SE TX weather thread #3 - windy and cooler Wednesday

[JenBayles]

I'm sure not seeing much in the way of a line forming as yet. Would have thought we'd see strong signs of it by now. [Edit] Just checked San Antonio and the front isn't through there yet, but it appears to have just gone through Kerrville, which isn't that far NW.

Yanks - you're right - the Dome holds! This always happens, even with a squall line. Gets right up to Bear Creek, breaks in two, and half goes north and half goes south. While I'm not wanting a flood, a nice garden-variety storm would sure be nice. Sheesh - can't win for losin'!

[jasons2k]

It finally stopped here for now. Almost 6" of rain today. Water came up to the curb in my subdivision but no major flooding. Just lots of torrential rain and lightning tonight.

[cottoncloud]

It is flooding badly here.

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
947 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

LAC001-003-009-011-019-039-053-055-079-097-099-115-TXC199-241-245-
351-361-457-271000-
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-AVOYELLES LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-BEAUREGARD
LA-ST. LANDRY LA-CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-ACADIA LA-LAFAYETTE
LA-NEWTON TX-JASPER TX-TYLER TX-HARDIN TX-JEFFERSON TX-ORANGE TX-ST.
MARTIN LA-
947 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR
ORANGE...JEFFERSON...HARDIN...TYLER...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
AND ST. MARTIN...LAFAYETTE...ACADIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...CALCASIEU...
ST. LANDRY...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...AVOYELLES...VERNON AND
RAPIDES PARISHES...

AT 947 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUR LAKE TO BEAUMONT INTO
ORANGE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THESE STORMS EXTEND INTO CALCASIEU AND
AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. STORMS
THIS EVENING ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES
PER HOUR. THREE TO FOUR INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THESE
COUNTIES AND PARISHES TODAY.

SHERIFFS OFFICE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS REPORTED THAT SEVERAL
UNDERPASSES IN BEAUMONT ARE UNDER WATER ALONG WITH WATER COVERING
THE ROAD ON MANY SECONDARY ROADS. THE CITIES OF LABELLE...FANNNETT
AND THE CENTRAL GARDENS AREA ARE THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BETWEEN SIX
INCHES TO TWO FEET COVERING THE ROADS.

THE JEFFERSON EMERGENCY MANAGER HAS ALSO RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...THE OPENING OF A RED CROSS SHELTER AT THE STERLING
PRUITT CENTER ACROSS FROM THE OLD FAIR GROUNDS. SAND BAGS WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT THE HAMPSHIRE FIRE STATION AND AT THE MID-COUNTY
AIRPORT AT 9:30 PM. SHERIFFS OFFICE IS ADVISING MOTORIST TO STAY
OFF OF ROADS.

SHERIFFS OFFICE IN ORANGE IS REPORTING FM 1130 MEEKS DRIVE WATER HAS
RISEN UP TO THE DOORS ON VECHICLES. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IS ALSO
REPORTING THAT HOMES ARE FLOODING IN NORTH AND SOUTH VIDOR WITH
PERSONNEL BEING DISPATCHED TO LAUNCH SAND BAGS IN THE LITTLE
CYPRESS...MAURICEVILLE...BRIDGE CITY...AND NORTH AND SOUTH VIDOR.

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...LAKE CHARLES...TANK FARM ROAD HAS WATER
ACROSS THE ROAD.

DOPPLER RADAR IS INDICATING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA. A LARGE SWATH OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON... AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH THE FOUR TO SIX INCH TOTALS
EXTENDING INTO BEAUREGARD NORTHERN CALCASIEU AND ALLEN PARISHES IN
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

WIDESPREAD FLOODING...RAPID DOWNPOURS CAN ALSO PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AREAS CAUSING STREETS TO GO UNDER WATER
QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE WATERS OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH
COVERS THE ROAD. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

[Yankeegirl]

Well I hope Ft Bend county is happy, the rain that they are getting is the rain we were supposed to be gettin.... darn bear creek split!!!! i havent gotten much rain here today at all!!!

[Ptarmigan]

I'm sure not seeing much in the way of a line forming as yet. Would have thought we'd see strong signs of it by now. [Edit] Just checked San Antonio and the front isn't through there yet, but it appears to have just gone through Kerrville, which isn't that far NW.

Yanks - you're right - the Dome holds! This always happens, even with a squall line. Gets right up to Bear Creek, breaks in two, and half goes north and half goes south. While I'm not wanting a flood, a nice garden-variety storm would sure be nice. Sheesh - can't win for losin'!

I am hearing thunder right now. I wonder how that Dome forms.

[phillippe]

Long time reader, first time poster.

Just had to say, I cannot remember the last time I saw this much lighting out of one storm. I've been watching the storm to the south of me (on bissonnet near Rice Village) for the past 15 minutes.

[Yankeegirl]

I am hearing thunder too, waaaaay off in the distance though... I have been seeing massive lightning for most of the evening, earlier it was to the north, now its to the south... go figure... me and jen in the middle... again.... Ptarmigan, where are you at?

[weatherrabbit_tx]

looking at the doppler again more rain/storms are forming west of tomball to the I-10 east of katy area , so far 5 to 10 inches of rain and more on the way.......... furthermore 2920 west of S.H. 249 closed if some people are familar with the bowling alley in that area, telge rd going towards S.H. 290 water over it, 2978 east of tomball closed as per channel 13, lots of flooding around the high school campus in my area off baker dr. and more on the way where is my ark.........

[Yankeegirl]

I am hearing alot more thunder now, nice long rolling deep sounding thunder .... like my sound effects???

[Ptarmigan]

Some areas have already have 10 inches of rain. So far this month, I looked at a map and one area got over 26 inches of rain this month alone!

[Yankeegirl]

Well FOX just said that this should be the last of the storms for the area tonight and a nice sunny breezy day tomorrow with a high of 73... I guess we lucked out again!! ((well, at least us here under the bear creek dome!!))

[cottoncloud]

Red Cross shelters are opening again and the military is here to rescue people who may need it. All of the creeks, rivers, and bayous that had just crested from last week's flooding are rising again, and homes that are trying to deal with the flooding from last week are seeing the water come into their houses again. It hadn't even receded in some homes yet, and homes that didn't flood last week are flooding now. There has been an enormous amount of rain in this area today and there's nowhere for it to go.

[TexasLady]

I think we are about to get the bad stuff. Coming in from the north, heavy lightning and thunder, and the rain has just started. I hope it misses some of yall to the south, that have had it so bad, today.

[cottoncloud]

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
100 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

LAC001-003-009-011-019-039-053-055-079-097-099-115-TXC199-241-245-
351-361-457-271000-
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-AVOYELLES LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-BEAUREGARD
LA-ST. LANDRY LA-CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-ACADIA LA-LAFAYETTE
LA-NEWTON TX-JASPER TX-TYLER TX-HARDIN TX-JEFFERSON TX-ORANGE TX-ST.
MARTIN LA-
100 AM CDT FRI OCT 27 2006

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN ORANGE...JEFFERSON...HARDIN...TYLER...
JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...AND ST. MARTIN...LAFAYETTE...ACADIA...
JEFFERSON DAVIS...CALCASIEU...ST. LANDRY...BEAUREGARD...ALLEN...
EVANGELINE...AVOYELLES...VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES...

AT 1249 AM CDT...AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA. THE HEAVIEST RAINS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS
REPEATEDLY, WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES 10 MILES EITHER
SIDE OF A LINE FROM SOUR LAKE TO DE QUINCY TO EUNICE. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES HAVE BEEN NOTED. ANOTHER 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THE FOLLOWING AREAS HAVE BEEN SIGINIFCANTLY IMPACTED...

IN HARDIN COUNTY...FM 421 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 69 AND HIGHWAY 326 FROM
LUMBERTON TO SOUR LAKE IS CLOSED. OTHER ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE FM
1003 SOUTHBOUND AND FM 2798.

IN JASPER COUNTY...THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IS REPORTING WATER IS
ENTERING SEVERAL HOMES IN EVADALE. COUNTY ROADS 715 AND 716 ARE
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

IN JEFFERSON COUNTY...THE SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS REPORTED THAT SEVERAL
UNDERPASSES IN BEAUMONT ARE UNDER WATER ALONG WITH WATER COVERING
MANY SECONDARY ROADS. THE CITIES OF LABELLE...FANNNETT AND THE
CENTRAL GARDENS AREA HAVE BETWEEN SIX INCHES TO TWO FEET OF WATER
COVERING THE ROADS. IN ADDITION...A RED CROSS SHELTER IS OPEN AT THE
STERLING PRUITT CENTER ACROSS FROM THE OLD FAIR GROUNDS. SAND BAGS
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE HAMPSHIRE FIRE STATION AND AT THE
MID-COUNTY AIRPORT. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IS ADVISING MOTORIST TO STAY
OFF OF ROADS.

IN ORANGE COUNTY...THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IS REPORTING FM 1130 AND
MEEKS DRIVE HAS WATER UP TO THE DOORS ON VEHICLES. THE SHERIFFS
OFFICE IS ALSO REPORTING THAT HOMES ARE FLOODING IN NORTH AND SOUTH
VIDOR WITH PERSONNEL BEING DISPATCHED TO LAUNCH SAND BAGS IN THE
LITTLE CYPRESS...MAURICEVILLE...BRIDGE CITY...AND NORTH AND SOUTH
VIDOR.

IN CALCASIEU PARISH...TANK FARM ROAD HAS WATER ACROSS THE ROAD.

IN BEAUREGARD PARISH...THE SHERIFFS OFFICE IS REPORTING SCHOOL
CLOSURES FOR FRIDAY AT HYATT...SINGER...AND SOUTH BEAUREGARD. HIGH
WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 171 IN BEAUREGARD PARISH ALSO
HIGHWAY 12 EAST OF DEQUINCY AND HIGHWAY 110 EAST OF 171. ALSO THE
GAYTINE ROAD IS TWO FEET UNDER WATER WITH OTHER ROADS IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARISH IMPASSABLE.

IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD FLOODING...RAPID DOWNPOURS CAN ALSO
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AREAS CAUSING STREETS TO GO
UNDER WATER QUICKLY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE WHERE WATERS OF AN
UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

[Extremeweatherguy]

WOW! I was just sleeping peacefully and bang! I am awoken to high winds probably gusting to 50-60mph throwing rain into my windows. That storm I just had was one of the loudest I have ever heard where I am (sounded like a car was slamming into my walls) and I would be shocked if it was not severe (or at least very close to being severe). Surprisingly, however, there was little to no lightning and thunder as the line moved through. I will have a better idea of if this caused any damage in the morning I guess.

[GalvestonDuck]

You and I both, EWG! I just woke up to loud thunder, bright bolts of lightning, and a majorly torrential downpour. The streets are flooded more than last week, so I moved my car to higher ground -- five blocks away! Not exactly the safest thing to do, I suppose, but what pervert is gonna be out in the rain waiting on a victim? I drove around for about 15 minutes surveying the area and realized how very few good parking spots there are around here. My car had only been flooded one other time and luckily I caught it before it got bad. This time, there was just a trickle of water coming in under the passenger side door -- probably would have been worse if I'd waited or not woke up. I feel bad for the little Mustang parked in front of my house.

Just checked the radar and it looks like another line is moving in from your area down to mine.

[KLP124]

THE CITIES OF LABELLE...FANNNETT
AND THE CENTRAL GARDENS AREA ARE THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BETWEEN SIX
INCHES TO TWO FEET COVERING THE ROADS.


Yup, that's where I live! It was crazy. The water had literally come up over the wood of the door frame and was lapping at the weather stripping or whatever you call that plastic that helps seal your door shut. If it had rained any longer, the water would have definitely been coming in.

I'm anxious to see news reports. I think what got us is that all of our ditches eventually drain to Taylor's Bayou and it's still high from all the rains last week.

Hope everyone else is doing ok!

[jasons2k]

I got awakened in the wee-hours too. It was pouring outside when the main front came through.

And darnit - the NWS has already reset the storm total rainfall. I can't see what the totals were

[double D]

It looks like the Houston area will get some dry and low humidity weather for a couple of days, just what ya'll need to hopefully dry out a little bit.

It was pretty much a nonevent for us in central Texas.

[Johnny]

I slept right through it.


Any updates on the front for next week?