North Texas Weather - A Brief Break from the Rain?

[JenBayles]

Thanks for starting this thread Stooge! Since we're getting into the time of year that Dallas area weather heads towards Houston, I'll be checking here regularly to see what's coming our way. Nice to get another good discussion thread going.

[TexasStooge]

This Saturday evening, rain chances will be on the increase from the West in the North Texas area, with floooding being the only threat. Although the severe threat appears to be low, there maybe an isolated severe thunderstorm to go with the heavy rain.

[TexasStooge]

There's already some rain in the north Texas region according to the radar. The showers are currently hovering over Cleburne, Burleson, Ennis, Waxahachie, and other surrounding suburbs. This activity is expected to move slowly eastward. Another area of showers are south of Weatherford, and it's also moving eastward and expected to go south of the I-20 corridor.

At the meantime, we will be expecting some heavy thunderstorms late Tonight through Monday with the greatest potential for heavy rain Sunday Night across all of North Texas.

[TexasStooge]

A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for areas on and west of Wichita Falls through Monday morning. This doesn't include the North Texas region yet, however, by Noon CDT all will change as the threat of flooding prevails.

[TexasStooge]

According to the latest HWO for North Texas, this wet pattern will prevail through Monday Night, this'll make us North Texans happy! Of course, the insane part is when the outdoor sprinkler systems were activated all day during this rainy event. What a waste of water. Oh well, you can't fix stupid. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for areas northwest and southeast of the N TX region.

We're expecting another cooldown this Thursday as high temperatures are falling to near 70 and lows are in the lower 50s.

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Dallas County until 7:45AM CDT This morning. Over an hour ago, 2 inches rain continues across Irving, and northwest Dallas for the past 2 hours. Another 1 to 2 inches is expected before 7:00AM CDT. If this keeps up, the FLASH FLOOD WARNING may be extended.

A word of advice to those who are driving, if you see any flooding, turn around don't drown.

We haven't seen the end of this, the rain will continue through tonight with highs in the mid 70s, and all showers and thunderstorms will taper off by Midnight with lows in the lower to mid 60s.
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The following stations are doing continuing coverage of the Flash Flood Warning for Dallas County:

KXAS-TV - http://kxas.nbcweatherplus.com/wxplocal/index.html
WBAP-AM - http://wbap.com
KRLD-AM - http://krld.com
KLIF-AM - http://klif.com
KSKY-AM - http://ksky.com/

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has extended the FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Dallas County until 10:45AM CDT. Flooding is still persistant in Irving and Dallas.

[gboudx]

My rain gauge isn't scientifically accurate, but it recorded 3.25" from yesterday and last night. I hope the northern counties that drain into Lavon are getting a good soaking like this.

[TexasStooge]

I hope so too. I was getting sick and tired of hearing about low lake levels. There's gotta be like 3 inches where I'm at, if nothing more.

Speaking of water levels, the National Weather Service has issued a RIVER FLOOD WARNING for the Trinity River. Here are the stats:

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                     FLD       OBSERVED           FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION             STG    STG  DAY  TIME    TUE   WED   THU   FRI

TRINITY RIVER
  DALLAS              30   26.2  MON 7 AM   31.6  20.4  15.2  14.8

[gboudx]

According to the latest lake level of Lavon, it has risen from a low of 474.88' yesterday to 475.21' today.

[TexasStooge]

Tonight, there may be some severe thunderstorms for the North Texas area before Midnight. The main threats will be hail, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall as a cold front sweeps through the area. After Midnight, the system should become a squall line shifting to the southeastern areas of North Texas. Afterwards, temperatures are gonna drop in the mid 60s in the day and the 40s at night on Thursday.

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service in Ft. Worth and Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch #836 for the following counties in North Texas: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Lampases, Mclennan, and Mills until 10:00PM CDT tonight.

[JenBayles]

You got some of that cool air from the front yet Stooge?

[TexasStooge]

Yes, matter in fact, the current temp is 59*F here in Irving...and still dropping.

[TexasStooge]

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was issued this afternoon has been cancelled. The rain we were supposed to get tonight has been pushed to Thursday Morning.

[TexasStooge]

Any rain we got this morning was a spit in the bucket (if that much), otherwise we're back to fall-like weather...and thensome. From Today on, skies will become Mostly Sunny/Clear to Partly Cloudy with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s, and lows in the mid 40s to the 50s.

Of course, CBS affiliate KTVT-TV got carried away with Sunday and Monday's temperatures, putting the highs there in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 30s last night. They finally got it straightened out today.

[TexasStooge]

Well, tonight's low will be around 40, a little unseasonaly cold, but isn't it what we asked for?

[TexasStooge]

This fall weather is gonna stick around for quite sometime...except on Thursday where temperatures will reach near 80 and fall back in to the 70s next Friday. From Tuesday to Thursday, we'll have another chance of rain and thunderstorms, not anticipating anything severe at the moment. The big questing is will we REALLY get another soaker...or will it be another spit in the bucket like last time?

[gboudx]

Lavon increased to 475.41 from the recent rains. It's gonna take a whole lot more rain to fill it back up at this rate. Like feet of rain over the coming winter. We've cut back on watering our yard due to the increased rain and the grass and plants heading into dormacy. We need thousands of people to start doing the same.

Hopefully we get a few inches of rain this week.

/crossedfingers

[TexasStooge]

Well, there maybe some patchy frost in some areas of North Texas as temperstures drop to the mid to upper 30s. Meanwhile, a Frost Advisory has been issued for areas west of a Graham, Comanche, Lampases line and also for areas north of the Red River. While no Frost Advisories are in effect for the immediate North Texas region, extra caution must be taken.