Texas Spring-2014

TeamPlayersBlue · #761 Postby **TeamPlayersBlue** » Thu May 08, 2014 6:11 pm

Finally some good rains for you guys. Enjoy it! More where that came from moving forward hopefully.

#762 Postby **dhweather** » Thu May 08, 2014 6:24 pm

It's looking like the PWC might actually see some rain. Development to the West of Austin headed his way. *fingers crossed*

#763 Postby **Ntxw** » Thu May 08, 2014 7:36 pm

Euro has a line of storms coming into central Texas tomorrow. Then MCS coming down from the north out of Oklahoma crossing NTX, CTX, to SE TX later this weekend. GFS is weak with all of the above.

Some more good news, the latest PDO index is out and it continues to rise at +1.13. Highest reading since 04-05. Pretty amazing to see what's going on when you look due south of Texas. You never realize how close we are to the epicenter of these big El Nino/La Nina events to our region until one is happening, no wonder they have such a big influence on us.

weatherdude1108 · #764 Postby **weatherdude1108** » Thu May 08, 2014 7:36 pm

Threatening to our west, but no rain here yet. But where it is currently raining is on and upstream of Lake Travis.

Looks like it may be training in that area. That would be a silver lining in all of this. Granted it is all getting soaked into the parched ground, but it is a start! :wink:

weatherdude1108 · #765 Postby **weatherdude1108** » Thu May 08, 2014 8:28 pm

POURING here at the Weatherdude Center with lots of lightning and thunder!

Gotten almost 0.4 inches in 10 minutes.

#766 Postby **Portastorm** » Thu May 08, 2014 9:24 pm

dhweather wrote:It's looking like the PWC might actually see some rain. Development to the West of Austin headed his way. *fingers crossed*

Nothing fell in most of Austin. Far north Austin and weatherdude's area in Pflugerville got some rain. The desertification of Austin continues unabated.

#767 Postby **Portastorm** » Thu May 08, 2014 9:28 pm

Latest drought map. The Panhandle, the South Plains, and the Hill Country are dying.

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#768 Postby **South Texas Storms** » Thu May 08, 2014 9:34 pm

Portastorm wrote:
dhweather wrote:It's looking like the PWC might actually see some rain. Development to the West of Austin headed his way. *fingers crossed*

Nothing fell in most of Austin. Far north Austin and weatherdude's area in Pflugerville got some rain. The desertification of Austin continues unabated.

I'm sorry Porta. My house in SA missed out today too. 0z NAM is showing a cluster of storms around our area tomorrow afternoon. I hope it's our turn tomorrow.

#769 Postby **ravyrn** » Thu May 08, 2014 9:50 pm

Portastorm wrote:
dhweather wrote:It's looking like the PWC might actually see some rain. Development to the West of Austin headed his way. *fingers crossed*

Nothing fell in most of Austin. Far north Austin and weatherdude's area in Pflugerville got some rain. The desertification of Austin continues unabated.

Perhaps a rain dance is in order.

EDIT: Porta, you should make this your avatar until you get out of that nasty drought!

#770 Postby **gboudx** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:13 pm

Sorry to hear you missed out Porta. I hope the Niño brings you copious amounts of rain.

For NTX folks, here's Steve McCauleys update:

Nice ending to a saturated day !

T-storms will return to the southeast half of north Texas on Friday (SE of a line from Paris-Dallas-Hamilton). T-storms will return to MOST of north Texas next Monday, and that one, too, looks to be a drought denter.

Stay tuned...

weatherdude1108 · #771 Postby **weatherdude1108** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:23 pm

0.85 inches in about 40 minutes here. Grande total of 0.90 inches today at the Weatherdude Center.

. Went from having soil cracks to having standing water where the cracks were yesterday. Still have standing water in backyard 2 hours after it ended. Crazy stuff!

weatherdude1108 · #772 Postby **weatherdude1108** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:27 pm

ravyrn wrote:
Portastorm wrote:
dhweather wrote:It's looking like the PWC might actually see some rain. Development to the West of Austin headed his way. *fingers crossed*

Nothing fell in most of Austin. Far north Austin and weatherdude's area in Pflugerville got some rain. The desertification of Austin continues unabated.

Perhaps a rain dance is in order.
http://i.imgur.com/mMq8Bpd.png
EDIT: Porta, you should make this your avatar until you get out of that nasty drought!

Sorry to see that Porta. :roll:

Maybe tomorrow and/or next Monday you can share in the glory? I'm routing for everyone! I honestly thought we weren't going to get anything tonight. That cell held together.

#773 Postby **dhweather** » Thu May 08, 2014 10:40 pm

Portastorm wrote:
dhweather wrote:It's looking like the PWC might actually see some rain. Development to the West of Austin headed his way. *fingers crossed*

Nothing fell in most of Austin. Far north Austin and weatherdude's area in Pflugerville got some rain. The desertification of Austin continues unabated.

That flat out sucks. I watched the KGRK radar, and it was dejavu of what happens to me all the time. I'm still in disbelief of what happened here today. We probably ended up close to 4" today.

Now I've got to send my Davis Vantage Pro II back and get it fixed. It recorded 0.17 - wayyyyyyyyyyy off.

#774 Postby **Texas Snowman** » Thu May 08, 2014 11:06 pm

5.52 inches today in Greenville. Wow!

We had about 1-inch here in Denison.

#775 Postby **ravyrn** » Fri May 09, 2014 12:11 am

Texas Snowman wrote:5.52 inches today in Greenville. Wow!

We had about 1-inch here in Denison.

Did any of that heavy rainfall fall into Lavon's basin? I'm unfamiliar with the drainage basins, but if that much rain fell, I sure hope some of it makes its way to Lavon. If anyone more savvy with the hydrological data than myself would share a link you have on hand for water-level changes in Lavon or other lakes from today's rainfall it'd be much appreciated.

#776 Postby **ravyrn** » Fri May 09, 2014 12:14 am

Somewhat Off-Topic:

I know we tend to use meteograms more during the winter months, but this past winter, I had taken Wxman57's meteogram tutorial, and then experimented somewhat. He supplied me with a meteogram w/ 850mb temps for the short range GFS and instructions on how to properly do it. I then altered the long range GFS meteogram to include 850mb temps as well. I also altered the meteogram to create one for the 84hr NAM. Here is my post with the links to download the spreadsheets from and linking the directions to do so properly (unfortunately in an image format). All credit goes to Wxman57 and his colleague. I simply altered a couple of the sheets and directions he provided for our community.

#777 Postby **Ntxw** » Fri May 09, 2014 8:50 am

HRRR develops a good line of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening pushing through the AUS and SAT metros dropping 1-3 quick inches locally 4+

#778 Postby **Ralph's Weather** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:16 am

I recorded 3.25" at my place. It was blinding as I drove to my friend's to watch the draft.

#779 Postby **gboudx** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:25 am

ravyrn wrote:
Texas Snowman wrote:5.52 inches today in Greenville. Wow!

We had about 1-inch here in Denison.

Did any of that heavy rainfall fall into Lavon's basin? I'm unfamiliar with the drainage basins, but if that much rain fell, I sure hope some of it makes its way to Lavon. If anyone more savvy with the hydrological data than myself would share a link you have on hand for water-level changes in Lavon or other lakes from today's rainfall it'd be much appreciated.

Some of it fell over the Lavon Basin, but most of it did not. Lavon has seen a rise of a few inches so far. Here's a link to river/lake info:

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=fwd

aggiecutter · #780 Postby **aggiecutter** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:19 am

I had nearly 2" of rain in my gauge. Marshall, Texas had 3.5".

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