Author: Matt Lanza

Yesterday was Houston’s hottest day since May 20th. We hit 94° on Thursday, and that’s a preview of things to come. We have no real changes in our expectations that Cristobal (now a depression) will miss to our east. The main impact from Cristobal in Houston will be heat, thanks to drier air on the […]

More storms impacted the region yesterday, mostly on the south and east sides of Houston. Thursday’s star of the show was a supercell over Galveston Bay that produced nearly 70 mph winds on the Texas City levee and multiple waterspouts in the bay. Galveston Bay @NWSHouston pic.twitter.com/SzGfNBT8XT — 🇺🇸madstork🦅 (@baldbear87) May 28, 2020 Wow! Friend […]

Storms have exploded northwest of Houston today with numerous reports of large hail, up to as big as golf ball size or larger. As I write, this large hail is possible near Bryan in the Brazos Valley. As a result of this, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been hoisted for the entire Houston area through […]

Good evening. Today started out as a spotty day, before thunderstorms really revved up over the northern and western halves of the metro area, including some hail in The Woodlands and eventually a tornado warning for northwest Harris, Waller, and parts of southern Montgomery Counties. As I write this, those storms have reorganized and are […]

An active weather pattern over Texas will slowly increase our shower chances each day this weekend. Generally, the deeper into the holiday weekend you go, the better the rain chances will become. Today and tomorrow probably won’t be too bad. Sunday could see heavier rain west of Houston and Monday could see more widespread coverage […]

Storms this afternoon were expected to dump heavy rain in a few small areas around the region. What we are seeing is something more robust than that, as widespread heavy rain and some areas of street flooding are ongoing. Flood Advisories are posted for the entire Houston area, and the Pasadena area is now under […]

On Thursday, we expected a handful of thunderstorms to develop across the area, though it seemed likely most of us would be dry. That’s ultimately what seems to have happened in Southeast Texas, with one very glaring exception. The area east of Beaumont, specifically between Vidor and Orange in Orange County was deluged on Thursday […]

After a pair of pretty nice days across Southeast Texas, we’re waking up to a warm, humid, mostly gray one today. But that will change. For those of you looking for last hurrah of really comfortable weather before summer, soak up this weekend. Today & tonight The region has had some gusty onshore winds overnight. […]

If you like sunshine and pleasant temperatures, enjoy the rest of this morning. If you like sunshine and increasing humidity, enjoy the next several days. If you like rain, I sincerely apologize. Today Friday is opening in the upper-50s to low-60s, a fine morning with nothing more than a few passing high clouds. We will […]

Since the weather is not terribly busy, let’s start with a couple housekeeping items today. First, the National Weather Service surveyed the damage from Wednesday’s tornado in Onalaska yesterday. They found that a tornado traveled from at least near Waterwood, on the west side of Lake Livingston through at least Barnes, in northeast Polk County. […]