during the La Nina flip.

I got a ton of rain last year in May but I’m in southeast Texas lol

[snownado]

RadarScope is showing a widespread 5+ inches of rain across SE Denton and SW Collin County, just from today's storms.

[Cpv17]

Flood Watch has just been issued for all eveyone along/north of I-20 in North Texas until 7pm Friday.

Yep, HRRR has been trending towards sending another powerful system through NTX late tonight.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GO2OEV7acAAE1zs?format=jpg&name=small

Not sure about that second severe cluster tonight. Current cluster moving through is stronger than the HRRR is indicating. Think the ARW and MPAS models look more reasonable right now in shifting the heaviest storms southward tonight.

Luckily I picked up .90” yesterday cuz I’m not too positive it’s gonna rain much in my area from all of this. Yesterday was the biggest rain I’ve had in over a month.

[Ntxw]

RadarScope is showing a widespread 5+ inches of rain across SE Denton and SW Collin County, just from today's storms.

The big airport itself has been shafted today about 0.7" but all-around it plenty.

[snownado]

RadarScope is showing a widespread 5+ inches of rain across SE Denton and SW Collin County, just from today's storms.

The big airport itself has been shafted today about 0.7" but all-around it plenty.

Still good enough for the 9th wettest Spring on record (and possibly counting).

[cheezyWXguy]

Flood Watch has just been issued for all eveyone along/north of I-20 in North Texas until 7pm Friday.

Yep, HRRR has been trending towards sending another powerful system through NTX late tonight.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GO2OEV7acAAE1zs?format=jpg&name=small

Not sure about that second severe cluster tonight. Current cluster moving through is stronger than the HRRR is indicating. Think the ARW and MPAS models look more reasonable right now in shifting the heaviest storms southward tonight.

Yeah I’ve been thinking the same over the past couple hours. Dew points are still in the mid 60s despite temps only being a couple degrees higher, so it seems like moisture is still here, but the loss of the ability to capitalize on peak heating now makes me skeptical we’ll get anywhere near the amount of atmosphere recovery the HRRR has been suggesting

[bubba hotep]

Dallas Love was already up to 3rd wettest spring before the 2" today. Also, it looks like this batch of storms could put Waco over 1 foot of rain for May!

[South Texas Storms]

Dallas Love was already up to 3rd wettest spring before the 2" today. Also, it looks like this batch of storms could put Waco over 1 foot of rain for May!

Meanwhile SAT is only at 0.60 inch for May. Depressing. Hope we can at least double that total tonight.

[cstrunk]

Well there were a few rotating storms along I-20 in East Texas this afternoon but nothing tightened up. There was one tornado warning near Marshall, TX.

Now the focus is very heavy rain. A very large flash flood warning has been issued along those same areas of I-20 for this area. Not much lightning and thunder.

[bubba hotep]

HRRR continues to show another MCS impacting NTX early tomorrow.

[bubba hotep]

Dallas Love was already up to 3rd wettest spring before the 2" today. Also, it looks like this batch of storms could put Waco over 1 foot of rain for May!

Meanwhile SAT is only at 0.60 inch for May. Depressing. Hope we can at least double that total tonight.

Looks like the tropics could get active in a couple of weeks. I wouldn't be surprised to see multiple systems bring rainfall into S Texas this summer.

[Ntxw]

Next MCS cluster overnight has formed in the Panhandle approaching Amarillo.

[Texas Snowman]

Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
524 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... East central Ector County in western Texas... Southern Midland County in western Texas... North central Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 524 PM CDT, a confirmed large and dangerous tornado was located near Midland International Air and Space Port, or 8 miles east of Odessa, moving southeast at 25 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Ector, southern Midland and north central Upton Counties, including the following locations... Skywest Airport and Warfield.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 119 and 132.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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.

&&

TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 305DEG 23KT 3188 10222

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...4.00 IN

$$

[rwfromkansas]

Next MCS cluster overnight has formed in the Panhandle approaching Amarillo.

Do we think it will survive?

[rwfromkansas]

Oh goodness, I lived in Midland for 5 years. That's a strong storm for them.

[bubba hotep]

High wind threat approaching Stephenville with winds of 65+ mpb