2012 SE TX/SW LA Weather:Cold/cool week.

[Jagno]

We've had on and off sprinkles most of the day but nothing significant. On the bright side, it was just enough to keep me indoors to focus on some decluttering instead of playing in the dirt. I did notice the ant mounds already forming so I know what I'll be doing when this is over.

[vbhoutex]

We've had on and off sprinkles most of the day but nothing significant. On the bright side, it was just enough to keep me indoors to focus on some decluttering instead of playing in the dirt. I did notice the ant mounds already forming so I know what I'll be doing when this is over.

SPC has a 5.6" bullseye over your area for the week through Friday. You may not have to do anything but watch the ant mounds wash away. Hopefully you get much needed rain, but no flooding rains. That is what all of us need.
Rains finally ended around 3pm here but like your area we didn't get anything significant in my area of town.

[vbhoutex]

It has rained on and off for most of the day here in Houston. There aren't many areas of the metro area that have been spared. We haven't gotten over an inch here at the house yet, but some areas to our N got almost 3" with plenty of rain still showing on radar moving S towards us. Not sure it will last though with the loss of the heating of the day soon.

[mcheer23]

I have .7 in my rain gauge today

[vbhoutex]

It has rained on and off for most of the day here in Houston. There aren't many areas of the metro area that have been spared. We haven't gotten over an inch here at the house yet, but some areas to our N got almost 3" with plenty of rain still showing on radar moving S towards us. Not sure it will last though with the loss of the heating of the day soon.

Well the rains came through last night while I slept. the gauge had 1.23" in it this morning when I reported.

[vbhoutex]

GLUB!!GLUB!!GLUB!!!

[JenBayles]

Any word from Jeff on today's events?

[vbhoutex]

Any word from Jeff on today's events?

His latest:

Excessive rainfall continues to train across SE TX leading to flooding.

Radar shows another batch of very heavy rainfall developing in a lien from Victoria to Wharton and this line is moving slowly NE up the US 59 corridor. With grounds saturated from days of rainfall and excessive rainfall this morning flooding is likely.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches will be possible on top of what has already fallen and this will lead to the threat for significant street flooding and large rises on area creeks, bayous, and rivers.

Flooding is currently ongoing across the following counties: Waller, NW Harris, Matagorda, Jackson, Victoria, Wharton.

And from earlier:

Flash Flood Watch has been expanded to include all SE TX counties now until 700pm this evening.

Widespread clusters of very heavy rainfall (1-2.5 inches per hour) developing over a large part of SE TX. With grounds saturated, significant run-off is being generated. Storms will continue to develop and move very slowly across the area producing excessive rainfall and flooding.

Widespread 1-3 inch rainfall amounts are likely with isolated totals of 4-6 inches. Already this morning parts of Matagorda County have received upwards of 5-6 inches of rainfall. Radar is starting o show development filling in over Wharton, Fort Bend, Austin, Waller, and western Harris Counties.

[Jagno]

Another 3" of rain again today and the same expected for tomorrow. This is the second time I've had to empty water from the fish pond and pool to stop them from overflowing. For the first time in days it's actually not raining outside right now but the winds have definetely picked up.

[southerngale]

A lot of rain recently... water everywhere!

Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
318 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-CALCASIEU-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-
ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-
SOUTHERN NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...NEW LLANO...ALEXANDRIA...
PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE...COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...
MANSURA...DE RIDDER...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...JENNINGS...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...
HACKBERRY...HOLLY BEACH...CAMERON...GRAND CHENIER...WOODVILLE...
COLMESNEIL...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...
ORANGE...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...NEWTON...
BUNA...DEWEYVILLE
318 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...
BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...JEFFERSON
DAVIS...RAPIDES...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN
NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE OVER THE SAME
GENERAL AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS BEEN
BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING 10 INCHES
ALREADY SINCE THE RAIN EVENT STARTED. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME OF
THE SMALLER CREEKS TO RUN NEAR BANKFULL AND THE ADDITIONAL
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURS...SMALL STREAMS
AND BAYOUS MAY FLOOD. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

[underthwx]

we have 70% chance for Thurs. here at the house...ground saturated...and tree limbs saggin from the heavy rain...not sure how much precip. since this event started...but I am sure we are above 5 in....

[JenBayles]

Langham Creek at West Little York very close to bankfull, more rain coming in. Bear Creek subdivision close to having water in homes in lowest areas. This next line of storms will either make us or break us. Mayde Creek out of banks at Saums. Cars flooded in Copperfield. What a change from last year.

[meteortheologist]

im in houston and we are getting soaked but thats ok for me though because my tomato plants were in trouble and i have been praying for rain with my neighbors for days

[vbhoutex]

Fortunately it appears that the rain is coming to an end in the W and NW parts of Harris County. Many creeks in the area are out of their banks or close to it with flooding ongoing in several areas. I have heard reports of water in some homes. In Cypress at Huffmeister and Cypress Rosehill Rd. my son has had 9.25" of rain today and 4.25" yesterday for 13" in the last 36 hours. Fortunately he is not flooded(yet) but much of the area around him is with both Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek out of banks. Here at the house in Spring Branch I've had a measly 3.23" today.
Obviously Jennifer, Brian still has possession of the Bear Creek dome. Praying that you guys have no flooding.

[southerngale]

I am beginning to wonder if there is an end in sight. Every day, the NWS forecast for the next day goes up. A few days ago, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, were at 50%. Then on Wednesday, Thursday goes up to 80% and Friday and Saturday were at 50%. This afternoon, Friday goes from 50% to 80% and Saturday up to 60%, which will probably be upped to 80% tomorrow. I guess with the pattern not really budging, the 24 hour forecasts are much more accurate. Wow @ all the rain lately! We are completely soaked! Fortunately, I don't think any homes have flooded out here yet, but it won't take too much more. Pine Island Bayou is rising and the golf course is flooding... it will only rise more with each bit of rain here and north of here.

[KatDaddy]

Well that Bear Creek dome broke here in League City

Still very light considering the 10.82" 12 total along the Harris-Waller County line. Picked up 1.31" today.

[Jagno]

We've had over 5" of rain again today. The drainage canal near my house had water rushing into it so fast from every direction that it was shooting large waves over it's concrete banks.

We also had some pretty severe straight line winds that took my deck canopy, carried it about 30' and dropped it into the swimming pool. It's all in one piece, just not where it belongs.

It apparently moved or shifted my metal roofing as well because we now have water coming in between the wall studs on one interior wall and one doorway.

SG, I just thought the same thing when I looked at the forecast map and saw they raised the chances of rain again.

Now what really ticks me off is that I've lived in this area for 50 years and Cajuns have better driving skills in water than they do on dry flat ground, but these out of towners cannot handle water. I had one run me off the road today trying to avoid a puddle in his inside lane. He never even looked to see if anyone was in the other lane. Thank God there was a parking lot on my right because that's where I landed safe and sound to avoid him hitting me with my 3 year old granson in the back seat. They also don't know to slow down when approaching an overpass because water runs downhill and often accumulates at the base of the bridges which will cause you to hydroplane in a heartbeat. In the last 4 days I've watched at least 7 people hydroplane and lose control of their vehicle. I keep my distance and have decided to start taking the back roads instead of the interstate with all the overpasses.

Okay, off to bed I go so that I can get up early and drain more water from the pool and fish pond. The canopy will have to stay put for now......in the pool.

[Houstonia]

FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MAJOR SEVERITY.
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
SPRING CREEK NEAR SPRING
* UNTIL SUN MORNING.OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 0945 AM FRI THE STAGE WAS 22.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING & MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST.THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 29 FEET BY
TONIGHT. THIS LEVEL IS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED DURING TROPICAL STORM
ALLISON
IN 2001.
* AT 27.0 FEET.99.6 MSL.MAJOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS AS WATER THREATENS
HOMES NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF SPRING & CYPRESS CREEKS.

[southerngale]

High totals in the area this morning, on top of all the rain all week! There's a lot of flooding going on. Just when it looks like it might end later, radar fills in again. I've had a lot more thunder and lightning with the storms today... the house-shaking kind.

Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1123 AM CDT FRI JUL 13 2012

TXC199-245-361-132000-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120713T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARDIN TX-JEFFERSON TX-ORANGE TX-
1123 AM CDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ORANGE...NORTHERN
JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

AT 1120 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT WHILE THE WAS A BREAK IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ONCE AGAIN
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE BY 130 PM AND THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL OF 2
TO 7 INCHES THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEAUMONT...BRIDGE CITY...CENTRAL GARDENS...LUMBERTON...
MAURICEVILLE...NEDERLAND...ORANGE...PORT NECHES...SOUR LAKE...
VIDOR...WEST ORANGE...BEVIL OAKS...CHINA...FOREST HEIGHTS...
LAKEVIEW...ORANGEFIELD...PINE FOREST...ROSE CITY AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
REGIONAL AIRPORT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3036 9450 3024 9411 3025 9370 3021 9372
3011 9370 3009 9373 3006 9370 3005 9371
3007 9372 3002 9374 2995 9385 2995 9428
3015 9450

Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
TXC199-132000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1033 AM CDT FRI JUL 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 1026 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE 8
AM...ARE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. AN AUTOMATED
DRAINAGE DISTRICT 6 RAIN GAUGE INDICATES THAT RAINFALL OF 3.11
INCHES HAS FALLEN AT LITTLE PINE ISLAND BAYOU AND HIGHWAY 787.
THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAD TO BE EXTENDED TO THE
NORTHWEST TO INCLUDE MORE OF WESTERN HARDIN COUNTY. THIS WILL
CAUSE FLOODING ALONG LITTLE PINE ISLAND BAYOU BETWEEN BATSON AND
THICKET.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SARATOGA...THICKET AND BATSON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 9450 3014 9449 3011 9445 3011 9460
3012 9461 3042 9471

$$

[Houstonia]

Statement as of 11:43 AM CDT on July 13, 2012

The National Weather Service in League City has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
southwestern Liberty County in southeast Texas...
extreme northwestern Chambers County in southeast Texas...
Harris County in southeast Texas...
southwestern Montgomery County in southeast Texas...
northeastern Waller County in southeast Texas...

* until 245 PM CDT

* at 1136 am CDT... Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly. A band of showers and thunderstorms along the I-10
corridor should develop northward and will be capable of rainfall
rates 1.5 to 2" per hour and on top of the saturated ground will
runoff producing flooding. Roadways will be severely impacted.

Harris County flood control district has requested that people
in the warned area stay indoors and not to attempt to travel.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Houston... Channelview... Cloverleaf... Aldine... West University
Place... Galena Park... Jacinto City... Liberty... Highlands... Jersey
Village... Tomball... Dayton... Hunters Creek Village... Bunker Hill
Village... Spring Valley... Pinehurst... Piney Point Village...
Barrett... Hedwig Village... Crosby... Sheldon... Southside Place...
Ames... Hilshire Village and Stagecoach.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams... urban areas... highways... streets and
underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.


Lat... Lon 3006 9472 2983 9497 2968 9538 2989 9591
3016 9591 3020 9564 2999 9527 3006 9494