UPDATE...
THE KHGX 88D HAD BEEN DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB ON STORM TOTAL PRECIP FOR THIS HEAVY RAIN EVENT. YESTERDAY'S 8 TO 11 INCH BULLSEYE IN SOUTHEAST HOUSTON SHOWS UP NICELY ON THE STP AS WELL AS THIS MORNING'S 15 INCH RAINFALL TOTAL FROM ONE OF OUR COOP OBSERVERS IN MATAGORDA (SEE RTPHGX). CURRENTLY WATCHING AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES.
THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY IN EASTERN BRAZORIA COUNTY WHERE AROUND 2 INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES WERE OCCURRING. THE CLUSTER ACROSS THE GALVESTON BAY AREA IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING WHILE ACTIVITY IN MATAGORDA BAY IS HOLDING
TOGETHER. IN THIS PATTERN...IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE FUTURE HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR AS WE WATCH A NUMBER OF STORM CLUSTERS INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. ALSO...ANY BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT.
WILL STICK WITH OUR CURRENT RAINFALL FORECAST OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LOCALIZED 4 TO 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE DUE TO TRAINING OR SLOW MOVING/STATIONARY STORMS.
BUT IN GENERAL...ANTICIPATE RAINFALL COVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO PROBABLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST LIKELY DECREASE TONIGHT.
BUT BEFORE THIS DECREASE ACTUALLY OCCURS AND WITH THE SLOW MOVING MIDLEVEL CIRCULATION STILL IN OUR AREA...WOULD PREFER TO KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH GOING AS PLANNED UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 42/35
We are getting dumped on here in Cypress. It looks like the west side of Houston is going to get a lot more rain today. We had quite a bit yesterday too--about 6.5 inches.