Severe Weather Risk in South Texas

10 May 2012 David Reimer 0 Comments

Chance of severe weather occurring within 25 miles of your location on May 10, 2012

This graphic shows the chance of severe weather occurring within 25 miles of your location today and tonight. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a standard “slight” risk of severe weather, shown by the yellow shading, for areas along and south of Interstate 10 from Fort Stockton eastward to San Antonio, then southeast to El Campo, Texas. Within this yellow shaded zone, there is a 15 percent chance of experiencing severe weather within 25 miles of your location. In the brown shaded zone, there is a low chance of severe weather, meaning a 5 percent chance of experiencing severe weather within 25 miles of your location.

Brown Shaded Zone: “Low” chance of severe weather (5 percent chance of severe weather occurring within 25 miles of your location.)

Yellow Shaded Zone: Standard Risk of severe weather (15 percent chance of severe weather occurring within 25 miles of your location.)

Primary Hazards with the strongest storms: Golfball size hail and damaging straight-line winds over 60 MPH

Second Hazards with the strongest storms: Brief tornadoes

The risk of Flooding will increase later this evening with a Flash Flood Watch already posted for much of South Texas.

Rain Event anticipated for much of Texas beginning Tomorrow!

09 May 2012 David Reimer 0 Comments

This is the latest five day rainfall accumulation forecast released moments ago by the Hydrometerlogical Prediction Center. This graphic shows anticipated rain totals from 7 PM this evening through 7 PM on Monday. Notice how much of the state, with the sad exception of the Texas Panhandle, looks to receive at least half an inch of rain over the coming days. The heaviest rain totals are expected to be located from the Texas Hill Country and points south and east. In fact, we may be dealing with flash flooding in some areas by the weekend as tributaries become filled. We’ll keep an eye on that possibility, but overall it looks like we’re in for a multi-inch rain event!

May 7 Severe Weather Outlook

07 May 2012 David Reimer 0 Comments

The Storm Prediction Center has placed a large section of the Big Bend County, the Texas Hill Country, and parts of East Texas in a standard risk of severe weather for the afternoon and evening hours.

Brown Shaded Zone means there is a “low” chance of severe weather – 5% chance of severe weather occuring within 25 miles of your location.

Yellow Shaded Zone is the “standard” severe weather risk – 15% chance of severe weather occuring within 25 miles of your location.

Red Shaded Zone is an “elevated” risk of severe weather – 30% chance of severe weather occurring within 25 miles of your location.

For weather information for your specific location, please visit your local National Weather Service office at www.weather.gov

8:20 PM Chase Update

06 May 2012 David Reimer 0 Comments

Just a quick one here as Jenny gets a drink. We’re in Jacksboro and have already taken several amazing photos of the approaching thunderstorms with the sunset light. I can’t wait to see how some of these photos turned out! We’re still chasing and are about to head south/east out of Jacksboro to position ourselves to be hit by the storm approaching from Young County. Tune in to our live stream at www.texasstormchasers.com/live

5 PM Chase Update

06 May 2012 David Reimer 0 Comments

Storms have begun developing southwest of Wichita Falls on Highway 277. We’re filling up the gas tank at the Flying J and will be moving that way shortly. It shouldn’t take us long to arrive to the storm.