STORM2K

A nice complex of storms is moving from the NE to SW toward Houston. Currently Liberty county is under a warning and I can see quite bit of lightning in the distance. The radar is also showing an outflow boundry starting to form. I wonder if Houston will get any action from this.

Here is the latest Liberty co. warning:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC291-180200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.SV.W.0117.060718T0135Z-060718T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
835 PM CDT MON JUL 17 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROMAYOR...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT
20 MPH. RADAR IS ALSO SHOWING SOME ROTATION...SO A BRIEF TORNADO IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROMAYOR...
TARKINGTON PRAIRIE...

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...
OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3045 9469 3052 9488 3016 9508 3002 9488

This storm complex also has had a history of downing trees and powerlines.

I wish!!!! This hot weather really stinks!!!!!

Well according to the latest HWO, this activity is expected to die off within the hour. too bad...

at least there is another 30% rain chance for tomorrow.

It is already looking like its falling apart... I did see some lightning outta it though, all the way over here on the west side... Oh well.... Welcome summer.....

just got some lightning and thunder as well as a few sprinkles here in NW Harris County. Another weird thing is the humidity! It is some of the highest I have ever felt!

update: Wow. I just found out that dewpoints were in the upper 70s around the time that small storm developed. No wonder it was so humid!

There is another little blip on the radar now, we are getting some thunder and good lightning here...

Lucky you. I wish some of the rain would show up here, instead of circling around the DFW area.....like a pinwheel.

Look at all the rain and mess off the coast, some of that has got to make it into the HOuston area, we arent that far inland and those storms are strong,.. and of course the radar is down...

I just changed the title of this thread because 3 counties are now under severe warnings for cells SE of Houston.. These cells seem to be moving NW and an outflow boundry coming from them may try to fire new severe weather in the Houston area. These storms are producing strong damaging winds as they move this way.

Yep, that outflow boundry is very well-defined on radar.

Check out this wind report from Pearland:

E 35 G 43 MPH

That's nearly tropical storm force!

Also, this is just their hourly report, so I am sure that it not the highest gust they've seen.

I'm about to get pounded by new cell in Montgomery County!

Got some rain here earlier today... Rained for about an hour pretty hard and that was it.. Good amount of wind too, as the trashcans in the neighborhood are in the street... Nice change!!

There were multiple 911 calls (according to the news break from KPRC) shortly after noon from Texas City and League City following some funnel clouds being reported. Small and short-lived storm moved in from the bay.

Has anyone else noticed this severe line moving our way? I wonder if it can hold together long enough to be a threat tonight. So far it has held together for a good 6+ hours, so let's see if the trend continues.

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... 11&loop=no

Extremeweatherguy wrote:Has anyone else noticed this severe line moving our way? I wonder if it can hold together long enough to be a threat tonight. So far it has held together for a good 6+ hours, so let's see if the trend continues.

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... 11&loop=no

If I can't have it neither can you

And with the loss of daytime heating, poof goes the severe storms..

Major lightning storm off to my north right now. I can see the lightning nicely with an anvil cloud appearing with each bolt. Seems like a line may be trying to develop NE of Houston right now and a decent outflow boundry has formed. Could get interesting in the next hour or two.

I saw some lightning to the north too as I was driving home from Texas Childrens Hospital... Never made it into the Houston area... Oh well... Maybe next time?