Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
I am writing this at 9 PM, and we’ve had confirmed tornadoes this evening in Round Rock, Jarrell, Elgin, Taylor, and Snook, all to the west of the Houston area. Thus far in Houston it has been quiet. Some of you are likely prepared to shout “BUST!” at us, but …
Read MoreThe ups and downs we’ve seen in the weather-world lately will continue heading into the next several days. A really nice weekend will give way to thunderstorms and locally heavy rain early next week, followed by more nice weather. Today The cold front is pushing through as I write this. …
Read MoreGood morning from Dayton, Ohio, as this Rutgers alum heads back to Houston to recover from what was a gutting First Four loss to Notre Dame. Pain. I will be solidly behind both Texas Southern and UH for the men’s tournament this year, so good luck to them and to …
Read MoreA beautiful Tuesday will give way to a beautiful Wednesday, as we continue to space our fronts apart just enough to enjoy some fair weather in between. There will be another front to come on Friday, followed up by a stronger, more impressive front early next week, which will give …
Read MoreWell, we did not see any real severe weather in the Houston area last night, though there were a few hail reports north of our area. Some folks ended up doing well with rainfall, with over an inch in far western Montgomery County and northern Waller County, as well as …
Read MoreGood morning! I’ve got you covered this week, so Eric can enjoy some time with his family. Well, if you could look past the cold, it sure was a nice weekend. Certainly Sunday was pleasant. We officially registered a freeze in Houston with lows of 32° at Bush Airport on …
Read MoreGood morning! We expect nicer weather today after yesterday’s dreary outcome. Before getting to that, Emma Balter over at Chron.com had a fun conversation with me about food that you can check out if you’re interested! Also, a number of you pointed out the fairly loud “boom” on Monday night, …
Read MoreI’m going to open today’s post with a few comments about drought that’s been developing or festering across Texas. The updated Drought Monitor data came out yesterday, showing almost 57 percent of Texas in severe drought or worse. Three months ago, less than 20 percent of Texas was in drought …
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Nicholas passed through our area last September, I put out a post on Twitter asking followers to reply with what weather apps they have on their phones. I received hundreds of responses, and downloaded many of your suggestions to get a wide range of apps on my phone. …
Read MoreI’m going to start today’s post off by answering a question we get a lot of this time of year: Is it safe to get plants back outside or plant things because the risk of freezing temperatures is now basically over? Since 1980, today (Feb 18) is the average date …
Read More