The Weather Thread

[Spacegoat]

Had some nice rain last night and this morning (around 70mm or so) with more hopefully to come over the next day or two.

 

[Dean]

Right now it's actually just a bit cloudy with some sunshine here and some decent temperatures, but it's supposed to start raining very soon. I hope I'll get indoors before it does.

 

[Adamgp]

Low 50's today. Tomorrow should be back in the 70's.

 

[gnomefromnome]

a little windy and rainy today, current temp 43 F

 

[Brett]

Norman has had nearly half of its yearly average rainfall in the last two weeks with 16.14 inches of rain. My backyard looked like a pond earlier today:

Please ignore the jumps in the fence panels. Google pieced together three or four pictures to make the panoramic.

Norman received another 4.76 inches of rain over night and it looks like more is heading this way.

 

[CSMDuty11]

Currently in a part of Russia:
GIANT rainstorm with lightning strikes and stuff.
Not Snow.

 

[Brett]

More rain for the entire Memorial Day weekend. Hooray . . .

 

[CodeRedR51]

This is how I am spending my weekend. Watching people chase tornadoes.

 

[Cowboy]

 

[ildd]

Weather in Texas has been lovely the past few days. Seems as if Austin and downtown/SW Houston have been hit the hardest.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Here come the triple digit temps.

And the long periods of no rain.

 

[Sanji Himura]

Weather in Texas has been lovely the past few days. Seems as if Austin and downtown/SW Houston have been hit the hardest.

You mustn't forget Dallas/Fort Worth. 2 tornadoes were reported yesterday in my area as well as some reports of river flooding in Mansfield, TX.

 

[ildd]

You mustn't forget Dallas/Fort Worth. 2 tornadoes were reported yesterday in my area as well as some reports of river flooding in Mansfield, TX.

Yes, I know Dallas had been hit pretty hard as well. I saw a photo @McLaren posted ( think it was him, anyway) of the river that was nearly over-flooded. Glad there wasn't any tornadoes down here. Those are scary as **** and I really hope I never experience one in my life.

 

[McLaren]

Austin & Houston have taken the biggest hit considering Austin is literally flooded. We've flooded in a few places, for the most of Dallas, we're okay as long as the levees on the Trinity don't overflow. Tornadoes have been reported, but that's mainly up near the border. They're more of an issue for Oklahoma.

 

[ildd]

Austin & Houston have taken the biggest hit considering Austin is literally flooded. We've flooded in a few places, for the most of Dallas, we're okay as long as the levees on the Trinity don't overflow. Tornadoes have been reported, but that's mainly up near the border. They're more of an issue for Oklahoma.

No kidding.

There's a few spots in Houston that were that bad, but today the water has definitely subsided. Areas that were at 10ft of water at 1am this morning are currently empty or much lower. My dad's office had about a foot of water so he didn't have to work today.
Austin probably isn't doing as well...

Edit-There were a couple apartment fires around 1am as well. From what I heard it was not caused by lightning. I recorded my drive home from work last night that showcased the lightning but... I'm not going to post It.

 

[Brett]

Yes, I know Dallas had been hit pretty hard as well. I saw a photo @McLaren posted ( think it was him, anyway) of the river that was nearly over-flooded. Glad there wasn't any tornadoes down here. Those are scary as **** and I really hope I never experience one in my life.

Tornadoes are not too bad. I mean I have dodged the three big ones that came through Moore. The May 20th one was a bit too close for comfort though; it was only about 800 feet away from the house at its closest. Fortunately, our local news stations do a tremendous job with the forecasting and weather coverage, so much so that it can be annoying at how much air time they can take up being overly cautious. There is various drinking games to play while there is severe weather. The Gary England drinking game was the first example. Of note, I have not participated in any of these drinking games, not because I am afraid it could get me caught in a bad spot during a tornado, but because I do not want alcohol poisoning.

Non-locals can also be pretty funny to be around during big storms. They have no idea how to react and tend to be more than a bit on edge. (Does it make me a bad person if I find their nervousness funny?) I guess living here take away a lot of the edge. That and his holiness Gary England keeping us advised, well at least until he retired. Though, I think he still watches over us all in times of severe weather.

 

[Sanji Himura]

Austin & Houston have taken the biggest hit considering Austin is literally flooded. We've flooded in a few places, for the most of Dallas, we're okay as long as the levees on the Trinity don't overflow. Tornadoes have been reported, but that's mainly up near the border. They're more of an issue for Oklahoma.

There was one reported near Grandbury(Could be Stephenville) yesterday around 2:30pm local time, and there was one reported that produced debris (I can't remember if it was the same tornado). I was at the hospital through the worst of it for a simple outpatient procedure.

EDIT: Tornado Warning issued in Palo Pinto and Erath Counties until 7:30pm local time. Tornado was spotted forming near the city of Gordon, 21 miles southeast of Mineral Wells. The tornado is on track to the southeast.

A Tornado Watch is in effect in all counties west of Fort Worth until 10pm local time. Any chance of rain that could impact the DFW area would occur between 7pm and 10pm local time, but the greatest threat remains west of Fort Worth.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

My mother survived the 1965 Palm Sunday Super Outbreak that impacted this area (EF4 Tornadoes). I always have a gut feeling that this part of the Midwest is long overdue for an outbreak. I get both sides of the coin for news coverage. On one hand, it can get annoying to hear some update that I knew about 5 minutes ago, but on the other, it can potentially save lives- especially in places where Tornadoes are not common (or places that can have them, but people are idiots that don't have a clue of what to do because they don't come often).

 

[CodeRedR51]

tvnweather.com/live is good for tracking tornadic storms. If there's a bunch of chasers on there in your area, odds are they have a good reason to be.

 

[McLaren]

There was one reported near Grandbury(Could be Stephenville) yesterday around 2:30pm local time, and there was one reported that produced debris (I can't remember if it was the same tornado). I was at the hospital through the worst of it for a simple outpatient procedure.

EDIT: Tornado Warning issued in Palo Pinto and Erath Counties until 7:30pm local time. Tornado was spotted forming near the city of Gordon, 21 miles southeast of Mineral Wells. The tornado is on track to the southeast.

A Tornado Watch is in effect in all counties west of Fort Worth until 10pm local time. Any chance of rain that could impact the DFW area would occur between 7pm and 10pm local time, but the greatest threat remains west of Fort Worth.

I take that back, then. Up north & west of the metroplex seem to be more at risk. Very rare for tornadoes to come east of the metroplex.

tvnweather.com/live is good for tracking tornadic storms. If there's a bunch of chasers on there in your area, odds are they have a good reason to be.

That's not very calming then, seeing as there's been more than a few pictures of different chaser vehicles spotted in Denton, just north of DFW.

 

[CodeRedR51]

That's not very calming then, seeing as there's been more than a few pictures of different chaser vehicles spotted in Denton, just north of DFW.

I use it mainly because I like to watch along and see tornados, but it's a good tool for those in that area to become aware of what's going on sooner than the news can get it to you. Often times the news is getting their information from these chasers. The map also shows areas that are tornado warned as it happens. (red box)

 

[Cowboy]

Heavy rain and hail in the area. Tornado warnings up north.

 

[pokemonfan58]

Extremely heavy rain here. Concerned about a thunderstorm happening but I checked the weather on my IPod Touch and it didn't said anything about Thunderstorms.

*EDIT* Unfortunately there is thunderstorms. Thanks for lying to me weather app. *facepalm*

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Now that the rain has concluded, it's gotten more to late fall/early spring weather. It's 49°F, cloudy, and windy.

 

[Cowboy]

Cold, windy, and rainy. Supposed to warm up by midweek but a chance of rain is there again.

 

[Adamgp]

Sunny here, but only a high around 60°F.

 

[FoolKiller]

That's not very calming then, seeing as there's been more than a few pictures of different chaser vehicles spotted in Denton, just north of DFW.

Tornado chasing is like treasure hunting. The majority of their job is looking and hoping followed by boredom and disappointment.

 

[Solid Lifters]

So hot here the past few days. Mid 90's. But, it's now cooling down. Mid 70's.

March, April and May were very cold. Each was colder than the next when it's supposed to go higher. Only happened twice in our recorded weather history going back to 1887.

 

[phillgt2002]

So hot here the past few days. Mid 90's. But, it's now cooling down. Mid 70's.

Getting a little taste of the Bay at the moment?

Man, I got teased by a little bit of rain. As much fog we get during the summer, you'd expect to see some kind of rain fall. I mean, it's not even hot, but sometimes, I just like the sound/feel of rain. Just a cool vibe.

 

[TB]

Looks like we have a few inches of rain coming again tomorrow. Glad I got the lawn mowed tonight!