SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 07/11/12 0942Z SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678 LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13 0915Z JANKOT . LOCATION...LOUISIANA...TEXAS... . ATTN WFOS...LCH...HGX...CRP...EWX... ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...WGRFC... . EVENT...HEAVY RAINS IN SE TX . SATELLI...

As Jeff mentioned...am concerned that heavier rain may begin to organize closer to the US 59 corridor across portions of the metro area over the next several hours. On another note, there is a ton of lightning associated with the thunderstorms across western Matagorda into southern Jackson county.

FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 441 AM CDT WED JUL 11 2012 TXZ213-226-227-235>238-111745- /O.NEW.KHGX.FF.A.0005.120711T0941Z-120711T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BRAZORIA-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CIT...

It is a rainy morning across southern sections of southeast Texas with a Flood Watch forthcoming for areas along and south of US 59 and west of I-45 until 1pm which includes Houston and Harris county. Large slow moving complex of showers and thunderstorms continues to slowly develop across our south...

Showers and thunderstorms developing pretty much like what was advertised by most of the high resolution models yesterday afternoon and evening. Activity continues to slowly increase in coverage and spread inland out of our coastal counties where rain rates up to 2-3 inches per hour have been noted ...

srainhoutx wrote:

svrwx0503 wrote:Pretty strong storm moving toward the Copperfield area. Harris county rain gauge at Bear Creek and FM 529 has recorded almost 1'' of rain in 30 min. Could also have some pea sized hail.

Yeah, Matt. Just received a quick inch up here with frequent CG lightening.

Any hail?

Pretty strong storm moving toward the Copperfield area. Harris county rain gauge at Bear Creek and FM 529 has recorded almost 1'' of rain in 30 min. Could also have some pea sized hail.

Decent amount of lightning associated with the shower and thunderstorm activity moving in from the west. There could be some small hail with with the stronger activity.

Not much change this evening with the 00z GFS in regards to precip timing on Thursday. I am not buying the GFS's solution of hanging up the upper low over northwest Texas through the end of next weekend at this time and will be siding closer to the ECMWF's more progressive solution at this time. It ...

It looks like the country will get a break from all of the active weather this weekend through early next week before the next storm system develops out west. 00z GFS continues the trend started by the 18z run this afternoon of developing a cut-off low across the Four-Corners region early Wednesday,...