Jul. 31 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

West Houston, TX, during the mid-morning.

West Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Katy, TX, during the early evening.

Katy, TX, during the late evening.

Cypress, TX, during the late evening.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late evening.

Summary: The day was very warm, sunny, and dry. No rain. There looked to be some possible isolated light showers in and around the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and night. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. Cirro stratus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the early and mid-morning. Alto stratus with a few stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the late morning and early afternoon. Stratocumulus clouds looked to have started to be scattered across the sky, sometime during the mid, or maybe late afternoon, or maybe early evening. Stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the evening and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts and maybe some moderately strong gusts. It felt warm during the early and mid-morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the late morning and early evening. It felt hot, during the early afternoon. It felt very hot, during the mid and late afternoon. There was a Air Quality Alert issued for the Houston, TX area, for today and tomorrow. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's with maybe some 80's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's with maybe some 80's, for the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: There were no reports of flooding, or storm damages, that I know of.

Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX.

Thoughts: Well it is starting to feel like fall with all that dry air that Houston, TX felt this morning. It is going to start to feel more humid again as more moisture fills the air tomorrow and on through the rest of the week. So far Wednesday looks like the best chance for rain, for most of the Houston, TX area.

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FXUS64 KHGX 010155
AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
855 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2017

.DISCUSSION...
The seabreeze moved inland of the I-10 corridor earlier this
evening. There have been a few isolated showers between 20 and 60
nm of Galveston through the first part of the evening. The Texas
Tech and HRRR both support at least isolated showers moving within
20 nm of the coast west of Freeport and tweaked the rain chances a
bit to account for this. Otherwise, the forecast is on track.

40

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 626 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2017/

AVIATION.../00Z TAF/
Visible satellite and radar show sea breeze working inland but
not sure how far it will reach. Quite possible that winds at
KHOU/KIAH could turn more to the E or SE with its passing instead
of NE. Winds should decouple tonight and be calm for most
terminals. Oddly enough for the start of August, dewpoints may be
low enough that fog should not develop except for maybe CXO and
that is a small chance. Moisture should return tomorrow into
Wednesday. There might be a few showers tomorrow afternoon but
think best convective probabilities will be Wednesday through the
end of the week. Next chances for more widespread MVFR conditions
will be for the end of the week with any TSRA.

Overpeck

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 354 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Save for a few isolated showers across the offshore waters, most
of the region is dry (and feels noticeably cooler with 3 PM CDT
heat index values in the low to mid 90s) behind yesterday`s slow
moving front as drier air has settled into the region. This drier
air will be gradually replaced by returning Gulf moisture tonight
through Tuesday night as light offshore winds gradually become
onshore. As a result, isolated to scattered showers will remain
possible across the coastal waters tonight and Tuesday. Rain
chances for Southeast Texas Tuesday will be largely dependent on
how quickly this moisture pushes back inland, with coastal
counties having the main chances for rain Tuesday afternoon and
evening (20-40 PoPs... and even then 30-40s may be generous with
questions about the aforementioned moisture return given weak low
level flow). Otherwise, expect overnight lows in the 70s to low
80s to warm into the upper 80s to mid 90s by Tuesday afternoon.

Afternoon water vapor imagery shows a shortwave trough dropping
across South Dakota/Nebraska. This feature will continue to swing
into the Southern Plains on Tuesday, reaching Southeast Texas on
Wednesday and allowing northwest flow aloft to become established.
Coastal convergence will result in another round of coastal
showers and possibly a thunderstorm Tuesday night with diurnal
destabilization, lift from the shortwave, and ample Gulf moisture
(forecast precipitable water values 1.8-2 inches), allowing
scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms to spread inland
on Wednesday. Given the amount of moisture present, cannot rule
out brief heavy rainfall but forecast storm motions around 20 MPH
and widespread rainfall deficits observed this month (areas west
and south of the Houston metro experiencing deficits roughly 1 to
3 inches below normal for July) should mitigate against any
flooding concerns outside of urbanized areas.

The remainder of the long term portion of the forecast will
follow a fairly similar pattern, with overnight marine convection
shifting inland with daytime heating. Enhanced coverage will be
possible as disturbances embedded in the flow aloft translate
across the region and, given the difficulty timing or pinpointing
these smaller waves this far out, have continued to advertise
scattered showers and thunderstorms (30-50 PoPs) through the end
of the week. With precipitable water values hovering near 2
inches, cannot rule out brief heavy rainfall with stronger
convection.

Another cold front looks to approach Texas this weekend as a
shortwave trough dives across the Great Lakes from Canada, but
with as quickly east as the wave moves have little confidence that
the front will push too far south into Texas. This would keep
deeper moisture in place across the region and allow for scattered
rain chances to continue through the upcoming weekend. Cloud
cover and rain should help keep temperatures near to slightly
below normal through the long term portion of the forecast, with
highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s to low
80s.

Huffman

MARINE...
Light to moderate NE winds are will begin veering through
tonight, become easterly by tomorrow, and continue on towards
becoming light and southeasterly by Wednesday. The second half of
the week will feature a number of weak upper disturbances that
will stretch chances for showers and thunderstorms across multiple
days. This may culminate in another summer cold front at the very
end of the week. At this time, the expectation for such a front
would be only to veer winds towards southwesterly for a time, but
a deeper push by the front could result in a more significant wind
change.

Luchs

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      74  95  75  91  74 /   0  10  20  40  30
Houston (IAH)              76  93  77  89  76 /   0  20  20  60  40
Galveston (GLS)            81  88  80  87  80 /  20  40  30  50  50

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...40
Aviation/Marine...39

Air Quality Alert

TXZ213-237-238-020000-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
145 PM CDT Mon Jul 31 2017

 ...OZONE ACTION DAY FOR TUESDAY...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ)...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
TUESDAY...AUGUST 1ST.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON AND
SURROUNDING AREAS ON TUESDAY. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE POLLUTION BY
SHARING A RIDE...WALKING...RIDING A BICYCLE...TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO
WORK...AVOIDING DRIVE THROUGH LANES...CONSERVING ENERGY AND KEEPING YOUR
VEHICLE PROPERLY TUNED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE:

OZONE: THE FACTS (WWW.TCEQ.TEXAS.GOV/AIRQUALITY/MONOPS/OZONEFACTS.HTML)
EPA AIR NOW:
(WWW.AIRNOW.GOV/INDEX.CFM?ACTION=AIRNOW.LOCAL_CITY&CITYID=236)
TAKE CARE OF TEXAS: (WWW.TAKECAREOFTEXAS.ORG/AIR/AIRQUALITY)

$$

Jul. 30 17

Cypress, TX, during the early evening.

Summary: The day was very warm, sunny, and dry. There were scattered showers and thunderstorms in and around the Houston, TX, during the early and mid-morning and then there was a cluster of scattered showers and thunderstorms just southwest of Houston, TX, during the evening. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. Stratus clouds looked to cover the whole sky, during the early and part of the mid-morning. The sky looked to cover most of the sky, during part of the mid-morning. Stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the late morning, afternoon, and evening. The sky looked to have become clear, or maybe mostly clear, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid and late morning. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the afternoon. It felt very warm, during the early evening. There was a Air Quality Alert issued for today, I think, and for tomorrow, for the Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's with maybe some 80's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's with maybe some 80's, for the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: There were no reports of flooding, or storm damages, that I know of.

Locations: Northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX.

Thoughts: Well at least it felt a whole lot cooler than it did yesterday. I would have liked to see some rain. I am hoping to get some later this week. The plants really need it.

Air Quality Alert

TXZ213-237-238-312245-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
125 PM CDT Sun Jul 30 2017

...OZONE ACTION DAY MONDAY...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ)...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
MONDAY JULY 31 2017.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON AND
SURROUNDING AREAS ON MONDAY. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE POLLUTION BY
SHARING A RIDE...WALKING...RIDING A BICYCLE...TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO
WORK...AVOIDING DRIVE THROUGH LANES...CONSERVING ENERGY AND KEEPING YOUR
VEHICLE PROPERLY TUNED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE:

OZONE: THE FACTS (WWW.TCEQ.TEXAS.GOV/AIRQUALITY/MONOPS/OZONEFACTS.HTML)
EPA AIR NOW:
(WWW.AIRNOW.GOV/INDEX.CFM?ACTION=AIRNOW.LOCAL_CITY&CITYID=236)
TAKE CARE OF TEXAS: (WWW.TAKECAREOFTEXAS.ORG/AIR/AIRQUALITY)

$$

Jul. 29 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the mid-afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Summary: The day was sunny, dry, and very hot. No rain. There looked to be a few clusters of isolated light to moderately heavy showers and thunderstorms, just to the north of Houston, TX, near Conroe, TX, during the early, or maybe mid-afternoon. I don't think there was anymore rain after that, but there might have been some. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. Alto stratus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the morning. Alto stratus with a few stratocumulus underneath clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the afternoon and evening. The sky looked to have become clear, or maybe mostly clear with maybe a few cirrus, or maybe alto stratus clouds, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts. It felt very warm during the early and mid-morning, evening, and night. It felt hot, during the late morning and late afternoon. It felt very hot, during the early and mid-afternoon. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA and Heat Advisory issued for the Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and maybe a few 80's and the high temps looked to be in the high 90's and low 100's, for the Houston, TX area.


Storm Summary: I didn't hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damages.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.


Thoughts: It was a very hot day... Some rain chances expected soon!


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FXUS64 KHGX 300234
AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
934 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017

.DISCUSSION...
The pre-frontal trough was setting off some thunderstorms in
Orange and Jefferson counties toward the Sabine at 9:30 PM. The
HRRR has been handling the coverage fairly well as of the last
couple of runs. 00Z upper air profiles show the potential for a
decent low-level inversion to be in place and this is shown on the
latest NAMBufr forecast soundings across the forecast area. Best
chances will be over the far eastern areas. The current forecast
is on track.

40

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 623 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017/

AVIATION.../00Z TAF/
Latest radar and GOES 16 imagery show several boundaries across
SE Texas. There is the sea breeze along the coast held in check by
synoptic pressure gradient support SW to W winds. Sea breeze is
making some progress north as winds have backed to SE at KHOU and
KIAH, but it is slow progress. To the north is another boundary
from Temple to Huntsville to may be near Beaumont. The true
frontal boundary is still to the north over the Arklatex pushing
SW towards the area. Think VFR conditions continue despite the
front moving into the region. Upper level riding looks to be too
strong for convection to over come. CAMs show some convection
developing in the 08Z to 15Z time frame so will keep VCSH in the
TAFs to cover that small possibility. Again it is a small chance
and overall confidence in any convection is low.

Overpeck

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Heat index values range from 100 to 112 degrees across Southeast
Texas this afternoon, with highest heat index values being
observed near and just behind the seabreeze evident on the KHGX
radar moving inland across Brazoria, Galveston, and Chambers
counties. Heat will remain the big concern through the early
evening hours and a Heat Advisory is in effect for much of the
region through 7 PM CDT. Additionally, as of 3 PM CDT, Houston
Hobby had hit 100 degrees... tying its record high temperature for
today set in 2015. It`s possible that this record may be broken
before the seabreeze moves inland later this afternoon.

Afternoon surface analysis showed that a cold front had made
minimal progress towards the region, stretching from near Wichita
Falls across the D/FW Metroplex to south of Shreveport. Ahead of
this front, a prefrontal trough stretched from Midland towards
Lufkin. Subsidence from upper ridging centered over West Texas has
done a good job limiting most convective development along these
features so far today, but will need to keep an eye on both
through the evening and into the overnight hours as mid-level flow
veers from northwest to northerly and allows these boundaries to
push farther into the region. Visible satellite imagery has has
shown some enhancement to the cumulus clouds across Houston and
Trinity counties over the past hour and would expect the northern
and northeastern counties to be the first to see isolated shower
or thunderstorm development during the late afternoon hours along
the prefrontal trough.

Loss of heating should result in anything that develops to fall
apart by mid-evening, but weak divergence spreading over the
region as the upper ridge retreats overnight should allow for
another round of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms
to develop along the cold front as it moves southwest across the
region. Anything that develops during the afternoon or evening
hours would be capable of a gusty wind threat as forecast
soundings continue to indicate an inverted-V signature (meaning
that dry sub-cloud air may enhance evaporational cooling leading
to downdraft acceleration) with showers and thunderstorms that
develop along the front tonight capable of producing locally heavy
rainfall. Surface convergence inland along the front is expected
to be weak and, as a result, expect greatest shower and
thunderstorm coverage across the coastal waters tonight. However,
with precipitable water values pooling in excess of 2 inches
ahead of the front, expect areas generally along and south/east
of Highway 59 to have the greatest potential for seeing rain (and
locally heavy rain/ isolated 1-2 inch totals).

The front will continue to slowly sag southwest across the region
during the day Sunday, with a few showers lingering along it as
it washes out approaching the Middle Texas Coast. Otherwise,
morning lows on Sunday are expected to range in the mid 70s to low
80s and warm into the low to mid 90s during the afternoon. Drier
air behind the front will help keep afternoon heat index values a
bit "cooler" than today in the 96-106 range... but Sunday will
still feel like summer.

Upper ridging will continue to retreat from the region towards the
west Monday and Tuesday, with falling mid-level heights resulting
in temperatures dropping back to near normal for this time of year
(highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s) and increasing rain chances
Wednesday into the next weekend. Timing of greatest chances still
remains a bit uncertain at this time as it appears to largely
depend on when disturbances rotate through upper troughing that
becomes established across the eastern CONUS mid to late week.

Huffman

MARINE...
A light southwesterly wind regime can be expected out ahead of
the weak front this evening, which should reach the coastal waters
overnight tonight and into early Sunday morning. With the passage
of this system, high PW values between 2.1-2.4 as well as the
added lift could result in isolated to scattered showers and
thunderstorms developing in the near and offshore waters. Gusty
winds can be expected beneath stronger storms. Expect to see the
winds begin to turn due to the influence of the frontal passage,
becoming northeasterly by late Sunday morning. Seas should stay
around 2 ft in the beginning of week and eventually bump up to 3
ft towards the end of next week. Onshore flow should also return
to the forecast late Wednesday into early Thursday.

Hathaway

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      78  96  72  96  75 /  20  10  10  10  10
Houston (IAH)              79  95  75  94  76 /  30  20  10  10  10
Galveston (GLS)            81  90  80  90  81 /  30  30  10  10  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...40
Aviation/Marine...39

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
348 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017

TXZ195>197-210>214-226-227-235>238-302100-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Harris-Jackson-Matagorda-Waller-Washington-Wharton-
348 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

High temperatures between 100 to 103 degrees inland and the mid
90s at the coast can be expected through early evening. Heat
index values should peak between 107 and 112 degrees later today.
Take the necessary precautions to keep people and pets safe from
the heat.

A few thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon and
overnight. Some may be capable of gusty winds or locally heavy
rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 28 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Summary: The day was very hot, sunny, and dry. There looked to be some possible light isolated showers in and around the Houston, TX area and there was also a storm reported in and around the Sugarland, TX area, just southwest of Houston, TX. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. The sky looked to be clear, or maybe mostly clear, during the early morning. Stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the mid and late morning, afternoon, and evening. The sky looked to be clear, or maybe mostly clear, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with moderate to moderately strong gusts with some really strong gusts. It felt very warm, during the early and mid-morning, and night. It felt hot, during the late morning. It felt very hot, becoming unbearably hot, during the early afternoon. It felt unbearably hot, during the mid and late afternoon and early evening. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements.outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the high 90's with maybe some areas getting into the 100's; including my work area, with a 108 heat index value.


Storm Summary: There were no reports of flooding, or storm damages, that I know of.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.


Thoughts: The Weather Channel App, for the area that I work in northwest Houston, TX. Said that the temperature was 100 with a heat index of 108. When I left for work, during the early evening. That's too hot!


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AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
936 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers and thunderstorms which occurred earlier this
evening near Sugar Land dissipated before sunset. The 500 mb high
pressure ridge continued to nudge southeastward this evening. The
current forecast is on track for overnight lows to be in the upper
70s over the inland areas and near 80 to the lower 80s along the
immediate coast.

40

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 631 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2017/

AVIATION.../00Z TAF/
Sea breeze has pushed inland with a lone isolated storm just west
of KSGR. Expect this storm to remain just outside 10 mile radius
of KSGR and likely gust out. SGR may experience a brief
thunderstorm gust if anything. VFR conditions are expected tonight
with light winds. There should be enough capping during the day
to keep convection out of the TAFs. There will be a frontal
boundary pushing into the area from the NE so might see a storm or
two develop along it but coverage in CAMs looks sparse. Might see
a bit more activity in the 03-09Z Sunday time frame.

Overpeck

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 336 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Another hot afternoon is in store today with many sites already
reaching heat indices of 105-108. So far it seems that the 108
values are sparse enough (only 2 so far) to not warrant a heat
advisory. The cu field isn`t looking incredibly robust right now,
but based on satellite derived PWs of 1.7-1.9 inches, I still
think we could squeeze out a few showers and storms later this
afternoon/early evening. Tomorrow will likely be a touch warmer
than today as we`ll have a west wind for most of the day. This
will allow the Brazos Valley to reach highs in the 101-102 degree
range and give Houston another good shot at hitting 100 for the
first time this summer. Although the ambient temperature will be
warmer tomorrow, the west wind will also likely allow for more
mixing to occur. This will likely keep the heat indices in the
105-109 degree range again. A heat advisory may be needed, but
that decision will be left for the midnight shift after we have a
chance to evaluate the max heat index values observed today. It is
also worth noting that due to the higher temperatures expected
tomorrow, a heat advisory may be required for the Brazos Valley
based on forecast ambient temperature and not necessarily the heat
index. Heat advisory criteria for our office is a heat index of
108 or ambient temperature of 103.

The forecast gets a little bit more interesting tomorrow afternoon
as a cold front backdoors into the area from the northeast. The
models have been speeding up the arrival of this front, and now
it`s looking like the front and associated showers/storms could
begin to reach the Piney Woods region by late tomorrow afternoon
into early evening. If the front does progress this quickly,
showers and storms will be entering the area during peak heating
of the day and have access to ample CAPE. This in combination of
the inverted V on the forecast soundings suggests that some of
these storms could become strong to severe, with gusty downburst
winds being the primary threat. The front will continue to
push southwestward throughout the night Saturday night into
Sunday, eventually clearing the area by Sunday night.

Following the front, a drier and slightly cooler period is
expected to start out the work week. However, the front is only
going help lower temperatures by a few degrees, so although we
back away from heat advisory criteria it will still be quite hot.
It looks like a more unsettled pattern will take shape for the
second half of next week as an upper-level trough over the eastern
CONUS will bring periods of showers and storms to SE Texas through
the rest of the forecast period. 11

MARINE...
The light southwest winds over the waters today should pick up some
tonight as a front begins to drop into Texas from the
north/northeast. By late Saturday afternoon, that front will reach
portions of Southeast Texas, but a wind shift over the waters
shouldn`t be expected until Sunday as winds head towards
northeasterly. Isolated to scattered showers and storms are possible
around the boundary, particularly farther up the coast. Winds early
next week may veer only modestly, with some variance around
easterly.

Luchs

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      78 102  78  98  74 /  10  20  30  20  10
Houston (IAH)              79  99  78  95  76 /  20  20  40  20  10
Galveston (GLS)            83  93  83  91  80 /  10  10  30  40  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...40
Aviation/Marine...39

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-292100-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-
Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
347 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Heat indices between 104 and 108 are expected through the rest of
the afternoon hours. Take the necessary precautions to keep
people and pets safe from the heat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Elevated heat indices are again expected Saturday. We will be
keeping an eye on the potential for some storms, some possibly
strong, to move from Louisiana into southeast Texas late Saturday
afternoon into the overnight hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 27 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late afternoon.

West Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Cypress, TX, during the early evening. (No that those are not rain drops on my car's windshield. I had just washed my car.)

Summary: The day was very hot, sunny, and dry. Isolated to scattered, light to moderately heavy and heavy showers and thunderstorms looked to have started to pop up in south and north east Houston, TX and spread into central Houston, TX, during the afternoon and evening. The rain looked to have stayed mostly in east and central Houston, TX. With maybe some light to moderate showers moving into some parts of west Houston, TX. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. The sky looked to be mostly clear with maybe some alto stratus clouds in the horizon, during the early morning. Alto stratus and strato cumulus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the mid and late morning, afternoon, evening, and night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts with maybe some moderately strong gusts. It felt warm during the early morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning and early evening. It felt very hot during the afternoon. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA and there was also a flood advisory issued for parts of east Houston, TX. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for most of the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: There were a few moderately heavy to heavy showers and thunderstorms that caused flash flooding in parts of east Houston, TX, during the afternoon and evening. There were no reports of storm damage. That I know of.


My Storm Summary: I started to see the storm clouds that were in central Houston, TX, during the mid, or maybe late afternoon. I continued to see storm, or maybe nimbus clouds, through the early evening. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I also didn't hear any thunder, or see and lightning. I didn't see any storm damage.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX and Cypress, TX.


Thoughts: It is feeling hotter. But still no heat advisory issued yet.


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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
920 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated convection from earlier today has waned with the loss of
heating and additional precipitation is not expected tonight. A
sprawling upper level ridge of high pressure extends from eastern
Arizona to Northeast Texas.The ridge is progged to expand and
extend into SE TX by Friday morning. At the surface weak high
pressure was located over the western Gulf of Mexico. 00z
soundings show PW values between 1.75 and 1.85 inches but fcst
sounding show PWATs falling to around 1.45-1.55 inches by Friday
afternoon. Subsidence from the upper ridge, the lack of a sfc
trigger and a reduction in moisture should lower rain chances
below todays paltry coverage. Temps will likely warm a degree or
so as 850 temps warm and the air mass dries a little. Heat index
values tomorrow will range from about 104 to 109 degrees and the
area will be flirting with heat advisory criteria. Hobby Airport
reached 109 degrees this afternoon just ahead of the cluster of
storms between 500 and 530 PM. Previous forecast has a good handle
on things and only minor tweaks to grids are needed. 43

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 649 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017/

AVIATION...
The isolated showers and thunderstorms which were occuring near
KIAH, KHOU, and KSGR earlier have dissipated as of 2330Z. The
leftover outflows could affect the winds at these three sites and
possible as well as KCXO between 00Z and 02Z.

There is a slight chance that MVFR conditions could develop at the
more rural sites between 10Z and 14Z Friday morning. SREF
probabilities show the potential for the visibility to be reduced
by light fog especially at KLBX and KSGR. Had some reports of
patchy ground fog earlier today around sunrise. Given the airmass
will be about the same Friday morning as 24 hours previous, will
need to stay alert to the possibility for patchy fog development
once again.

VFR conditions expected after 14Z. A drier airmass is expected but
still expect some isolated shower or thunderstorm development
inland of the coast due mainly to the seabreeze and bay breeze. A
consensus of the global models shows the best chances in the
Houston metro area big airports after 21Z.

40

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 344 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017/

DISCUSSION...
A few showers and thunderstorms will continue to pop up generally
along and south of the I-10 corridor this afternoon before
gradually diminishing this evening with the loss of heating. Rain
chances will be lower tomorrow afternoon as PWs drop to only
around 1.5-1.7 inches or so. The next couple of days will continue
to be hot and humid, with heat indices of 105-110 forecast both
Friday and Saturday. Heat advisories may be required one or both
days. The next best chance for rain will come late Saturday and
into early next week as a backdoor cold front sags southwestward
into the area. It`s pretty unusual to get cold fronts this far
south this time of year, and this one really won`t be providing a
whole lot of relief from the heat. Starting on Sunday we begin to
back away from heat advisory criteria, but it will still remain quite
hot through the rest of the forecast period.

Slightly drier conditions are expected in the wake of the front,
and the long term forecast will heavily depend on the evolution of
the upper-level pattern. Right now it looks like we may become
sandwiched between high pressure to the west and low pressure over
the southeast. However, models have been all over the place with
the placement of this trough heading into the latter half of next
week, and this will greatly affect what shower/thunderstorm
coverage we could see.

11

MARINE...
Light south to southwest winds and low seas are expected to continue
through the end of the work week, increasing to near 10-15 knots
Friday night as a weak cold front backdoors into Southeast Texas.
Winds will gradually decrease as this boundary approaches on
Saturday and Sunday, with a period of light offshore flow possible
moves off the coast Sunday and Monday if the front is able to move
off the coast. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms along the front
may be capable of producing locally higher winds and waves on Sunday.

Huffman

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      76 100  77  99  77 /  10  10  10  20  20
Houston (IAH)              77  98  78  96  78 /  10  10  10  20  30
Galveston (GLS)            82  92  83  91  82 /  10  10  10  10  20

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...43

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-282100-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Galveston Bay-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-Montgomery-Polk-
San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
Wharton-
347 PM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Heat index values will be high through early this evening. Make
sure precautions are taken to keep people and pets safe from the
heat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

On Friday and Saturday, heat index values might have the potential to
rise toward heat advisory levels. Continue to make sure precautions
are taken to keep people and pets safe. Slightly lower temperatures
are expected Sunday through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 26 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late evening.

Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and dry. Light to heavy showers and thunderstorms didn't looked to have started to pop up in and around the Houston, TX area, until, sometime during the mid-afternoon and stopped, sometime during the late evening. A brief light sprinkle from a nearby shower, passed over my house, during the late evening. Alto stratus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the morning. Alto stratus with stratocumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the early afternoon. Alto stratus with stratocumulus and nimbus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the mid and late afternoon and evening. Alto stratus with stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts and some occasional moderately strong to really strong gusts. It felt warm during the early morning and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning and late evening. It felt very hot, during the early afternoon. It felt hot, during the mid and late afternoon and early evening. There was a Severe Thunderstorm Warning along with a Special Weather Statement and a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements.outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for most of the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: There were no reports of flooding, or storm damages, that I know of. Most of the severe thunderstorms were north of the Houston, TX area in Montgomery and Liberty County, TX. I don't know if there were any severe thunderstorms, or any thunderstorms for that matter in the Houston, TX area. They may have all been showers.

My Storm Summary: I started to see some storm clouds off to the east horizon towards Downtown Houston, TX, where I work in northwest Houston, TX, sometime during the mid, or maybe early afternoon. The heavy thunderstorms, or maybe showers quickly dissipated as they neared west Houston, TX. I then saw some light rain from a nearby moderate shower, at my house in northwest Houston, TX. I didn't see any flooding, or storm damages.

Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.

Thoughts: another very hot day in Houston, TX. I was hoping to see more rain. But they didn't really happen. It is supposed to get even hotter tomorrow and Friday.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
400 AM CDT Wed Jul 26 2017

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-271200-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Galveston Bay-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-Montgomery-Polk-
San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
Wharton-
400 AM CDT Wed Jul 26 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat index values will be on the rise today, and heat advisories might
be needed. Make sure precautions are taken to keep people and pets
safe from the heat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Through the end of the week and into the start of the weekend, heat
index values might have the potential to rise toward heat advisory
levels. Continue to make sure precautions are taken to keep people
and pets safe. Increasing rain chances over the weekend and into the
start of next week are expected to bring some heat relief to the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 25 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

West Houston, TX, during the early evening.

West Houston, TX, during the late evening.

Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and dry. Light to heavy isolated showers and thunderstorms looked to have popped up in and around the Houston, TX area, during the evening and night. There looked to be a few isolated light to moderate showers in and around the Houston, TX area, during the morning and afternoon. I didn't see, feel, or hear any drops. Alto stratus, stratus, and maybe some stratocumulus clouds, looked to cover most of the sky, during the early and maybe mid-morning. Alto stratus, stratus, and maybe some stratocumulus clouds, looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the late morning, afternoon, and evening. There also looked to be some nimbus clouds in the sky, during the evening. Alto stratus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle and maybe moderate to moderately strong gusts. It felt warm during the early morning and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning. It felt hot, almost very hot, during the afternoon. It felt very warm, during the evening. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NOAA, for the Houston, TX area and a Special Weather Statement issued for a High Rip Current Risk issued for the Galveston, TX area, just south of Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for most of the Houston, TX area.


Storm Summary: There were no flooding, or storm damage reports that I know of.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.


Thoughts: I am not enjoying this heat wave. I hope the rain comes back soon! The is a better chance for rain, for the Houston, TX area, tomorrow and Saturday with a possible cool/cold front.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
318 AM CDT Tue Jul 25 2017

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-261200-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Galveston Bay-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-Montgomery-Polk-
San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
Wharton-
318 AM CDT Tue Jul 25 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat index values will be on the rise today. Make sure precautions
are taken to keep people and pets safe from the heat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Through the end of the week and into the start of the weekend, heat
index values might have the potential to rise toward heat advisory
levels. Continue to make sure precautions are taken to keep people
and pets safe. Increasing rain chances over the weekend and into the
start of next week are expected to bring some heat relief to the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 24 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late evening.

Summary: The day was very hot, sunny, and dry. A huge cluster of showers and thunderstorms was descending towards the Houston, TX area, but seemed to barely make it into Conroe, TX, about an hour away from Houston, TX, during the early morning and maybe some more during the afternoon and evening hours. There looked to be a few isolated light to maybe moderate showers in and around the Houston, TX area, on the radar, during the rest of the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. I didn't feel, see, or hear any rain drops. Stratus, or maybe alto stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the early morning. Alto stratus with maybe some stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered to widely scattered across the sky, during the rest of the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate and moderately strong gusts and some occasional really strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during mid-morning and early evening. It felt hot, during the late morning. It felt very hot, during the afternoon. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for most of the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: I didn't see, or hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damages.

Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.

Thoughts: Well the heat wavy has begun! Maybe some rain on Wednesday?

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FXUS64 KHGX 250239
AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
939 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017

.UPDATE...
Earlier showers and storms generally north of the region have
dissipated but cannot rule out a stray shower (10 PoPs) over the
northern half of the forecast area tonight as a weak mid-level
shear axis translates farther into the region from Central Texas.
Current forecast handles this well and the main update was to
increase sky cover and update hourly temperatures and dew points
based on trends. Otherwise, expect overnight lows in the mid 70s
to low 80s under partly cloudy skies.

Huffman

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 641 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017/

AVIATION...
A patch of light to moderate rain remains north of KCLL but this
area of precip is slowly moving south and may yet impact the
airport before dissipating around 02z with the loss of heating.
Cirrus or Saharan dust will continue to create BKN cigs at 25000
feet with no significant impact expected. Could get a brief window
of MVFR cigs around sunrise but impact should be an hour or less
and coverage will be spotty so will hint at the lower cig with a
sct015-sct025 deck in the morning. Winds will gradually slacken
tonight as the gradient weakens. WInds are expected to be more SE
on Tuesday as high pressure develops over southern LA. 43

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 348 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Another line of storms beginning to fill in just north of the CWFA
this afternoon...and is expected to move into our NW counties thru
the early evening hours. Brief heavy rain and gusty winds are pos-
sible with these storms before sunset.

The upper ridge of high pressure building into the region from the
west will help to keep POPS low and temperatures high across SE TX
tomorrow. Have kept the mention of isolated POPS in for Weds given
the persistence of models drawing a slug of slightly deeper moist-
ure into the area from the Gulf. Progged PWs up to 2.2" along with
daytime heating and the seabreeze should be the main catalysts for
storms. The strengthening ridge will lower POPS once again for Thu
and Fri...with the main forecast issue then becoming elevated heat
indicies approaching our criteria/threshold of 108.

Extended guidance still holding onto the idea of a front moving in
to the area from the NE this weekend. GFS remains the most aggres-
sive with this possibility, but the other models seem to be coming
around to this idea as well. PWs are currently progged to pool at/
around 2.2-2.5" along and ahead of this boundary as it move across
the lower MS River Valley with the western extent of this activity
in SE TX. While there is not a lot of confidence with the scenario
given this time of year, long-range models have been consistent so
far. 41

MARINE...
Weak high pressure over the northern Gulf should allow for southwest
winds today. Winds become southeast by mid week with low pressure
deepening in the plains. Southerly winds then continue into the
weekend with some model guidance showing a frontal boundary stalling
across SE Texas over the weekend. This may allow for winds to become
southwest over the weekend. Seas should remain around 2-3 feet
through the week, closer to 2 feet for the weekend.

TLDR; typical summer marine conditions with southerly winds and seas.

Overpeck

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      77  99  77  96  77 /  20  10  10  20  10
Houston (IAH)              77  96  77  92  77 /  10  10  10  20  20
Galveston (GLS)            83  92  82  89  83 /  10  10  10  20  20

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...High Rip Current Risk until 11 PM CDT this evening for the
     following zones: Brazoria...Chambers...Galveston.

GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...14

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
357 AM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-251200-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Galveston Bay-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-Montgomery-Polk-
San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
Wharton-
357 AM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are possible, mainly well to the north of
Interstate 10. Outside of the rain areas, heat index values will be
on the rise. Make sure precautions are taken to keep people and pets
safe from the heat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

As the week progresses, rain chances come down, but heat index values
might have the potential to rise toward heat advisory levels. Continue
to make sure precautions are taken to keep people and pets safe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 23 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the mid-afternoon.

Near Cypress, TX, during the mid-afternoon.

Katy, TX, during the mid-afternoon.

Katy, TX, during the early evening.

Near Cypress, TX, during the early evening.

Summary: The day was very warm, mostly cloudy, and mostly dry. Isolated light to moderately heavy showers and a few moderately heavy and heavy thunderstorms were scattered in and around the Houston, TX area, during the mid and late afternoon, and evening. There might have been some isolated light to moderate showers in and around the Houston, TX area, during the morning, early afternoon, and night. I drove through a moderately heavy thunderstorm in northwest Houston, TX and Cypress, TX, during the mid-afternoon. I didn't see any more rain after that. Alto stratus, stratus and strato cumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. There also might have been some nimbus clouds, during the mid and late afternoon and maybe evening. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts with some moderately strong to really strong gusts. It felt warm during the early morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the late morning and early afternoon. It felt warm in northwest Houston, TX and hot in Katy, TX, during the mid and late afternoon. It felt very warm, during the early evening. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NOAA, for the Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, during that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for most of the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: There were no reports of flooding, or storm damages, that I know of.

My Storm Summary: A moderately heavy thunderstorm was passing over my House in northwest Houston, TX, as I was leaving to go volunteer at a Petsmart in Katy, TX, during the mid-afternoon. The storm followed me through Cypress, TX, but had stopped once I got to Katy, TX. I didn't see, or feel any more rain drops after that. I didn't see any flooding, or storm damages. Just some small puddles and brief wet roads.

Locations: Northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX.

Thoughts: I got to see more rain today. It looks like the last for awhile.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
423 AM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-241200-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-
Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM-
Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Galveston Bay-Grimes-Harris-Houston-
Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-Matagorda Bay-Montgomery-Polk-
San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM-
Wharton-
423 AM CDT Sun Jul 23 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The area should see some showers and thunderstorms today with better
chances east and lower chances west.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

As the upcoming week progresses, rain chances come down, but heat index
values might have the potential to rise toward heat advisory levels.
Make sure precautions are taken to keep people and pets safe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Jul. 22 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the mid-afternoon.

West Houston, TX, during the mid-afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late evening.

Summary: The day was mostly cloudy, partly wet, and warm. Isolated to scattered light to moderately heavy showers and moderately heavy to heavy thunderstorms started to pop up in and around the Houston, TX area, during the early morning and continued on through the early night before dissipating. I first saw a few drops in west Houston, TX and then I heard some low rumbles of thunder, during the mid-afternoon. I continued to hear thunder in northwest Houston, TX with on and off light to moderate rain, during the late afternoon and evening. The rain stopped before the early night, sometime during 7, or maybe 8 pm. Alto stratus with stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the morning and early afternoon. Stratus with stratocumulus and some nimbus clouds  started to cover most of the sky, during the mid-afternoon, and then the whole sky, during the late afternoon, evening, and maybe the whole night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late afternoon, evening, and night. It felt very warm during the mid-morning. It felt hot during the late morning. It felt very hot, during the early afternoon. It started to feel warm with the passing rain clouds, during the mid-afternoon. There was a Special Weather Statement along with a two Flood Advisories issued, for parts of most of the northern Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statments/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for most of the Houston, TX area.

Storm Summary: There were some reports of flash flooding in parts of the northern Houston, TX area and maybe some other areas, There were no reports of storm damages, that I know of.

My Storm Summary: I noticed some dark nimbus clouds forming and I started to see some rain drops on my cars windshield, on my way to Terry Hershey Park, during the mid-afternoon. I then started to heard some low rumbles of thunder as I was riding my bike near Dairy Ashford Road, on my way to George Bush Park. So I decided to turn around. It was probably better that I did, since the thunderstorms lasted through the evening. I didn't see anymore rain after that until I got near my house in northwest Houston, TX where I heard more low rumbles of thunder and saw some on and off light to moderate rain drops, during the late afternoon, through the late evening. I stopped seeing rain drops and hearing thunder, sometime during the late evening. The thunderstorms not only prevented me from riding my bike, but also from swimming, since I didn't want to get struck by lightning. But oh well.

Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.

Thoughts: Well Sunday looks to be the last day until Wednesday, that Houston, TX will be getting rain. And then maybe some more rain chances after that. Which is ok. What is a summer in Houston, TX without heat?