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List of New Record High Temperatures set Today
- Published on Saturday, 01 December 2012 18:59
- David Reimer
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Considering today marks the first day of December and the start of meteorological winter, it was HOT! We tied or set several new high temperature records across Texas today. Here are a list of all the tied/new records set today, December 1.
Austin, TX: 84°F – Old record high of 83°F set in 1954.
Childress, TX: 86°F – Old record high of 83°F set in 1943.
Corpus Christi, TX: 87°F – Old record high of 83°F set in 2011
D/FW International: 83°F - Tied record high of 83°F set in 1950
Galveston, TX: 78°F – Old record high of 76°F set in 1954.
Houston, TX: 83°F – Old record high of 82°F set in 1970.
Lubbock, TX: 79°F – Old record high of 76°F set in 2007
Midland, TX: 80°F - Tied record high of 80°F set in 2007.
Waco, TX: 83°F – Old record high of 81°F set in 1971.
Wichita Falls, TX: 83°F – Old record high of 82°F set in 1950.
Two Earthquakes Confirmed in D/FW
- Published on Sunday, 30 September 2012 12:54
- David Reimer
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Real Time blog
2:51 PM (9/30) – A second earthquake occured at 11:09 PM CDT last night just southeast of the M3.4 earthquake in Irving. This one was a M3.1 and was located near I-30 and Loop 12 in Dallas. This is why folks in Irving reported two rounds of shaking.
Event Time
- 2012-09-30 04:09:03 UTC
- 2012-09-29 23:09:03 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
- 2012-09-29 23:09:03 UTC-05:00 system time
Location
32.768°N 96.915°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities
- 4km (2mi) NW of Cockrell Hill, Texas
- 6km (4mi) SSE of Irving, Texas
- 8km (5mi) ENE of Grand Prairie, Texas
- 10km (6mi) W of Dallas, Texas
- 288km (179mi) NNE of Austin, Texas
1:37 PM CDT: Google earth image showing the epicenter of the earthquake in Irving that occured at 11:05 PM.
1:22 PM CDT: No damage reports yet and frankly there shouldn’t be that much damage based on the magnitude of the earthquake. If you felt it, please take a second to report it to the USGS at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cyc1#dyfi_form
1:16 PM CDT:
Event Time
- 2012-09-30 04:05:01 UTC
- 2012-09-29 23:05:01 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
- 2012-09-29 23:05:01 UTC-05:00 system time
Location
32.847°N 96.956°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities
- 3km (2mi) N of Irving, Texas
- 10km (6mi) SSW of Farmers Branch, Texas
- 11km (7mi) NNE of Grand Prairie, Texas
- 11km (7mi) E of Euless, Texas
- 295km (183mi) S of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 20 Severe Weather Outlook
- Published on Friday, 20 April 2012 12:42
- David Reimer
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The Storm Prediction Center has issued a standard risk of severe weather for much of South and Southeast Texas for this afternoon and evening. Shaded in orange, areas in the standard risk of severe weather have a 15% chance of experiencing severe weather within 25 miles of any given point, such as a house. This risk generally extends along and south of a line running from Laredo, San Antonio, Austin, College Station, to Lufkin. Areas outside this standard risk and located in the green have a low risk of severe weather this afternoon. The primary severe weather threats today will be from large hail and downburst winds around 60 MPH.
Across the Rio Grande Valley in Deep South Texas, we are a tad more concerned about the possibility of more significant severe weather this afternoon and evening with the potential for a few supercells. Within ths region, generally south of a Laredo to Corpus Christi line, very large hail and a few tornadoes will also be a concern. Folks living in this region are used to these supercells that usually roll in out of Mexico around sunset. We’ll be monitoring for this possibility and post updates as necessary this afternoon and evening.
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