SE TX weather thread #3 - windy and cooler Wednesday

Extremeweatherguy · #461 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:22 am

Latest IAH wind report:

NW 21 G 31 MPH

JenBayles · #462 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:41 am

Wind slammed into the house around 5:00 and woke me up out of a sound sleep. We have 6-8 foot wind chimes hanging in the tree outside and they're really putting out some noise. Methinks I'll get Dave to haul 'em down for the rest of the day. We've seen this movie before when the wind blows them down and the job of restringing is not a fun one. Feels like battening down before a tropical system. :lol:

#463 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:55 am

There is definitely some suspended dust in the air that was blown in from West Texas.

#464 Postby **Portastorm** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:58 am

jschlitz wrote:There is definitely some suspended dust in the air that was blown in from West Texas.

Just great ... I don't know about your neck of the woods, but everyone in our area has been battling respiratory crud for a few weeks. Inhaled dust ought to push a few of us over the edge! :roll:

Extremeweatherguy · #465 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:18 am

wow! The winds are blowin' pretty good right now. I was just out on the roads and huge pieces of debris are blocking traffic every now and then (inlcuding boxes, branches, and even a few metal signs/racks). I also lost power for a good 3-4 hrs. this morning which was not fun.

BTW, as I speak I can see more debris rolling down the roads outside...including plastic pumpkins (lol), trash, and twigs.

Latest wind reports (9am):

Hooks airport = NW 31 G 43 MPH

IAH = NW 22 G 32 MPH

Galveston = NW 29 G 37 MPH

Extremeweatherguy · #466 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:24 am

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1012 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

.UPDATE...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE EARLY MORNING PACKAGE. NORTHWEST
WINDS RACING ACROSS THE CWA AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40.
THUS...WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. HAVE TWEAKED THE AFTERNOON TEMPS DOWN
SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT PHILOSOPHY THAT 50 KNOT WINDS AT 4-5K FT (PER
HGX VAD WINDS) WILL MIX DOWN THAT MUCH DRIER AIR AND COUNTERACT
THE DECENT AMOUNT OF SUN EXPECTED TODAY. DID PLACE PARTLY CLOUDY
WORDING IN FAR NORTHERN ZONES AS CLOUD COVER WRAPPING AROUND UPPER
LOW CENTERED OVER NE OK-SW MO ADVECTS IN SOME SCT STRATO-CU.

KatDaddy · #467 Postby **KatDaddy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:25 am

Here comes the dust. I can see from the 26th floor downtown.

Extremeweatherguy · #468 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:43 am

KatDaddy wrote:Here comes the dust. I can see from the 26th floor downtown.

yeah, the sun looks very "wintery" today because of all the dust. Almost looks like how I would picture the sun up in the arctic areas.

Extremeweatherguy · #469 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:46 am

The NWS has updated our low temperature for tonight, and all I can say is BRRRRR!!!

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind between 10 and 20 mph.

#470 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:03 pm

Yeah, too cold for me, esp. in November.

Johnny · #471 Postby **Johnny** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:28 pm

If we had some cloud cover to work with it would be a VERY chilly day with this wind! Man, it is kickin out there big time! :Door:

GalvestonDuck · #472 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:31 pm

Great day to go parasailing! :eek:

Extremeweatherguy · #473 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:40 pm

Johnny wrote:If we had some cloud cover to work with it would be a VERY chilly day with this wind! Man, it is kickin out there big time!

that's what's going on in Dallas. Currently they are in the 40s with high winds, thick clouds and some light rain.

Those clouds will somewhat work in here this afternoon before clearing overnight.

Extremeweatherguy · #474 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:40 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:Great day to go parasailing!

yeah, you don't even need the boat today!

JenBayles · #475 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:14 pm

I was on the phone a few minutes ago and saw the pool umbrella go sailing across the yard. (Yeah, the same one I asked Dave to take down this morning. :roll:

) Went out to get it and had to fish the metal table out of the pool, which is FULL of debris. Our neighbors behind us have a huge Mexican fan palm (useless things) and every last one of the dead fronds has come off and are now knee-deep in my yard. The green ones are now starting to go as well. You know how heavy those things are?! We've got a tremendous clean-up job facing us when this wind stops. Tons of tree debris and some people have told me their power keeps cutting out. <knocks wood> I'm amazed mine has been on steady so far today.

Dave is driving up to Dallas on business this afternoon, where he was supposed to pick up a co-worker coming in from Huntsville, Alabama. He's not gonna make it - the co-worker reports that the airport officials are saying all flights to DFW are halted until further notice because of the wind, and the airlines are actually offering refunds instead of rescheduling.

JenBayles · #476 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:23 pm

Portastorm wrote:
jschlitz wrote:There is definitely some suspended dust in the air that was blown in from West Texas.

Just great ... I don't know about your neck of the woods, but everyone in our area has been battling respiratory crud for a few weeks. Inhaled dust ought to push a few of us over the edge!

Dave is in the middle of the worst asthma attack I've ever seen in all the 21 years I've known him. He avoids that breathing machine like the plague, but he's had to hit it every 3-4 hours since this wind kicked up, and has to do the steroid pack and every other thing the docs can throw at him. I've got very mild asthma and even I'm getting twitchy in the airways with this stuff. Get 'er gone!

#477 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:29 pm

Wow Jen, hope he feels better. After reading your post I'm almost afraid to go home. We have relatives coming in tomorrow - they are seeing our house for the first time - and tonight was supposed to be just some quick tidying-up (vacuming, etc.). I'm afraid of what's waiting for me in our back yard and pool - and we have two Mexican fan palms (I like them though) - but I keep them trimmed.

My main concern now is the Tiki bar. It has a thatched palm roof and I just had it replaced earlier this year. It's supposed to be good up to "gale force" winds but I'm afraid the thing took a beating today. We'll see. The only saving grace may be that my back yard is on the south side of the house and we have one heck of a roof pitch.

The power has flickered here are work a few times today. Thank God for Laptops with battery backup :-)

#478 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:35 pm

Here are some gusts from GRLevel3:

And sustained winds:

Extremeweatherguy · #479 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:39 pm

Looks like two very cold nights are now forecasted...

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind between 10 and 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

cctxhurricanewatcher · #480 Postby **cctxhurricanewatcher** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:42 pm

EWG,

Any thing new on the long term, past Thanksgiving.? It seems that their was some chatter about the temps possibly going down in maybe a big way towards 27th.

SE TX weather thread #3 - windy and cooler Wednesday

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