SPC issues slight risk of severe wx for South/Southeast Tx

[jasons2k]

AHH! They are quickly going severe and are now pushing E ans SE of me!! I got maybe 3 drops.

[Johnny]

I got some good pictures of the storm tops that formed not that long ago. They sure were pretty with the sun setting on them. Is their a way to post them without using a host site?

[KatDaddy]

Cap has snapped over Houston.

Watching towers form to my NW from League City. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Harris County............just the beginning for southern portions of SE TX.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Geeze! Just as the front hits my house they form and go severe!~!~! Well...if nothing else; I at least got to see the storm form right above my head, and I got a few 40mph+ wind gusts. The bad news is that I only got a few drops of rain. Does not look to be any towering clouds behind the main storm line either. This may be a miss for my house...

At least I got my lightning show.

The bad thing is that this storm was literally less than a mile to my south when it first went severe..

[jasons2k]

Geeze! Just as the front hits my house they form and go severe!~!~! Well...if nothing else; I at least got to see the storm form right above my head, and I got a few 40mph+ wind gusts. The bad news is that I only got a few drops of rain. Does not look to be any towering clouds behind the main storm line either. This may be a miss for my house...

At least I got my lightning show.

Yeah, it's upsetting. I've been watching this front on radar/satellite ALL DAY inch southward. And for it to hold off until 8PM, right over the house...downright depressing. If I were still a kid I'd be throwing things.

Right now I just want some rain at least. Maybe overnight we'll still get a round move through like up north.

[Extremeweatherguy]

looking at the latest radar, etc....I honestly think it is probably over for us who are NW of Houston. May be we will have better luck this weekend.

[cheezyWXguy]

it looks like a few extra cells maybe trying to form with the cell next to victoria and may move into the Houston area later tonight...I hope yall get what u want tonight

[Extremeweatherguy]

what I find amazing is the fact that Waco and S. Dallas can get Severe weather today when they are not even in a risk area...and then we here in NW Houston (who have been in a risk area for 5 days) are missed. I hope your right about those cells neat Victoria cheezywxman, but looking at the latest radar trend...they too appear to be heading SE.

[Extremeweatherguy]

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod ... _090.shtml

LETS PRAY the latest GFS is correct about Saturday!!!

wind shear+fast upper level winds+moisture+instability = Severe weather and soaking thunderstorms.

[Yankeegirl]

IS that it? beltway 8 and the Hardy is getting slammed right now... I hope we get some more later on...

[jasons2k]

what I find amazing is the fact that Waco and S. Dallas can get Severe weather today when they are not even in a risk area...and then we here in NW Houston (who have been in a risk area for 5 days) are missed. I hope your right about those cells neat Victoria cheezywxman, but looking at the latest radar trend...they too appear to be heading SE.

Yeah, No kidding. We've had storms now in ALL directons today - N/S/E and W of here...what are the odds......

[Yankeegirl]

No rain here in the west side of Houston... Just alotta lightning to the east and some good winds from outflow, Im guessing.... The storms arent moving too much either, looks like they are just raining themslef out where they are... My hubby is on BW8 and the Hardy, and he said its raining so hard there are cars pulled over to the side of the road waiting it out.... He said the lightning is amazing... still nothing here....

[Extremeweatherguy]

the thunderstorms have lost their severe warnings, but still a great lightning show.

[jasons2k]

Re-reading the AF discussion from 6:46 PM almost makes me laugh...looks like they busted big on this event.

AND, the point forecast for my location still shows this:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low near 58. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

[cheezyWXguy]

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/18/fp0_090.shtml

LETS PRAY the latest GFS is correct about Saturday!!!

wind shear+fast upper level winds+moisture+instability = Severe weather and soaking thunderstorms.

It looks like it comes thru my area friday night...Im probably gonna be out skating all night and wouldnt mind watching the storms while im at it...it looks like it could be serious in my area

[TexasSam]

So far in Baytown (East of Houston) just some sprinkles, and a good lightning show.

[Johnny]

BIG TIME BUST!!!!





AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
946 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

.UPDATE...
WILL BE UPDATING THE ZONES FOR THE NEW WATCH WHICH COVERS EXT
E AREAS OF SE TX...THE PREVIOUS WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.
IN THE UPDATE...WILL LOWER THE POPS AFT MIDNIGHT TO THE CHC
CATEGORY FOR ALL BUT THE EXT E AREAS. WILL ALSO LOWER THE POPS
TOMORROW MORNING TO SLIGHT CHC AREAWIDE. THINK THE SVR WX THREAT
IS NOW LIMITED TO THE WATCH AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

[jasons2k]

Interesting...looks like some new storms are popping now along the I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio heading east. Maybe we'll get some rain later tonight after all.

[Johnny]

This convection that just fired up looks pretty healthy to boot. All be dang!

[PTrackerLA]

Some healthy looking storms have fired up WNW of Houston. This will probably become a large MCS overnight and roll through Louisiana tomorrow morning. Here's hoping for another soaking.