SE TX/SW LA weather: Much cooler and WET after Tuesday

[JenBayles]

It appears timing for Houston will be later this afternoon and evening. Wonder if that will allow for enough heating for west Houston to finally get some rain? We completely missed out on the last 2 storms.

FXUS64 KHGX 061759
AFDHGX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1158 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008

.AVIATION...
SLOWED DEVELOPMENT OF PREVAILING PRECIP SHRA/TSRA BUT WILL HIT
TERMINALS HARD AROUND 22-01Z TIMEFRAMES. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
THE I-10 CORRIDOR MAY SEE SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.
45
$$

.DISCUSSION...
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS NOTED WITH TROUGHING
NORTHEASTWARD EVIDENT ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS. CONVERGENT FLOW
INDICATED ACROSS WESTERN ZONES OF CWFA. COOLER INFILTRATING
AIRMASS OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS BUT IF MODELS
ARE CORRECT THE BOUNDARY SHOULD BE VERY SLOW TO MOVE SOUTHEAST DUE
TO DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE THAT IS PROGGED TO MOVE NORTHEAST. WE
ADJUSTED POPS DOWNWARD FOR THIS MORNING AND TO A LESSER EXTENT
THIS AFTERNOON IN LIGHT OF LATEST DATA (CURRENT TRENDS) AND MODEL
RUNS. POPS AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FACTORS -
I.E. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ENHANCING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENT FLOW AND APPROACHING DEEP AMPLITUDE
UPPER TROUGH SHARPENING LAPSE RATES OVER REGION. 37

[jasons2k]

It looks that way. In fact, I'd expect a MCD and possibly a watch box to go up soon.

[Ed Mahmoud]

It looks that way. In fact, I'd expect a MCD and possibly a watch box to go up soon.

While the snow moves towards DFW, the first tornado warning of the day a tad farther South

TORNADO WARNING
TXC175-061830-
/O.NEW.KCRP.TO.W.0001.080306T1805Z-080306T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1205 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL GOLIAD COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS

* UNTIL 1230 PM CST

* AT 1156 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF
CHARCO...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOLIAD...MOVING NORTH AT 15
MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES WEST OF WEESATCHE BY 1225 PM CST...

Oh, and the watch just went up, I believe it includes Fort Bend but not Harris County.

[Ed Mahmoud]

OK, the areal extent of the watch would exclude Harris, but somehow it snuck in there anyway...

TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARANSAS AUSTIN BEE
BRAZORIA CALHOUN COLORADO
DEWITT DUVAL FORT BEND
GALVESTON GOLIAD HARRIS
JACKSON JIM WELLS KARNES
KLEBERG LAVACA LIVE OAK
MATAGORDA MCMULLEN NUECES
REFUGIO SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA
WALLER WHARTON

[jasons2k]

I'm showing the boundry to be well into Harris and even Montgomery, but for some reason Montgomery isn't on the list:

[jasons2k]

That cell NW of Beeville is getting a hook too. Should have a warning soon out of that.

[jasons2k]

The other thing I've noticed is these storms are popping-up fast and almost immediately show rotation. The two that were warned and also the one NW of Beeville is doing this. If you watch a radar loop, they just form and then immediately "curl up". Must be some crazy vorticity.

[Ed Mahmoud]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
238 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL VICTORIA COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS

* UNTIL 315 PM CST

* AT 232 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
TELFERNER...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF VICTORIA...MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
5 MILES SOUTH OF INEZ BY 250 PM CST...

[JenBayles]

I'm amazed at how quickly that radar southwest of Houston has lit up in the past hour. Just waiting to see if the Katy Effect and Bear Creek Dome will hold true through this evening.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Here is a good link to see both the temperatures and the precipitation around our area...

http://www.wunderground.com/stationmaps ... 5.53415680

Looks like a quick temperature drop behind the front..with it already down to 39F in Austin, and 36F in Waco! It makes me seriously question our forecasted low of 39F for tonight. With what's happening behind this front right now, I think that number will be a bit too high. Looks like a fun night of weather-watching lies ahead...

[Ed Mahmoud]

Never did touch down apparently, but put on a good show for the passengers at CRP...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
231 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0200 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
03/06/2008 NUECES TX NWS EMPLOYEE

FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED BY NWS EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY OVER THE
CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

[Ed Mahmoud]

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
321 PM CST THU MAR 06 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0300 PM TSTM WND DMG CORPUS CHRISTI 27.71N 97.29W
03/06/2008 NUECES TX EMERGENCY MNGR

FEMALE TRAPPED IN HOUSE WITH BROKEN WINDOWS ON BARACUDA
AND SAN FERNANDO ST

[JenBayles]

Is anyone else having trouble pulling up NWS web sites right now?

{adding} I can't even get the weather underground link mentioned above. They all just time-out.

[Stratosphere747]

Is anyone else having trouble pulling up NWS web sites right now?

{adding} I can't even get the weather underground link mentioned above. They all just time-out.

Looks like they are having issues right now...

Crazy weather across Texas!

[Stratosphere747]

[JenBayles]

Thanks Strat. Glad to know it's not just me! I noticed the composite radar on S2Ks homepage is blank too...

[Stratosphere747]

Thanks Strat. Glad to know it's not just me! I noticed the composite radar on S2Ks homepage is blank too...

Hey Jen...

Here are a few backup sites I use when HGX goes down.

http://radar.weather.gov/

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/radar/

[Stratosphere747]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
338 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008

TXC157-481-062200-
/O.CON.KHGX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080306T2200Z/
FORT BEND TX-WHARTON TX-
338 PM CST THU MAR 6 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WHARTON AND FORT BEND
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CST...

AT 336 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WHARTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST BERNARD...

HAIL UP TO 1.75 INCHES IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR WHARTON
WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

[JenBayles]

Thanks again! I'm bookmarking those puppies right now.

BTW, under the Bear Creek Dome we have light rain and lots of thunder getting louder. I just put out some plant food so hopefully we'll get enough to water it in sans the hose method.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Getting dark at the Galleria, and I hear thunder...