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Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.

Summary: The day was very warm, sunny, and calm. Clusters of isolated light to moderate showers and heavy thunderstorms started to pop up in and around the Houston, TX area, during the late morning and lasted through the early night. There looked to be some possible isolated light to moderate showers and maybe a few moderately heavy thunderstorms in and around the Houston, TX area, during the early and mid-morning and late night. I felt some light rain and heard some low rumbles of thunder from a nearby thunderstorm, during the early afternoon. Thin alto stratus with stratocumulus clouds looked to cover part of the sky, during the early morning and then most of the sky, during the mid and late morning. Thin alto stratus with stratocumulus and nimbus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the early and maybe mid and late afternoon. Alto stratus and stratus with some stratocumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the evening and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts. It felt warm during the early morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning, early and mid-afternoon, and early evening. I think it felt hot, during the late afternoon. 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 were in the 70's and the high temps were in the 90's, for the Houston, TX area.

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

My Storm Summary: Storms looked to be moving northwest, just to the south of where I work in northwest Houston, TX, during the afternoon. I heard some low rumbles of thunder and felt some light rain, from the tip of a isolated heavy thunderstorm, during the early afternoon, where I work in northwest Houston, TX. I didn't see any flooding, or storm damage. The roads didn't even get that wet.

Locations: Northwest Houston, TX

Thoughts: I enjoyed seeing the thunderstorm clouds today. I wish I could have seen more rain from them though. That's ok. More rain chances ahead. As long as it's not very hot, then I am ok.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
825 AM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-181330-
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-
825 AM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible
through this evening. Some of these storms could produce locally
heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds. Funnel clouds are also
possible and...while many funnel clouds will never reach the
ground...there is always the possibility of any funnel touching
the ground to become a short lived tornado. Storm coverage will
likely decrease late this evening with the loss of daytime heating.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible each day. Some of these
storms could quickly strengthen and produce locally heavy rainfall
and gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter awareness during the day will be heightened throughout
the coming week.

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