***Tropical Alert*** Tropical Storm Imelda forms off of SE Texas coast (1 Viewer)

[primadox]

From Jeff Lindner:

D 11 had been upgraded to TS Imelda​

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Freeport is currently reporting a sustained wind of 40mph gusting to 47mph. Heavy rainfall near the center of Imelda will be moving northward slowly into Brazoria County this afternoon and spreading in Galveston and Harris Counties this evening​

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Jeff Lindner​

Director Hydrologic Operations Division/Meteorologist​

Harris County Flood Control District​

9900 Northwest Freeway | Houston, Texas 77092​

I'll try to add a couple more maps and links, but what we're really looking at is a big rain maker and flood threat for SE Texas, namely in areas that got hit hard from Harvey a couple of years ago. Hopefully Imelda moves on quickly and doesn't test our drainage systems. We've already seen bands of rain here in the NW part of the Houston metro area.

 

[BobE]

hold on to your butts

 

[primadox]

hold on to your butts

Time to see if any of the post-Harvey flood control improvements will work...Imelda is now looking like a slow mover.

 

[gboudx]

Please send some of that rain up this way. We really need it. Don't be hogs.

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

Please send some of that rain up this way. We really need it. Don't be hogs.

40 to 80 percent chance later in the week in DFW. We need it. I'm sick of the heat.

 

[where yat brah]

 

[faceman]

Pretty much any storm that rolls off Africa now will recurve out to sea. The Cape Verde season is pretty much over now. Our attention
now should be directed at the GOM and Western Carribean.

 

[Maxp]

We need some cold fronts. The Gulf is boiling.

 

[Sabine]

3 days ago, wunderground was showing less than an inch of rain over a 10 day stretch. The next day it predicted 5 inches in 4 days. Now it says 19 inches today.

 

[faceman]

We need some cold fronts. The Gulf is boiling.

agreed, but as long as those cold fronts don't stall in the gulf. That's a prime recipe for late season development. We need those cold fronts
to push past the keys before we can rest comfortably

 

[superchuck500]

From Brandon




New images from Beaumont:

 

[gboudx]

40 to 80 percent chance later in the week in DFW. We need it. I'm sick of the heat.

Unfortunately, those chances have dropped as the remnants look to stay further east. Yesterday I got a nice downpour in Rockwall so there's that.

 

[tomwaits]

Yeah, like Chuck posted, my SE Texas friends say the flooding is getting bad. Saw a picture of Sams in Beaumont and it was flooded.

 

[TXSAINTFAN]

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Nice video Brandon.

 

[superchuck500]

Yeah, like Chuck posted, my SE Texas friends say the flooding is getting bad. Saw a picture of Sams in Beaumont and it was flooded.

One area southwest of Beaumont is showing 42 inches. Wow