2011 SE TX/SW LA Weather: Nice weather next several days

[cycloneye]

Over 2 inches of rain so far today/tonight and it's currently pouring. NWS upped tonight to 90% as it's rained much of the night and more on the way. It would appear the drought is coming to an end. We've gotten a lot of rain recently and it was really wet around here even before today.

SG,you also have to contend with this. Be careful over there.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
435 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GRIMES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN WALLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

* AT 428 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SIGHTED WITH THIS STORM.

* THE TORNADO WILL LIKELY REMAIN OVER RURAL PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
COUNTIES..

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN THE INTERIOR HALLWAY OR
A ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE INSIDE A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM
IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST
RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR
HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

[vbhoutex]

Just went through an old fashioned knock down drag out Southeast Texas thunderstorm. Well over an inch of rain in less than a half an hour. Streets are flooded, but not totally impassable or like College Station had last night. My guess is the rainfall rate at the height of the storm was at least 4" per hour. No wind with this one, but incredible CG that finally ran me back inside. I'll report more when I get more data.>>>1.9" almost all of that came in less than half an hour.

[ravyrn]

Snagged this off of my facebook from someone in my hometown. This was taken on the main highway going through DeRidder, LA in the middle of town in front of Walmart. So a very heavily traveled road.

[HouTXmetro]

So how are we progressing on the drought with all this rain we had recently

[southerngale]

I had a little less than three inches at my house today, per my personal rain gauge and radar estimates. That doesn't include the rain the past few days. With all the rain recently, it's actually gotten to be a bit too much. haha, right? We have a Flood Warning for Pine Island Bayou - it's currently rising and near flood stage, and is supposed to continue to rise a few feet above flood stage over the next few days. Looking at radar, there appears to be quite a bit more rain on the way overnight. If that makes it here, it will go even higher. No major flooding expected at this current level, though. It's just such a huge change over the horrible drought conditions over the past year or so.

As we always say, it's feast or famine.

[vbhoutex]

So how are we progressing on the drought with all this rain we had recently

We are in much better shape than we were, but we are still in the severe or extreme drought category in most areas with a few small areas of exceptional still around. We are still around a foot below normal in the rainfall department so we still have a ways to go to get back to "normal".
Check these maps out. http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=104732&p=2212759#p2212759

[Flyinman]

Since December 2011, I have recorded just under 13" at the house. This is amazing as that is almost the entire amount received all of last year. I just hope this patter continues for some months to come as it is amazing how nice local ponds and streams look.

[vbhoutex]

Started 2012 thread. This one locked.