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Severe Weather Possible in SE Tx/La/Ms

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:00 am
by southerngale
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 4:00PM CDT
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Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 112 Storm Prediction Center Norman Ok 1005 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2003

The Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Portions Of

Southern Louisiana Southern Mississippi Southeast Texas Coastal Waters

Effective This Monday Morning And Afternoon From 1005 AM Until 400 PM CDT.

Hail To 2 Inches In Diameter... Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph... And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch Area Is Along And 65 Statute Miles North And South Of A Line From 25 Miles West Northwest Of Galveston Texas To 50 Miles Northeast Of Gulfport Mississippi.

Remember... A Severe Thunderstorm Watch Means Conditions Are Favorable For 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. Severe Thunderstorms Can And Occasionally Do Produce Tornadoes.

Other Watch Information... Continue... Ww 111...

Discussion... Scattered Strong/Severe Thunderstorms Are Increasing Off The LA Coast... And Over Parts Of Southeast LA/Southern MS. Steep Mid Level Lapse Rates And Moderate Instability Suggest The Potential For Large Hail And Damaging Winds In Stronger Cells.

Aviation... A Few Severe Thunderstorms With Hail Surface And Aloft To 2 Inches. Extreme Turbulence And Surface Wind Gusts To 60 Knots. A Few Cumulonimbi With Maximum Tops To 500. Mean Storm Motion Vector 26030.

... Hart

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:06 am
by southerngale
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:35 am
by MScoast
the storms have not yet made it this far south...but they are just north of me. I can hear the thunder in the distance and my weather radio alarm is going crazy because of all the local warnings. Stay safe everyone!

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:44 am
by chadtm80
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:48 am
by wrkh99
I think that we wil be left out again . Could use the rain !







http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tstorms/

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 12:11 pm
by MScoast
What makes you think we will be left out? Is it not going to move any farther south? We have a 60 percent of rain today and 90 percent chance of rain toniight

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 2:16 pm
by southerngale
We have 70% chance for today and 90% for early tomorrow.

I heard something about golf-ball sized hail in Houston area. David, ticka, dude, ya'll know anything about it?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 3:11 pm
by vbhoutex
The latest out of Houston/Galveston NWS:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
251 PM CDT MON APR 7 2003

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARRIS AND FORT BEND
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 247 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN
RICHMOND AND ROSENBERG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROSENBERG...RICHMOND...PECAN GROVE...MISSION BEND...ADDICKS...AND
SPRING VALLEY.

AT 240 PM 3/4 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR BEASLEY.

THIS STORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE
PROPERTY DAMAGE OR SERIOUS INJURY. AVOID WINDOWS AND TAKE COVER NOW!

DRIVERS MAY ENCOUNTER DAMAGING HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND BLINDING RAIN.
PULL OVER TO A STRONG SHELTER NOW. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ARE NOT
SAFE!

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM.


TEXAS AREAL OUTLINE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 113
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
111 PM CDT MON APR 7 2003

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT AND
INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF TEXAS...

IN TEXAS...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

TXC015-039-089-157-185-201-239-321-339-373-407-473-477-481-072300-
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES...
POLK SAN JACINTO GRIMES MONTGOMERY
WASHINGTON WALLER HARRIS AUSTIN
COLORADO FORT BEND WHARTON JACKSON
BRAZORIA MATAGORDA



GMZ330-335-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-081200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
935 AM CDT MON APR 7 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY MOIST AIR TO HELP
DEVELOP SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST BETWEEN 3 AND 6
AM. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...AND STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT. IT APPEARS THE
GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH
MAY ACCOMPANY THE STORMS AS WELL.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WIND
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL
STRENGTHEN QUICKLY TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.


And the current radar image from Intellicast-
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLocalWide.asp?loc=kiah&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=RadarImagery&product=MetroRadar&prodnav=none&pid=none

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 3:47 pm
by vbhoutex
Here is the latest intellicast metro radar on it. I'm just N of the red part!

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLoca ... e&pid=none

And it is calm here right now!!????

Well, it changed direction a little more to the east and went just s of me. People about 8 miles s of me are probably getting slammed right now!

Latest image- http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLoca ... e&pid=none

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 5:31 pm
by southerngale
Our severe thunderstorm watch was supposed to end at 4pm. They issued another one until 9pm.

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 5:39 pm
by Guest
Well we got two rounds of storms here on the east side. Looks like more storms might be building between San Antonio and Houston. Got rain, wind, thunder and lighting.....don't need anymore rain - put my garden in yesterday and don't want to drown it.

Patricia

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 8:22 pm
by bfez1
I drove thru torrential rains w/high winds on my way home from work this evening. It was storming. Still lightening, thundering and raining as I post this.

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 8:27 pm
by MScoast
same here, bfez...if it keeps up we might have flooding problems here later tonight

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2003 11:50 pm
by vbhoutex
Everything passed south of me this afternoon. Areas to my south got dime sized hail. We only picked up about .2" of rain.

I don't like the radar west of SA though. that all has to come this way. Hopefully it will disapate before we get it or it will pass by us.

Everyone else stay safe!!