SE TX / SW LA Discussion - Hot! Hot! Hot!

[Extremeweatherguy]

Hmm..

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1039 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW CONTINUING TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER CWFA THIS MORNING. TRAINING CONVECTION NORTHWEST
ZONES GRADUALLY WEAKENING AND SHIFTING SLOWLY SLIGHTLY EAST TO
NORTHEAST. UPPER FLOW EVIDENTLY DIFFLUENT OVER OUR REGION. IF DRIER
AIR ALOFT (AS PER WATER VAPOR LOOP) JUST SW OF REGION TRANSLATE TO
OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONGER WINDS
THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. WE SHALL KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THIS. MEANWHILE
...ZFPHGZ ON TRACK. 37

[jasons2k]

It does look like training will be a threat today. I've already had two storms.

[JenBayles]

Figures - I decided to tempt fate and took my 2 dogs for a walk along with King, the 115-lb lab from next door. No sooner did we get to the end of the street but it poured - just long enough to soak us, about 60 seconds total. The dogs wanted to keep going so we added sweat to wet. Oh well, at least the curs are happy.

Looks like the Dome is failing now that we're home, and west Houston appears to be in the pipeline for training rains the next couple of hours. Getting a good thunderstorm right now. As long as we get breaks in between, we won't have any flooding worries. Feast or famine as usual...

Love the discussion Kelly! Once in a while the Houston boys find a sense of humor too - always a welcome change. Hope your yard isn't too swampy yet again.

[JenBayles]

I guess Yankee and I should count our lucky stars for the lack of rain yesterday. Been getting pounded now since my last post!

[Yankeegirl]

This is my one day off and I just got up...I was enjoying the sounds of thunder and rain and I didnt wanna get up outta bed!!!

[JenBayles]

Lucky you for getting to sleep late! I had to get up at 8:00 to give King his epilepsy meds. Don't want him having a seizure on my watch! Great day to hole-in and watch movies, isn't it Yank?

[KatDaddy]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
TXC039-201-171930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1226 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BRAZORIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 1224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE.

* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...
THE MEDICAL CENTER...RELIANT PARK...HOOKS AIRPORT...HOBBY
AIRPORT...THE GALLERIA...ADDICKS...TOMBALL...SPRING
VALLEY...SPRING...SOUTH HOUSTON...PEARLAND...JERSEY
VILLAGE...HOUSTON...BROOKSIDE VILLAGE...BELLAIRE...AND ALDINE.

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COUNTY FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH BRINGING RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. ON TOP
OF THE WET SOILS FROM YESTERDAYS RAINS THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING...EXPECT LOW LYING ROADS TO FLOOD.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LAND
ADJACENT TO CREEKS AND BAYOUS...DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
ADDITIONALLY...FLOODING MAY OCCUR ON...STREETS...FRONTAGE ROADS...AND
HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS THE GROUND!

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.

[JenBayles]

Yankee (or anyone else on the West side) check out the gauge at Little York and Hwy 6:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=08072760

[Ptarmigan]

I drove through some very heavy rain. I thought I was driving through a hurricane!

[JenBayles]

Looks like one more round for the West side and that'll be about it for the heavy stuff here unless more develops. Nice day!

[Tireman4]

Amazing. I was coming from Santa Fe ( near Galveston) and I took Beltway 8 near Pasadena. I swear those rains coming down could have been akin to a tropical system. I could not see for a stretch of 10 miles.

[Yankeegirl]

We are getting some nice loud thunder here right now... Not so much rain yet... Its that nice window rattling, setting off the car alarms kind of thunder.... I love it...

[JenBayles]

Yankee, tell me you got some rain out of this mess today?! Since my rain gauge went kapoot, I'm guestimating based on ":the pool level that I've had 1.5" today under the Dome. Got a nice break right now with some sun coming through, and looks like more developing to our SW and W.

[Yankeegirl]

I got a ton of rain here today!! I just went to West Oaks Mall and all the bayous are full! Its crazy!! I wonder if there is anymore to come? I was sunny a few minutes ago, but its cloudy again...

[Canebo]

I got a ton of rain here today!! I just went to West Oaks Mall and all the bayous are full! Its crazy!! I wonder if there is anymore to come? I was sunny a few minutes ago, but its cloudy again...

Ditto on the rain here. We got a lot yesterday as well. The creeks and bayous are getting pretty full. At least all the rain gave me a good excuse not to have to mow the grass on Father's Day

[JenBayles]

Canebo - I can hear the grass growing outside right now. Enjoy your Father's Day break, for it will be that much worse by tomorrow!

[KatDaddy]

Yep the grass is a growing. I picked up 1.22" today which is a short drive from Canebo's......a few subdivisions over from my location. I will be updating the weather web page this week since I am in between career moves.

[jasons2k]

Only .24" here today

[Canebo]

Canebo - I can hear the grass growing outside right now. Enjoy your Father's Day break, for it will be that much worse by tomorrow!

Your ears do not deceive you Jen, it is growing like bamboo. Usually I am begging for rain, but if we get much more today I will need to put pontoons on my lawnmower!

Katdaddy: I wondered how much was in your gauge. I dumped 4" from mine last night, but that was for the week. I wish I could spread it out over a couple of weeks, but it still beats watering.

[CajunMama]

These popcorn showers are killing me! It rains, the sun comes out and it's humid humid humid! The air is so thick you can hardly breathe.