Fire burned about 400 acres south of Lake Somerville. At least two homes were destroyed.
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Fire burned about 400 acres south of Lake Somerville. At least two homes were destroyed.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 7, 11:28 AM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1228 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022 .AVIATION [18Z TAF Issuance]... VFR conditions will prevail. High pressure settling in overhead will lead to a noticeable decrease in afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Showers will be very isolated south of CXO this afternoon from 20-00Z. Shortly after sunset, any convection will quickly dissipate. Winds will become light and variable overnight, and some models are hinting at patchy fog north of IAH from 12-14Z, but held off mentioning it in TAFs for now. Early morning coastal showers possible for GLS and LBX from 09-13Z tomorrow morning too. Afterwards, tomorrow's forecast will be very similar to today's, but perhaps a little more coverage in afternoon showers and storms. Lenninger && .PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 638 AM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022/... .SHORT TERM [Through Monday Night]... This synoptic pattern that we have seen for the past few weeks will persist through the short term with an upper level ridge spread across the southern CONUS. This means more of same weather for us with isolated showers and thunderstorms fueled by PWATs near 1.8 to 2 inches and daytime heating. Though the coverage today and Monday will be less than the past few days as there isn't an upper level shortwave helping to enhance the activity. Where the storms do happen to form may see up to 0.5 to 1" of rain - but again most people won't see anything. High temperatures will begin to climb with the loss of moisture and less cloud coverage. Highs today will be a couple degrees warmer than yesterday with highs in the low 90s along the coast, mid 90s along the I-10 corridor, and upper 90s across the north. Yesterday was the first day since July 15th that College Station didn't hit triple digits with a high of 98, but may climb back to 100 degrees today and will have an even better chance at it tomorrow as temperatures climb another couple of degrees. Overnight lows will continue to be mild with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s for most of the area, and only into the low 80s along the coast. Fowler .LONG TERM [Tuesday Through Sunday]... No major changes to the synoptic pattern are anticipated through the remainder of the week and into next weekend. Mid/upper ridging will continue to dominate the central third of the country, while the persistence of broad surface high pressure across the eastern seaboard will allow for continued moderate onshore winds to supply the area with abundant low-level moisture. Global models continue to indicate total PWs in the vicinity of 2.0 in area-wide for the foreseeable future. Additionally, with highs in the mid/upper 90s each day, convective temperatures should be achievable based on recent forecast soundings and thus the environment should remain favorable for scattered/isolated showers and storms driven by diurnal heating/the sea breeze. As a result, have decided to maintain 20-30% PoP values through Wednesday with highest chances remaining concentrated closer to the coast. Global models continue to indicate the approach of another midlevel inverted trough on Thursday/Friday, with a weak shortwave rounding the base of the prevailing ridge as this occurs. With a more favorable mesoscale setup, we should see an increase in shower/storm coverage through the end of the week with PoP values rising to around 50% for most locations. As was the cast over the past few days, we don't expect much of a heavy rain threat aside from the potential of brief local downpours associated with any storms that do develop. As the trough axis pushes out of the area heading into the weekend, we return to a more typical diurnal pattern of showers and storms with PoP values once again around 20-30%. High temperatures remain near seasonal norms, with the northern zones in the upper 90s, the metro area in the mid 90s, and the coast in the lower 90s. Cady .MARINE... Moderate onshore winds will continue for the foreseeable future, with wind speeds at times potentially exceeding caution thresholds over the next week and into next weekend. Scattered/isolated showers and storms will be possible each day, with the potential for more widespread rainfall on Thursday and Friday. Seas mainly in the of 2-3 ft range remain in the forecast for the duration of the upcoming week/weekend. Cady && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 77 99 77 101 77 / 20 20 20 20 20 Houston (IAH) 77 96 77 96 77 / 20 40 20 30 10 Galveston (GLS) 83 91 83 92 84 / 20 40 20 20 20 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...Fowler LONG TERM...Cady AVIATION...Walts MARINE...Cady
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
On August 7th, The Texas A&M Forest Service was requested to the Burns Creek Fire in Washington County. The fire began in the area of the 6600 block of FM 1948, and is moved north toward Lake Sommerville.
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