Texas Spring 2012

[Ntxw]

Granbury/Hood county storm upgraded to a tornado warning


TORNADO WARNING
TXC221-050100-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0020.120505T0009Z-120505T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
709 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HOOD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 709 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 4 MILES EAST OF
LIPAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OAK TRAIL SHORES AROUND 740 PM CDT...
GRANBURY AROUND 755 PM CDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT I-20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 384 AND 386.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.

&&

LAT...LON 3256 9807 3256 9771 3254 9761 3234 9762
3232 9773 3244 9804 3251 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 291DEG 13KT 3252 9797

$$

[ravyrn]

The storm moving into Prosper is creating some nice outflow. It's just north of us in Little Elm, with some really, really gusty wind. Was outside and had a gust I imagine around 50mph that knocked me off balance.

[Rgv20]

High Temperature so far is 99F

[weatherdude1108]

More promising!

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
513 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

.UPDATE...
FORECAST UPDATED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #250 IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM THIS EVENING FOR BURNET...LLANO...BLANCO AND GILLESPIE COUNTIES,
ADDED SVR TO THE WX GRIDS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012/

DISCUSSION...
THE DRYLINE EXTENDED FROM THE BIG BEND TO NEAR SAN ANGELO. SO
FAR...CONVECTION HAS NOT DEVELOPED ON THE DRYLINE OR OVER THE
BURRO MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO. HOWEVER...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE
OVER MEXICO ALONG A MONTERREY TO CHIHUAHUA LINE IS MOVING NORTH.
THIS FEATURE COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL HEATING SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
TO GENERATE SOME CONVECTION OVER THE BURRO MOUNTAINS. HAVE KEPT
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE WESTERN AREAS FOR THIS EVENING.
SHOULD STORMS DEVELOP...THEY WOULD RAPIDLY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE
DUE TO CAPES OF 3K TO 4K J/KG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
THE MAIN THREATS. THE THREAT AREA IS WEST OF A MOUNTAIN HOME TO
UVALDE TO EL INDIO LINE. ON SUNDAY...THE DRYLINE MIXES FURTHER
EAST AND HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS WESTERN AREAS FOR THE
EVENING WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. ON MONDAY...A COLD
FRONT DROPS SOUTH ACROSS NORTH INTO WEST TEXAS. STORMS SHOULD
DEVELOP ALONG IT AND POSSIBLY MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS DURING
THE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. THE COLD FRONT ITSELF WILL MOVE ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES INTO
NORTHWESTERN MEXICO. RAIN CHANCES SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE WEEK
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DRIFTS EAST...PEAKING THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
AS THE LOW PASSES BY. THERE IS SOME SUGGESTION IN THE MODELS OF
HEAVIER RAINS LATER IN THE WEEK. WILL AWAIT FOR MODEL CONSISTENCY
AND CONSENSUS BEFORE MENTIONING THESE IMPACTS IN THE FORECASTS.
RAINS END BY SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. HAVE
GONE WARMER THAN GUIDANCE FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY DUE TO RECENT
COOL BIASES FROM NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT RAPIDLY DECREASING SOIL
MOISTURE. GUIDANCE LOOKS REASONABLE TUESDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER...IF CLOUDS AND RAIN ARE MORE WIDESPREAD...
THEN DAYTIME TEMPERATURES MAY HAVE TO BE LOWERED.

[Rgv20]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0724
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0822 PM CDT SAT MAY 05 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 250...

VALID 060122Z - 060215Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 250
CONTINUES.

SUMMARY...A SLOW MOVING CLUSTER OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY GRADUALLY MEANDER EWD. LARGE HAIL AND DMGG WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE WW AREA.

DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TO BE THRIVING
AMIDST EXTREME INSTABILITY...AND A WARM/MOIST SELY INFLOW.
OCCASIONAL REDEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN NOTED AS VARIOUS OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES ALLOW FOR GREATER LOW LEVEL FOCUS FOR UPWARD MOTION. VERY
WEAK EFFECTIVE SHEAR NOTED ON 00Z DRT AND DFW SOUNDINGS WILL
CONTINUE TO LEAD TO A DISORGANIZED NATURE OF THE ONGOING STORMS. A
GRADUAL STABILIZATION OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER OWING TO DIURNAL COOLING
SHOULD SUPPORT EVENTUAL WEAKENING OF THE CONVECTION...WITH THE WW
SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT 03Z.

..HURLBUT.. 05/06/2012


ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX...SJT...

[Rgv20]

HPC going with a wide swath of 3+inches of rainfall just west of San Antonio ending on Thursday Evening....Hope it verifies!

[horselattitudesfarm]

I love suprises in Central Texas, especially ones with rain involved: wink:

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012/
DIFFICULT FORECAST DUE TO THE ONGOING CONVECTION OVER THE HILL
COUNTRY WHICH...ACCORDING TO ALL MODEL GUIDANCE...SHOULD NOT BE
THERE. THESE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS USE UP AVAILABLE ENERGY FOR
CONVECTION...AND WHEN WEAK TROPOSPHERIC WINDS ARE PRESENT...IT
LIMITS THE ABILITY FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO RECHARGE QUICKLY FOR MORE
STORMS LATER IN THE DAY. SO THE MODELS END UP BELIEVING WE ARE
PRIMED FOR A ROUND OF CONVECTION...WHEN IN REALITY MOST OF THE
FUEL HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT. SO THE FORECAST CHALLENGE IS
DETERMINING HOW THIS CURRENT CONVECTION IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR
STORM CHANCES LATER TODAY.

The above is FD for the Dallas Metroplex area essentially talking about moisture-robbing for our area. The good news is this is only applicable for areas west of Mineral Wells. Areas east, where I live, still have dewpoints in the 70's and should be good and unstable later today. Lets hope anyway!

[Portastorm]

I love suprises in Central Texas, especially ones with rain involved: wink:

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012/
DIFFICULT FORECAST DUE TO THE ONGOING CONVECTION OVER THE HILL
COUNTRY WHICH...ACCORDING TO ALL MODEL GUIDANCE...SHOULD NOT BE
THERE. THESE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS USE UP AVAILABLE ENERGY FOR
CONVECTION...AND WHEN WEAK TROPOSPHERIC WINDS ARE PRESENT...IT
LIMITS THE ABILITY FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO RECHARGE QUICKLY FOR MORE
STORMS LATER IN THE DAY. SO THE MODELS END UP BELIEVING WE ARE
PRIMED FOR A ROUND OF CONVECTION...WHEN IN REALITY MOST OF THE
FUEL HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT. SO THE FORECAST CHALLENGE IS
DETERMINING HOW THIS CURRENT CONVECTION IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR
STORM CHANCES LATER TODAY.

The above is FD for the Dallas Metroplex area essentially talking about moisture-robbing for our area. The good news is this is only applicable for areas west of Mineral Wells. Areas east, where I live, still have dewpoints in the 70's and should be good and unstable later today. Lets hope anyway!

I wish our guys in EWX offered the quality of forecast discussions that we see frequently out of Fort Worth. They addressed the issue most relevant to the Austin area today ... just how will the mesoscale convective system (MCS) parked over us since about 1 a.m. will impact the weather later today into this evening.

Speaking of surprises ... we were somewhat surprised by the vigorous MCS over Austin early today. It dropped more than two inches of rainfall on the Portastorm Weather Center in scenic southwest Austin.

[Rgv20]

Looks like some beneficial rainfall is in store for parts of Texas for next week! The 0zECMWF is also on board with some heavy rain like the 12zGFS but also has a bulls-eye of 2+ inches of Rain in the College Station and Huntsville area....going to have to keep an eye on this event!

0zCMC 120hrs Total Forecast Rainfall thru Thursday Evening.


12zGFS 120hrs Total Forecast Rainfall thru Friday Morning.

[horselattitudesfarm]

I love suprises in Central Texas, especially ones with rain involved: wink:

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012/
DIFFICULT FORECAST DUE TO THE ONGOING CONVECTION OVER THE HILL
COUNTRY WHICH...ACCORDING TO ALL MODEL GUIDANCE...SHOULD NOT BE
THERE. THESE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS USE UP AVAILABLE ENERGY FOR
CONVECTION...AND WHEN WEAK TROPOSPHERIC WINDS ARE PRESENT...IT
LIMITS THE ABILITY FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO RECHARGE QUICKLY FOR MORE
STORMS LATER IN THE DAY. SO THE MODELS END UP BELIEVING WE ARE
PRIMED FOR A ROUND OF CONVECTION...WHEN IN REALITY MOST OF THE
FUEL HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT. SO THE FORECAST CHALLENGE IS
DETERMINING HOW THIS CURRENT CONVECTION IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR
STORM CHANCES LATER TODAY.

The above is FD for the Dallas Metroplex area essentially talking about moisture-robbing for our area. The good news is this is only applicable for areas west of Mineral Wells. Areas east, where I live, still have dewpoints in the 70's and should be good and unstable later today. Lets hope anyway!

I wish our guys in EWX offered the quality of forecast discussions that we see frequently out of Fort Worth. They addressed the issue most relevant to the Austin area today ... just how will the mesoscale convective system (MCS) parked over us since about 1 a.m. will impact the weather later today into this evening.

Speaking of surprises ... we were somewhat surprised by the vigorous MCS over Austin early today. It dropped more than two inches of rainfall on the Portastorm Weather Center in scenic southwest Austin.

I'm glad you guys got some rain.....you deserve it. Hopefully Lake T will fill up some

[Rgv20]

Tornado Warning

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1100 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

TXC267-327-070415-
/O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120507T0415Z/
KIMBLE TX-MENARD TX-
1100 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MENARD AND NORTH CENTRAL KIMBLE COUNTIES...

AT 1057 PM CDT... THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR LONDON...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MENARD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
10 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
DANGEROUS TORNADIC WINDS.
LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE..

WITH POSSIBLE STORM IMPACTS...
DOWNED TREES AND TOPPLED SIGNS...
BROKEN WINDOWS AND ROOF DAMAGE...
VEHICLES...SHEDS...AND POORLY SECURED MOBILE HOMES TOPPLED
DENTED VEHICLES...
MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE...
MAY BREAK WINDOWS ON VEHICLES AND HOMES...
MAY INJURE PEOPLE...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK LEFT UNPROTECTED...

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LONDON...THE INTERSECTION OF US-377 AND RANCH ROAD 385 AND US-377
NEAR THE KIMBLE-MENARD COUNTY LINE BY 1115 PM CDT...

LAT...LON 3061 9961 3074 9969 3083 9960 3072 9948
3071 9948
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 321DEG 9KT 3071 9961

$$

REIMER

[Rgv20]

Porta this is for your neck of the woods..

Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
328 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND THE ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS...

.A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY SOUTHWARD INTO THE HILL
COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
INTERACT WITH MOIST UNSTABLE GULF AIR ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS COMBINED
WITH UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ALONG
THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35
FROM GEORGETOWN TO SAN ANTONIO...AND ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM SAN ANTONIO TO DEL RIO. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES.
SPOTTY ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

TXC019-029-031-053-091-137-171-209-259-265-271-299-325-385-453-
463-465-491-071600-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.A.0004.120507T2300Z-120508T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BANDERA-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-COMAL-EDWARDS-GILLESPIE-HAYS-KENDALL-
KERR-KINNEY-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDERA...SAN ANTONIO...BLANCO...
BURNET...NEW BRAUNFELS...ROCKSPRINGS...FREDERICKSBURG...
SAN MARCOS...BOERNE...KERRVILLE...BRACKETTVILLE...LLANO...HONDO...
LEAKEY...AUSTIN...UVALDE...DEL RIO...GEORGETOWN
328 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS...BANDERA...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...COMAL...EDWARDS...
GILLESPIE...HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO...MEDINA...
REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE AND WILLIAMSON.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* AVERAGE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH
HIGHER TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY
CREEK BEDS...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS. RAPID
RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND LARGER STREAMS WILL LIKELY MAKE SOME
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. THE FLASH FLOOD IMPACT WILL BE HIGHEST
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR WHAT
YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND BE
READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.

&&

$$

[Portastorm]

Never want to cheer on flash floods ... but we certainly will welcome the rain. Parts of southwest and west Texas need it more than us though.

[vbhoutex]

I sure hope Spring remembers it is supposed to rain in SE TX too. We haven't had any rain in 16 days and now having to start watering. We do have rain predicted for this week so I may hold off on the watering for a few days to give ma nature a chance.
I'm glad areas of TX that really need the rain are getting some too, even though we need some, since they need it more than we do. We thought we were going to dry up and blow away last year.

[Ntxw]

Glad to see the rain maps for west Texas and south Texas! According to the ecmwf our cooler, wetter May starts this week and will likely last for a stretch. Then it will probably get summer truly started by the last week of the month, can't wait ! I'm ready to give my AC a break before it works full time...

[Rgv20]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 263
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
325 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2012

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HONDO TEXAS TO 30 MILES NORTH OF WACO TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 261...WW 262...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE TSTMS IN PROGRESS OVER THE CONCHO VALLEY ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ESEWD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER
INTO THE EDWARDS PLATEAU THIS EVENING. AIR MASS ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA IS HOT AND QUITE MOIST WITH MLCAPE VALUES UPWARDS OF 2500-3500
J/KG. WHILE REGION WILL REMAIN ON THE ERN FRINGE OF STRONGER SWLY
MIDLEVEL FLOW ALOFT...THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY WILL PROMOTE
ORGANIZED UPDRAFTS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 31025.


...MEAD

[Shoshana]

We were at The Avengers and didn't hear anything but came home to a fence down, half the stuff on the patio in the yard, the kiddie pool (that was under other furniture) nowhere to be seen and a totally freaked out dog.....

[Rgv20]

I got to keep an eye to the sky tonight..

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
253 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

TXZ248>257-081700-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
253 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MAY EXPERIENCE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET AND THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN
HOURS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE UNSTABLE TODAY
COURTESY OF MORNING AND AFTERNOON HEATING FROM ABUNDANT SUNSHINE.
AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES INTO SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NEIGHBORING NORTHERN MEXICO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
THEN TAP INTO WIND SHEAR AND OTHER ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES TO BECOME
SEVERE AS THEY MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTH AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY. LARGE HAIL...INCLUDING SOME VERY LARGE HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS FROM THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE...AND ANY OF THE SLOWER-MOVING SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITH POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODING.

RESIDENTS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ARE
URGED TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION TODAY...AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS BE
ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE.

[Portastorm]

We were at The Avengers and didn't hear anything but came home to a fence down, half the stuff on the patio in the yard, the kiddie pool (that was under other furniture) nowhere to be seen and a totally freaked out dog.....

Shoshana, your area of Austin got it the worst last night. Hail and high winds impacted north Austin into Pflugerville. In fact, a funnel cloud was spotted around 8 p.m. near Wells Branch. So ... I'm not surprised to see your report. It wasn't much down in south Austin as it spit rain for a bit and that was it. We did have some wind gusts.

[Rgv20]

Will post a graphic but I'm at work.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 267
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1100 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 267 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TXC007-013-025-047-057-123-127-131-163-175-215-239-247-249-255-
261-273-283-285-297-311-321-323-355-391-409-427-469-479-493-505-
507-090000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0267.120508T1600Z-120509T0000Z/

TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS ATASCOSA BEE
BROOKS CALHOUN DEWITT
DIMMIT DUVAL FRIO
GOLIAD HIDALGO JACKSON
JIM HOGG JIM WELLS KARNES
KENEDY KLEBERG LAVACA
LA SALLE LIVE OAK MATAGORDA
MAVERICK MCMULLEN NUECES
REFUGIO SAN PATRICIO STARR
VICTORIA WEBB WILSON
ZAPATA ZAVALA
$$