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Hurricane Beryl - Hurricane Warning - Baffin Bay to San Luis Pass Texas


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1 hour ago, USCG RS said:

Side note - I will say nice analysis on your part here. I truly expected this to tighten up more rapidly then it did. In this manner, I am happy to be wrong and wanted to say nice job on your analysis.  

That withstanding, seeing observations, I do wonder if the energy of the storm and category 1 winds across a much broader area for an extended period of time actually is causing more damage than a Cat 3 at Landfall. I guess therein lies the two edged sword. 

Either way, a learning experience and something to tuck into the back of my head for the future. 

Keep in mind, I also stated in my forecast that damage may be more on par with cat 2 given the intensification through LF...quite a storm.

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These were 10AM CDT conditions in Houston with it having just been downgraded to a TS:

HOUSTON BUSH HVY RAIN 74 73 97 SE55G82 29.25F VSB 1/4 TC 23  
 

HOUSTON HOBBY LGT RAIN N/A N/A N/A S48G75 29.37R

 

Tropical Storm Beryl Advisory Number  40
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
1000 AM CDT Mon Jul 08 2024

...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND FLOODING
RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER EASTERN TEXAS...


SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...29.8N 95.7W
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM WNW OF HOUSTON TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from the center. Houston Hobby Airport recently reported a wind 
gust of 84 mph (135 km/h), and Bush Intercontinental Airport 
recently reported a wind gust of 83 mph (134 km/h).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 984 mb (29.06 inches) 
based on surface observations.
——————————-
Tropical Storm Beryl Discussion Number  40
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
1000 AM CDT Mon Jul 08 2024

Despite being overland for about 6 hours, NWS radar and surface 
data indicate that the system has only slightly weakened, with a 
fairly well-defined eye present.  The initial wind speed is set to 
60 kt, as a compromise of Doppler wind velocities and surface 
observations.  While Beryl is no longer a hurricane, there are 
still many life-threatening hazards associated with the storm, and 
these are detailed in the Key Messages below.
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Relentless in Houston:

Tropical Storm Beryl Tropical Cyclone Update...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
1100 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

Corrected Header

...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND 
FLOODING RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER EASTERN TEXAS...
...1100 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE...

Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH) recently reported a 
sustained wind of 59 mph (95 km/h) with a gust to 82 mph (132 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM CDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.1N 95.6W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM NNW OF HOUSTON TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Hagen/Blake
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Family is ok but they all agree this is the scariest hurricane they have ever experienced.  Fortunate does not even begin to describe how the upper Texas coast should feel.  The way this thing was deepening at landfall even six more hours over water and we get monster hurricane winds well inland.  Wild storm and good riddance.  Enjoy your retirement.

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2 minutes ago, Normandy said:

HUGE inland wind event still ongoing.  Family still texting me I. Houston asking when the winds will stop.  Just a monster of a storm

From power outage map you can see counties north of Houston fairly far inland with 50-75% outages. 

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6 minutes ago, Normandy said:

HUGE inland wind event still ongoing.  Family still texting me I. Houston asking when the winds will stop.  Just a monster of a storm

Seems to always happen with fast moving systems. IKE produced lots of 70mph+ gusts in PA and OH

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I think the upper dynamics are so incredible that’s it’s basically turning this system into an inland hurricane.  Family in Houston still can’t go outside because the winds are so strong 

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Tropical Storm Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 40A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
100 PM CDT Mon Jul 08 2024

...FLASH FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING OVER EASTERN TEXAS...
...USE CAUTION AFTER THE STORM AS DEADLY HAZARDS REMAIN INCLUDING
DOWNED POWERLINES AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM IMPROPER
GENERATOR USE...


SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.5N 95.5W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM N OF HOUSTON TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES

A National Ocean Service station 
near the entrance to Galveston Bay (GNJT2) recently reported 
sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h), and a wind gust of 58 mph (93 
km/h).  Huntsville Municipal Airport (KUTS) in Texas measured a 
wind gust of 56 mph (90 km/h), and Beaumont/Port Arthur Regional 
Airport (KBPT) recently reported a wind gust of 54 mph (87 km/h).

 

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Fam along the coast are safe. Lots of tree damage but houses made out ok (well minus no power of course).

Now fam in the northern ET area is about to get the goods. Tons of tornado warnings on that N/NE quadrant still. 

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Going to be some tough days ahead in the power outage areas for those that do not have generators.  Heat and humidity will return and from the scope of the outages some places could be without power for a week, hopefully not longer than that in spots.

Can't imagine living in those conditions without a/c. 

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19 minutes ago, canderson said:

Fam along the coast are safe. Lots of tree damage but houses made out ok (well minus no power of course).

Now fam in the northern ET area is about to get the goods. Tons of tornado warnings on that N/NE quadrant still. 

 

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LAC031-081900-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-240708T1900Z/
De Soto LA-
124 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISH...

At 124 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located 7 miles northwest of Converse, or 12 miles south of
Mansfield, moving north at 40 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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I am trying to learn here - weather my second love, with electronic engineering my first - but is this tornado outbreak being fueled by the high pressure system pushing in the opposite direction of the rotational direction Beryl is spinning? Or, are these winds at 250mb too high up to be causing this? 

 

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Here, on this satellite feed, we can clearly see the high pressure system pushing directly into Beryl, which I would think is what is helping fuel this outbreak, but am not 100% sure here.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=continental-conus-sandwich-96-1-25-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

Asking because I know in the past when I have monitored hurricanes coming inland, they usually put down smallish and short lived tornadoes, however, a few of these have been confirmed as large with "Considerable" threat levels from NOAA, with the following tags. Also, these seem to be quite long lived - and hook echos are just everywhere - quite scary for the people in the path of this. 

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16 minutes ago, g0ldl10n said:

I am trying to learn here - weather my second love, with electronic engineering my first - but is this tornado outbreak being fueled by the high pressure system pushing in the opposite direction of the rotational direction Beryl is spinning? Or, are these winds at 250mb too high up to be causing this? 

 

image.png.0cb13c815a4bbbde1b5de589805511be.png

 

Here, on this satellite feed, we can clearly see the high pressure system pushing directly into Beryl, which I would think is what is helping fuel this outbreak, but am not 100% sure here.

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=continental-conus-sandwich-96-1-25-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

Asking because I know in the past when I have monitored hurricanes coming inland, they usually put down smallish and short lived tornadoes, however, a few of these have been confirmed as large with "Considerable" threat levels from NOAA, with the following tags. Also, these seem to be quite long lived - and hook echos are just everywhere - quite scary for the people in the path of this. 

image.png.99b9e99b81b636ac72d7ec5df50f940f.png

image.png.9d5230c9a73c7d8730f7b7c8fba83196.png

 

 

In your graphic you can see the strong upper level winds out of the southwest and lower level winds in the hurricane are out of the southeast, creating a lot of turning with height/vertical wind shear. Just need an updraft to translate that shear to the surface. 

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1 hour ago, g0ldl10n said:

I am trying to learn here - weather my second love, with electronic engineering my first - but is this tornado outbreak being fueled by the high pressure system pushing in the opposite direction of the rotational direction Beryl is spinning? Or, are these winds at 250mb too high up to be causing this? 

The 250 mb layer affects the background synoptic conditions, but inland tropical convection is usually relatively shallow. The cloud-free air just east of the strongest winds and flow off the abnormally warm Gulf both are aiding in anomalous low-level instability that is overlapping strong low-level shear (denoted by my approx. drawing in black). 0-3km shear vectors are the depicted wind barbs, while 0-3km instability is contoured.

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