As this week’s U.S. severe weather event made its way through Houston yesterday, ImpactWeather TropicsWatch Manager Chris Hebert took a few moments every ¼-hour or so to check one of the local bayou cams – the “Harris Gully Box Culvert” cam – and to trap the occasional image. Here’s a 20-second compilation that spans a [...]
Every once in a while an idea comes along and we all wonder why no one thought of it before. Over the last couple of hours the immediate region has been under all manner of watches and warnings for heavy rainfall, lightning, hail, potential straight-line wind damage and tornadoes. Feeder roads and underpasses have filled [...]
ImpactWeather StormWatch Domestic Supervisor Mike Venske weighs in on what we can expect from Mother Nature. The primary threats this week will be centered over the Gulf Coast, Tennessee Valley and Deep South as a slow-moving area of upper-level low pressure interacts with increasing Gulf moisture producing areas of locally heavy rainfall which will likely [...]
Apart from some chilly weather in the northern regions, we’re enjoying a relatively quiet week across the U.S. weather-wise and from coast to coast just about everyone I’ve asked has said they’re enjoying a break from the extremes. Whatever the reason – and I chalk it up to rampantly improved technology and a 24-hour news [...]
In the last few days leading up to Christmas I’m sure Santa’s hard at work. He’s making a list, and checking it twice; gonna find out who’s naughty and nice. Is Santa Claus coming to your town? Well I sure hope he’s coming to mine, but someone better tell him I’ll be in Alabama and [...]
It’s that time of year when everyone’s dreaming of a white Christmas but for those living across the Southern Rockies and Central/Southern Plains it looks like their wish will come true a bit earlier this year. A strong storm system lifting from the Desert Southwest into the Southern Plains today will bring moderate to heavy [...]
This is my favorite time of the year and anyone who knows me knows I’ve had my tree decorated since right after Halloween. Yes, it’s true. I always say I put it up early for maximum enjoyment as the holiday season always goes by so fast. I realize not everyone is as eager as I [...]
A co-worker of mine who lives in Andrews, Texas, woke up to a winter wonderland this morning as snow fell overnight across the area. Widespread accumulations of 1-3 inches have been reported along the I-20 corridor which runs through Midland and Odessa. Temperatures aren’t expected to get much above freezing today and tonight will be [...]
Earlier this year we went on record predicting the number of named storms, including the total number of hurricanes and major hurricanes (Category 3 and above), we expected to develop during the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Our prediction here at ImpactWeather called for 14 named storms, including 8 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes. So how [...]
There’s a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, including the weather, as it’s shaping up to be pretty nice across a good portion of the country. After some much needed rain fell here in Texas yesterday, it looks like we’re going to dry out the next day or two before an even stronger cold [...]