DoctorMu Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 78°F dewpoint in CLL. Highest I can remember since maybe the 90s? 79°F is the highest I can recall from 1995 - the year Chicago was clobbered by a horrible heat wave - many with no A/C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 They're firing up but waaaay out west. One of those cells put a nice show with a big time overshooting top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900hurricane Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 That cell got its own Mesoscale Discussion. MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0929 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0939 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016 AREAS AFFECTED...A SMALL PART OF WRN N TX CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 257... VALID 150239Z - 150415Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 257 CONTINUES. SUMMARY...THE SVR RISK IN WW 257 HAS BECOME CONFINED TO PARTS OF KING AND KNOX COUNTIES. THE SVR RISK ELSEWHERE IS NOW NIL. DISCUSSION...A SOLITARY SUPERCELL TSTM ENHANCED DURING THE DIURNAL HEATING CYCLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY SVR HAIL POTENTIAL DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS IT TRACKS ACROSS PARTS OF KING AND KNOX COUNTIES IN WRN N TX. FOLLOWING INITIAL DECOUPLING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER...THE FDR VWP NOW SAMPLES AROUND 200 M2/S2 OF 0-1-KM SRH AS LOW-LEVEL SHEAR HAS INCREASED. HOWEVER...MLCINH HAS BEEN SLOW TO INCREASE OWING TO AMPLE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE -- E.G. LOWEST-100-MB MEAN MIXING RATIO AROUND 17.5 G/KG PER A MODIFIED 00Z OUN RAOB. AS SUCH...SVR HAIL POTENTIAL...AND PERHAPS A BRIEF TORNADO...REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND 0400Z-0430Z. THEREAFTER...THE NOCTURNAL STABILIZATION OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY HOSTILE FOR CONVECTIVE MAINTENANCE...GIVEN THE DEARTH OF LARGE-SCALE ASCENT. THE SVR RISK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WW IS NOW NIL. ..COHEN/CORFIDI.. 06/15/2016 ATTN...WFO...OUN...LUB... LAT...LON 33650017 33710011 33819987 33719966 33589970 33540005 33650017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Things look pretty boring for the next week or so but maybe some MJO help later on. Phase 3 & 4 typically are pretty dry for Texas in the summer but things might improve if we can get back to Phase 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 My dad in East Texas texted me and said "I've been out all morning mowing, edging etc. and it feels like I'm walking around in very warm jello." What a great description of East Texas heat/humidity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 FWD 00z with nearly 7,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900hurricane Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 94/80? That'll get you some CAPE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 94/80? That'll get you some CAPE. It was just filthy outside yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 4PM heat indices yesterday (June 15) were unusually high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindancewx Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 The ridge of death is coming. Looking forward to seeing if 120F is coming to Phoenix, and if Death Valley can actually get to 130F. Still expecting it to be hot enough to make the devil cry until August or so for much of the SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 The ridge of death is coming. Looking forward to seeing if 120F is coming to Phoenix, and if Death Valley can actually get to 130F. Still expecting it to be hot enough to make the devil cry until August or so for much of the SW. So, while we are on the subject, what's the hottest and coldest actual temps anybody has experienced? Me: 116 in Las Vegas a couple of years ago and -22 in Manitoba a few years ago. I know. Pretty pedestrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindancewx Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I've been in -7F in Albuquerque with snow on the ground, thick clouds, and a stiff wind - Feb 2011. Around 115F in Vegas. 100F+ in the SE deserve its own category though if it is humid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 For heat, whatever the highest temp has been in DFW since the summer of '10. However, I want to say that I was on travel for a couple of the really hot weeks over the past few years, so I might have missed it. For cold, it got down to -28 one year on our drive to Colorado. It was early morning going over the Raton Pass in NM. That week had several nights get down in the -20s up in Steamboat and we got dumped on pretty good. The last couple of runs of the 4k NAM have looked pretty good for areas east of I35 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Always Sunny Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 For heat, whatever the highest temp has been in DFW since the summer of '10. However, I want to say that I was on travel for a couple of the really hot weeks over the past few years, so I might have missed it. For cold, it got down to -28 one year on our drive to Colorado. It was early morning going over the Raton Pass in NM. That week had several nights get down in the -20s up in Steamboat and we got dumped on pretty good. The last couple of runs of the 4k NAM have looked pretty good for areas east of I35 tomorrow. Looks like models have backed off on that idea...residual outflow not as impressive so only isolated-scattered stuff east of I-35 seems possible today. 4K NAM always seems to go bonkers with convection. HRRR seems to have a good grasp on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I've been in -7F in Albuquerque with snow on the ground, thick clouds, and a stiff wind - Feb 2011. Around 115F in Vegas. 100F+ in the SE deserve its own category though if it is humid. Agreed about the SE. I was in Slidell, LA once. It was insane. About 90 but the heat index was around 115. Had to change my clothes three times a day. For heat, whatever the highest temp has been in DFW since the summer of '10. However, I want to say that I was on travel for a couple of the really hot weeks over the past few years, so I might have missed it. For cold, it got down to -28 one year on our drive to Colorado. It was early morning going over the Raton Pass in NM. That week had several nights get down in the -20s up in Steamboat and we got dumped on pretty good. The last couple of runs of the 4k NAM have looked pretty good for areas east of I35 tomorrow. Raton Pass. I've only been over it in the summer, but I can see that being hairy in the winter. It's a nice drive though. After 8 hours of nothing on 287 etc. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I was in New Orleans late last July and I agree that it was absolutely torrid. The highs when I was there were 96-99, but the humidity made it feel like it was close to 110 if not higher. I was just pouring sweat. It was probably the worst heat-humidity combination I've ever been in-it's like being in a disgusting NYC subway but with the sun shining on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 18z GFS was close to what I have been waiting for Eventually, it will spit out a run that brings that phantom hurricane up I35 and stalls it over DFW giving us 10"+ of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I was in New Orleans late last July and I agree that it was absolutely torrid. The highs when I was there were 96-99, but the humidity made it feel like it was close to 110 if not higher. I was just pouring sweat. It was probably the worst heat-humidity combination I've ever been in-it's like being in a disgusting NYC subway but with the sun shining on you.Man it's awful. You can feel the sweat come.out of your pores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Definite cooling from the breeze from the gradient tightening. Not bad for late June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 DFW 100 degree watch? DFW has hit 98 so far this summer but has yet to reach 100 with the avg 1st 100 degree being July 1st. Guidance suggest that DFW could get to mid-July without getting to 100 but it doesn't look like a slam dunk. Then beyond that, the climate models are a mix of slightly below to slightly above temps for July and August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 This coming setup is starting to look like a bummer with the majority of the rain staying up in Oklahoma but frustratingly close to N. Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Got a nice pulse type storm today. Probably an inch or so but in a brief period of time. Couldn't drive more than 15 mph it was so heavy. Those things are always awesome to break the tedium of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Got a nice pulse type storm today. Probably an inch or so but in a brief period of time. Couldn't drive more than 15 mph it was so heavy. Those things are always awesome to break the tedium of summer. Yea, it was pretty sketchy flying out of DFW this afternoon. Made for some great views but a few of the updrafts were a bit too close for comfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba hotep Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 So we are at 100 pages. Do we need a new thread? For sure we have to get a new one before winter! Weak La Nina's are rocking for DFW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixotic1 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Yea, it was pretty sketchy flying out of DFW this afternoon. Made for some great views but a few of the updrafts were a bit too close for comfort yeah there were some fierce dynamics today. The one I got under had a bizarre rope like cloud hanging from it. No way it was a spin up but it did look like one roping out. When it collapsed, we got some serious wind. My truck was rocking and hooting at the stoplight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900hurricane Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Quite a convectively active day today across much of the state. Austin still somehow made it up to 100*F though, which I think is their first one of the year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstrunk Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 There were a few small thunderstorms/showers in my neck of the woods yesterday evening. We got a small shower IMBY in Tyler, but nothing substantial. I drove through a very heavy downpour on I-20 that only lasted for about a mile and it was over. I will say that the sunset last night was very pretty, backlighting a storm to the southeast that had beautiful mammatus. I'll try to remember to post a picture later. We haven't had any substantial storms in Tyler for quite a while though, after having missed the last ones in early June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 3.5" of rain at a location near Lake Travis-rain has been hit or miss-where I am, just a few showers. And yes, first 100 degree day in Austin. First of many... By July 4th it could be a roaster in TX with the ridge building in on the Euro. We could be making a run for 105 with the 24C 850 temps advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Not a drop again this week at my house, is been a long while since we have had rain. Having to water my yard already to keep the grass from dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Closing the thread. New one: http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/48466-texasnew-mexicolouisianamexico-obs-and-discussion-thread-part-8/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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