C/SC Texas weather thread - a cold, wet Easter

double D · #161 Postby **double D** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:10 am

It looks like we might get a good soaking and then some next Wednesday and Thursday. The gfs has been (somewhat) consistent on showing some decent QPF amounts (1-2 inches of rain for Central Texas). It looks as though El Nino is coming through for us. :wink:

#162 Postby **Portastorm** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:50 am

Nice little rainfall event, eh? We got between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain here in the Austin metro area. I noticed the Hill Country received -- in some places -- nearly 2 inches!

cctxhurricanewatcher · #163 Postby **cctxhurricanewatcher** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:24 am

I am guessing (didn't check my gauge this AM) about 1 to 2 here in the Corpus area as well. Some was wind blown rain some I am not sure how accurate my gauge is. Nice, soaking rain. It would be nice to get one or two of these types of events more often in the spring for the farmers and ranchers

double D · #164 Postby **double D** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:35 pm

Thats what I call a Texas size soaker where much of the state got some much needed rain. I hope we can get a couple more of these type systems (with some cold air to go along with it).

TexasStooge · #165 Postby **TexasStooge** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:05 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for much of the South Central Texas and the entire state of Louisiana until Saturday Morning. Go to http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/ for more info.

JenBayles · #166 Postby **JenBayles** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:11 pm

I am so happy for y'all out in the Hill Country for finally getting some badly needed rain! Was it enough to get some of the creeks running again?

#167 Postby **Portastorm** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:08 am

Before the much ballyhooed ice storm hits, we are getting torrential rains in Austin this morning. Amounts ranging from 2-3 inches are common and flash flooding is now occuring in the city and some roads, including a main highway (Mopac) are impassable. Wow!

UPDATED at 9:37 am. High water rescues now being conducted in the city proper!

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
931 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

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

0830 AM FLASH FLOOD AUSTIN 30.31N 97.75W
01/13/2007 TRAVIS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES UNDERWAY IN CITY OF AUSTIN
INCLUDING 1106 W DITTMAR, 714 E 8TH STREET, CESAR CHAVEZ
AND RED RIVER STREETS. 1 PERSON PULLED FROM WATER AND
RESCUED SO FAR.

0858 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSW AUSTIN 30.27N 97.77W
01/13/2007 TRAVIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR

SWIFT WATER RESCUE REPORTED ON INDUSTRIAL BLVD AT TERRY-O
LANE JUST SOUTH OF BEN WHITE BOULEVARD.

0840 AM FLASH FLOOD AUSTIN 30.31N 97.75W
01/13/2007 TRAVIS TX EMERGENCY MNGR

WALLER CREEK BETWEEN GUADALUPE AND 30TH ST IS OUT OF ITS
BANKS. ROADS MAY BE FLOODED IN THE AREA. RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES ALONG THE CREEK MAY EXPERIENCE YARD FLOODING.

0905 AM FLASH FLOOD AUSTIN 30.31N 97.75W
01/13/2007 TRAVIS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

AUSTIN POLICE DEPT REPORTS SOUTH 1ST AND OLTORF, STECK
AND MOPAC, AND THORNBERRY RD ALL IMPASSABLE.

0914 AM FLASH FLOOD SAN MARCOS 29.88N 97.93W
01/13/2007 HAYS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

BARRICADES UP ON SEVERAL ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS
COUNTY WIDE.

double D · #168 Postby **double D** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:25 am

I heard a report of a tornado near san marcos that has parts of I-35 closed. Wow, what a day in the Austin area....stay safe.

#169 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:28 am

tornadoes, heavy rain, and ice oh my! the latest run shows a slow down in the front .

double D · #170 Postby **double D** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:15 pm

Could we see some heavy rain on Wednesday? It looks like the models are bringing in some decent QPF in here on that day...we shall see.

#171 Postby **Portastorm** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:54 pm

OK, looks like an active period ahead for most of us in Texas, including central and south central Texas. Thought I would bring this back up and encourage postings as the event unfolds.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
342 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2007

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-120315-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
342 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2007

...GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

A MARCH RAIN MAKING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND THEN
MOVE SLOWLY EAST WEDNESDAY.

THIS WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN...WITH SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS...TO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD BE SEVERE OVER THE NORTH AND WEST PART OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. LOCALLY IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO LINGER WEDNESDAY
MORNING...THEN RAIN CHANCES AND CLOUDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE
FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

#172 Postby **Portastorm** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:57 pm

The plot thickens :eek:

**************************
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 58
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
520 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2007

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 520 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF BROWNWOOD
TEXAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF COTULLA TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 57...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NUMBER AND
INTENSITY OVER AND TO THE WEST OF WATCH AREA. WITH VEERING SHEAR
PROFILES IN PLACE AND EXPECTED INCREASE IN SLY LOW LEVEL JET THIS
EVENING..POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EWD ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL/WIND DAMAGE...TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUPERCELL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030

double D · #173 Postby **double D** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:48 pm

The storms are really starting to fill in around the hill country and it's looking like it might be a busy night. We are finally going to get the much needed rain, but I could do without the severe stuff though. It seemed like last year we had hail with every storm that came through Fredericksburg.

#174 Postby **Portastorm** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:21 pm

double D wrote:The storms are really starting to fill in around the hill country and it's looking like it might be a busy night. We are finally going to get the much needed rain, but I could do without the severe stuff though. It seemed like last year we had hail with every storm that came through Fredericksburg.

Good point double D. Yes, we had several hail storms as well last spring.

We have a few golfball-sized hail-producing storms now just west of us (Blanco and Burnet counties). Looks like a wild night!

double D · #175 Postby **double D** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:37 pm

Well things have picked up again for Central Texas, Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings are starting to pop up with more supercells starting to build southwest of Austin.

#176 Postby **Portastorm** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:39 pm

double D wrote:Well things have picked up again for Central Texas, Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings are starting to pop up with more supercells starting to build southwest of Austin.

I know ... I can't keep up with all the warnings right now!! :lol:

Starting to get cloud-to-ground lightning here in north Travis County. I see some heavy stuff out by you as well, double D. Stay safe.

double D · #177 Postby **double D** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:06 pm

Portastorm wrote:
double D wrote:Well things have picked up again for Central Texas, Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings are starting to pop up with more supercells starting to build southwest of Austin.

I know ... I can't keep up with all the warnings right now!!

Starting to get cloud-to-ground lightning here in north Travis County. I see some heavy stuff out by you as well, double D. Stay safe.

Well, it is looking like the severe stuff might be winding down a little, but know we will have to worry about flash flooding. I hope people listen to the local media in the morning to see if there is road closures due to the heavy rain.

JenBayles · #178 Postby **JenBayles** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:19 am

My MIL lives in Wimberley, just about 1/4 mile from the Blanco river. Anyone near that area who can provide an eyewitness report? Hopefully she won't try to get out and about today.

Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING
TXC209-121822-
522 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE BLANCO RIVER AT WIMBERLEY.
* UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 05AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...19.6 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...SHARP RISE TO AROUND 22 FEET THIS MORNING.

* AT 21.0 FEET...WATER RECREATION IS VERY DANGEROUS ABOVE BLANCO TO THE SAN
MARCOS RIVER CONFLUENCE...INCLUDING JOHN KNOX CAMP AND DUDLEY JOHNSON PARK AT
5 MILE DAM ABOVE SAN MARCOS. SECONDARY ROADS AND BRIDGES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN
ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS. HYDRAULIC JUMPS BEHIND LOW DAMS ARE
DANGEROUS TO CANOEISTS AND KAYAKERS AS THEY MAY BECOME TRAPPED.

$$

cctxhurricanewatcher · #179 Postby **cctxhurricanewatcher** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:19 am

I got over 1 inch of rain this morning in Corpus.

Just what we needed after 6 weeks of almost nothing.

The yard should green up nicely now. Perfect timing for the new yard stuff I planted on Saturday too.

#180 Postby **Portastorm** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:28 am

Can't speak for Wimberley ... but do know that creeks in my part of north Travis County were near or above bankful.

Got about 1.50 inches with this part of the event.

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