Denton Texas Weather Blog

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

It may get noisy again overnight...

Our atmosphere really got worked over by today's storm system and hasn't had much time to recover. However, a cold front is off to our northwest and some very heavy storms have formed along it. They are currently moving in our general direction. If they maintain their strength and current movement some of them will be just to our west before midnight.

Should the storms make it into the area they could potentially cause very heavy rain, gusty winds and some hail.

Keep the weather radios within earshot tonight. Flooding may end up being a problem again overnight and in the morning.

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Some storms around us this morning...

A line of thunderstorms is slowly sagging past the Red River this morning. They are more than likely in a dissipation stage, but may make a little noise for us this morning. Looks like quite a bit of lightning with them at this time. If they maintain their strength look for some gusty winds maybe some pea size hail and some pretty heavy rain.

More later…

Monday, May 26, 2008

Muggy Memorial Day...

Quick weather check shows that our cap/lid is even weaker today. Also a very subtle disturbance is noted in satellite loops in southwest Texas and is moving north-northeast towards north Texas and will probably arrive in conjunction with afternoon high temperatures reaching their peak later this afternoon.

So I’m going to say that there is a slightly better chance that some of us will see shower or thunderstorm activity today than the last few days. If you outdoors this afternoon just keep an eye to the sky for scattered storm development. Remember if you can hear thunder then the storm is close enough to produce deadly cloud to ground lightning strikes.

We are still looking at mid week for the best chance of rain as a cold front moves into the region.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

It's not summer yet?

Well a cold front eased through and now we only made it into the lower 90s. Temperatures will remain warm, but the humidity will be on the increase for the rest of this week. Expect some "summer muggies" before the weekend.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Severe Weather Threat Will Continue Overnight...

Tornado watch expired, but the SPC has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 4am that includes the Denton area and southward. An organized area of thunderstorms, some severe, are coalescing to the southwest of north Texas. There are still storms forming nearly due west of the area but not making much eastward progression. The thunderstorm system (known as an MCS - Mesoscale Convective System) developing to our southwest will move in a north northeastward direction and may affect our area after midnight. MCS’s can produce copious amounts of rain along with strong wind gusts and hail. We will most likely be on the northern edge of this system.

Talk about the weather:

Possible severe storms still in the forecast through tomorrow...

It looks a bit like a supercell is forming in Young County. If it continues to maintain direction and strength it would be in the area around the 9pm-10pm range. It is probably putting down quarter sized hail right now and very heavy rain just west of Graham. Storms also to the southwest are moving our direction also and if they hold together they’d be in here between 10pm and midnight.

Forecast for noisy night still on track…

Noisy Night Alert...Storms will roam the area through tomorrow morning...

It looks like the weather is setting up for a late evening overnight event. Severe thunderstorms are still possible this evening through tomorrow. The dryline/cold front combo have come close to our western areas, but have now stalled or are moving back to the west. The storms that have spawned off this system may begin to affect us after midnight. Possible hail, high winds and a heavy rain threat will stay in the forecast through tonight.

Tomorrow the front and dryline make another approach at the area and will probably make it all the way through. This could bring another round of significant weather to the area, especially heavy rainfall.

Put the weather radio on standby this evening and within earshot overnight.

Stay safe, but enjoy the rain – month to date we are below normal, so we can use the rain. Just hopefully not all at once.