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TS Sara Rainfall Totals Meeting, Exceeding Hurricane Harvey’s

11/17/2024 – According to a National Hurricane Center report at 6 AM this morning, slow-moving Tropical Storm Sara has produced around 40 inches of rain in northern Honduras. To put that amount in perspective, it meets or exceeds most Hurricane Harvey totals reported in Harris County during a similar 4-day period. Harvey 4-Day Totals Rainfall […]

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Heavy Rainfall, Hail, High Winds, Tornados, Street Flooding Possible Today

The National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center and Harris County have issued outlooks for today that include risks of heavy rainfall, hail, high winds, tornadoes and street flooding. NWS predicts an “enhanced risk” of severe weather (3 on a scale of 5) with a 10%-14% chance of tornados. NWS rates the excessive, heavy rainfall […]

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Potential For More Heavy Rainfall Continues into Midday

According to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner, we can expect more heavy rainfall today. Showers and thunderstorms have developed this morning with a line of thunderstorms extending from near Columbus to near Bay City. Showers and thunderstorms are also developing ahead of this line. Lindner also adds that the storms’ forward motion is fast enough […]

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Heavy Rainfall Threat Approaching

Last week, I posted about the possibility of heavy rain early this week. Last night, Dallas experienced torrential rains and they’re headed this way. One amateur weather gage on Londonderry Lane reported more than 14″ of rain! Dallas/Fort Worth officially received 9.46 inches of rainfall in 6 hours and 7.8 inches in 3-hours. Significant flash […]

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Two More Rounds of Heavy Rain Yet to Come; Flash Flood Watch Extended Through Sunday

Heavy rainfall remains possible through Sunday.  Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until Sunday morning for much of the area. Widespread heavy rainfall along and north of I-10 over the last 24 hours has resulted in rainfall amounts of 2-3 inches over much of that area. Pockets have received 4-5 inches. Those include northern Waller […]

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Heavy Rainfall Potential Tonight, Through Weekend

Jeff Lindner, Harris County’s meteorologist, warns that heavy rainfall potential will spread across the region later today through the weekend. Lake Houston Being Lowered, Lake Conroe Not Houston Public Works is currently lowering Lake Houston by 12 inches, from 42.5 feet to 42 feet in response to the newly updated forecast, which is now forecasting 3 inches […]

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