May 2025

[jm1220]

4 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

you mean rainier than August 2011, summer 2010 was nice and hot and dry throughout.

 

Yep 2011. Here it comes. 

[hudsonvalley21]

1 hour ago, jm1220 said:

Yep I’m in the hatched hail and wind zone. It’ll be intense if they hold together. Most likely it bows out as it comes in. When I lived here there were a few of those that produced 75+ mph winds. An EF1 went about a mile and a half from my building once. Austin isn’t the heart of tornado alley but severe season peaks around now and gets fun most years. May 2015 was insane. I’d say it was even rainier than August 2010 in Long Beach and tons of severe. 

Stay safe 

Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 833 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025 TXC053-453-491-270145- /O.CON.KEWX.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-250527T0145Z/ Williamson TX-Travis TX-Burnet TX- 833 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR WESTERN WILLIAMSON...NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS AND CENTRAL BURNET COUNTIES... At 833 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sun City to near Liberty Hill to near Hudson Bend, moving east at 35 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR FLORENCE. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Bertram, Anderson Mill, Serenada, Windemere, Leander, Lago Vista, Hudson Bend, Liberty Hill, Florence, Spicewood, Georgetown Dam, Andice, Oatmeal, Sun City, and Mahomet.

 

[jm1220]

It’s bowing out as expected. Maybe some small hail but there’ll be strong gusts. Lightning going crazy to my west. I miss severe season here, it puts anything at home down in a second. 

Velocities look better to my south near Wimberley/San Marcos. We’ll see. 

[jm1220]

Geez San Marcos isn’t warned and the velocities look intense headed their way. That’s not a small city. 

Wow..holy-80 mph gusts just warned here. Extremely Dangerous Situation, this will be my first. 

[jm1220]

Some hail on my window (at a hotel). Winds aren’t bad. It’s absolutely dumping and lightning intense. This area needs the rain which is good. There are still people out on 6th Street (Austin’s Bourbon Street).

Wow it’s dumping. Can’t see downtown and my hotel lights just flickered. Doesn’t seem like much wind 

[LongBeachSurfFreak]

5 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

Some hail on my window (at a hotel). Winds aren’t bad. It’s absolutely dumping and lightning intense. This area needs the rain which is good. There are still people out on 6th Street (Austin’s Bourbon Street).

Wow it’s dumping. Can’t see downtown and my hotel lights just flickered. Doesn’t seem like much wind 

Nice, figured the lighting would be amazing. Radar looked like best winds were south. I got to experience a real super cell in Dallas back in the day, absolutely other level compared to storms in NY!

[jm1220]

Lightning is absolutely constant. Crazy roar. 

[jm1220]

12 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said:

Nice, figured the lighting would be amazing. Radar looked like best winds were south. I got to experience a real super cell in Dallas back in the day, absolutely other level compared to storms in NY!

It’s insane, and Austin downtown just got relatively grazed. Hopefully it’s not too bad in San Marcos/New Braunfels where velocities were better. Still dumping and loud thunder just now. Lightning still crazy. Wow-WOW-just saw lightning hit the Frost Bank tower (pretty sure). The lightning show on the way out is ridiculous 

[MJO812]

I want this weather all summer 

[jm1220]

Still constant flashes downtown. This is probably the best lightning show I’ve ever seen. 

[Stormlover74]

I'm watching it on here

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/webcams-austin

 

[jm1220]

2 minutes ago, Stormlover74 said:

I'm watching it on here

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/webcams-austin

 

It’s done now, still hear thunder but that was awesome 

[FPizz]

2 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

same high for all New York City reporting sites-- 73

The trees work only on 90 degree days, other days the site it fine

[Rjay]

14 minutes ago, jm1220 said:

It’s done now, still hear thunder but that was awesome 

Now it's in the 60s

[jm1220]

8 minutes ago, Rjay said:

Now it's in the 60s

Back to the chilly lame droopy cutoff lows on Wed. 

[Rjay]

21 minutes ago, FPizz said:

The trees work only on 90 degree days, other days the site it fine

Idk it seems pretty obvious it's an issue.  

[jm1220]

About 2.25" downtown and pouring again. I'm the lucky charm-this part of Texas is in a severe drought. When I lived here in May 2015 there was 20"+ that month. In Oct 2015 the remnants of Pamela dumped over 16" on the airport/south side of the city. When it decides to rain here it doesn't disappoint. 

[bluewave]

20 hours ago, MANDA said:

Honestly these cool overnights could continue through Labor Day and I'd be happy.  Perfect sleeping weather.  Windows open with a blanket or two.  Just perfect. No a/c needed.

Yeah, really comfortable temperatures for this time of year. These late May deep upper lows have been a regular feature here over the years. The Euro has been hinting at a usually strong phaser this weekend. Very rare to see a 984mb low in the Northeast at the end of May. The GFS just came on board for a deep Northeast low also and phasing between the two streams. 
 

 

[Sundog]

8 hours ago, FPizz said:

The trees work only on 90 degree days, other days the site it fine

When Central Park is colder than JFK you cannot take it seriously and you very well know that. 

I have a question for you, should Manhattan be colder or warmer than you?

[Sundog]

Central Park temps mimic an ocean facing beach town post leaf-out. 

I think @FPizz is ball busting most of the time regarding this issue. 

[SACRUS]

 

62 / 54, another hour or so before clouds return and for the most part dont depart till Sunday.  Another 100 - 120 hours of mostly cloudy conditions.  What would amount to 10 of 12 days mostly cloudy going back to 5/20 what a stretch for the fans of clouds

.   Light rain Wed / Thu  0.25 - 0.50 in southern sections.  Perhaps a reprieve from the rain Friday but still looks mainly cloudy before trough movesinto the northeast with storms and some heavier rains Fri overnight into Saturday (1.00 - 2.00).  Sunday dries out and trough slowly moves out by the 4th.   

6/5 and beyond  Much warmer as heights rise with first chance at heat in the warmer spots (Park may be a while to dry out).   

 

[SACRUS]

21 minutes ago, Sundog said:

Central Park temps mimic an ocean facing beach town post leaf-out. 

I think @FPizz is ball busting most of the time regarding this issue. 

Park was 2-4 cooler the prior 3 days and the coolest in the region 2 of those days.  Another 1 -2 inches of rain should add to the overgrowth and mute any 90 degree readings there till mid June while some other site get there 6/5 - 6/15.

[SACRUS]

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 97 (1965)
NYC: 96 (1880) record early season heatwave continued on 
LGA: 92 (1965)
JFK: 86 (1985)


Lows:

EWR: 43 (1967)
NYC: 41 (1961)
LGA: 41 (1961)
JFK: 42 (1961)

Historical:

 

1771: In Virginia, a wall of water came roaring down the James River Valley following ten to twelve days of intense rain. As water swept through Richmond, buildings, boats, animals, and vegetation were lost. About one hundred fifty people were killed as the River reached a flood stage of forty-five feet above normal. A monument to the flood was inscribed by Ryland Randolph, of Curles, in 1771-72: " ... all the great rivers of this country were swept by inundations never before experienced which changed the face of nature and left traces of violence that will remain for ages."

 

1826: A tremendous hail storm struck the eastern shore of Maryland during the evening damaging wheat and vegetable crops from Hillsborough in Caroline County to Easton in Talbot County. One person was killed. Between the Severn and Patapsco Rivers, hail the size of eggs fell. Across the bay in Calvert County, a man was killed by hail.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1896 - A massive tornado struck Saint Louis, MO, killing 306 persons and causing thirteen million dollars damage. The tornado path was short, but cut across a densely populated area. It touched down six miles west of Eads Bridge in Saint Louis and widened to a mile as it crossed into East Saint Louis. The tornado was the most destructive of record in the U.S. up until that time. It pierced a five-eighths inch thick iron sheet with a two by four inch pine plank. A brilliant display of lightning accompanied the storm. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1973: A large F4 tornado cut a 135-mile path across central Alabama. Hardest hit was the town of Brent where five people perished and 90% of the town was demolished. Seven people died along the path of the twister. Cancelled checks from Greensboro, AL were found at Gadsden, AL, over 100 miles away. Another killer tornado struck Centerpoint on the northeast side of Birmingham, killing one person. One person was killed and 35 people were injured when an F3 tornado stormed across Jones County, Mississippi. Another 3 people were injured when an F2 tornado swept across Clarke County. A second F2 tornado also moved across Scott County that evening.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1987 - Severe thunderstorms in West Texas produced baseball size hail at Crane, hail up to three and a half inches in diameter at Post, and grapefruit size hail south of Midland. Five days of flooding commenced in Oklahoma. Thunderstorms produced 7 to 9 inches of rain in central Oklahoma. Oklahoma City reported 4.33 inches of rain in six hours. Up to six inches of rain caused flooding in north central Texas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Sunny and warm weather prevailed across much of the nation to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. Afternoon thunderstorms in southern Florida caused the mercury at Miami to dip to a record low reading of 69 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S. Ten cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 90s. Lakeland, FL, reported a record high of 99 degrees, and Biloxi, MS, reported a temperature of 90 degrees along with a relative humidity of 75 percent. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from north central Texas to the Central Gulf Coast Region. Severe thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes, and there were eighty-one reports of large hail or damaging winds. Late afternoon thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana produced high winds which injured twenty-seven persons at an outdoor music concert in Baton Rouge, and high winds which gusted to 78 mph at the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1997: An F5 tornado killed 27 people in Jarrell, Texas. Although tornado warnings were issued 30 minutes in advance and local sirens were sounded, there were few places to go for safety. Most homes were on slabs, with no basements. Houses were swept clean off their foundations, with little debris left behind. Total damage was $20 million. The same thunderstorm complex produced a wind gust to 122 mph at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio.

 

2001: This day brought one of the most destructive and widespread windstorms to much of Oklahoma and north Texas in recent memory. These storms left one person dead, 4 injured, 160,000 people without power and over $350 million dollars in damage in Oklahoma alone. Several non-tornadic wind reports in excess of 100 mph were recorded, and it took nearly a week to restore power to all of the affected areas

[SACRUS]

 

Much of this is focused on Wed and Fri evening, but suspect Saturday will be wetter and get the area closer to 1.5 - 2.00

 

[SACRUS]

 

Euro still not updating but is the strongest with the ridge - closer to the Canadian as we move into a much warmer progression. Prior years had the ridge axis and center a bit more north to cause onshore, we'll see if that is mitigated with a further south location.

6/3 - 6/5 below - 6/5 and beyond could deliver the first 'heat' of the seaosn.

 

 

[FPizz]

9 hours ago, Rjay said:

Idk it seems pretty obvious it's an issue.  

It was joke, but no one here can take it when the temp actually lines up with other spots for 95% of the calendar days.  Too easy.

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, Sundog said:

When Central Park is colder than JFK you cannot take it seriously and you very well know that. 

I have a question for you, should Manhattan be colder or warmer than you?

JFK is hotter than Central Park on the best days, nice downsloping winds, low humidity, good air quality, etc.  

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

Euro still not updating but is the strongest with the ridge - closer to the Canadian as we move into a much warmer progression. Prior years had the ridge axis and center a bit more north to cause onshore, we'll see if that is mitigated with a further south location.

6/3 - 6/5 below - 6/5 and beyond could deliver the first 'heat' of the seaosn.

 

 

good let's get rid of the onshore crap

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

Much of this is focused on Wed and Fri evening, but suspect Saturday will be wetter and get the area closer to 1.5 - 2.00

 

hopefully not, we don't *need* any more rain.  Going by what usually happens this time of year, we'll likely only have scattered showers with most of the heavier rain to our south.

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, SACRUS said:

 

Records:

Highs:

EWR: 97 (1965)
NYC: 96 (1880) record early season heatwave continued on 
LGA: 92 (1965)
JFK: 86 (1985)


Lows:

EWR: 43 (1967)
NYC: 41 (1961)
LGA: 41 (1961)
JFK: 42 (1961)

Historical:

 

1771: In Virginia, a wall of water came roaring down the James River Valley following ten to twelve days of intense rain. As water swept through Richmond, buildings, boats, animals, and vegetation were lost. About one hundred fifty people were killed as the River reached a flood stage of forty-five feet above normal. A monument to the flood was inscribed by Ryland Randolph, of Curles, in 1771-72: " ... all the great rivers of this country were swept by inundations never before experienced which changed the face of nature and left traces of violence that will remain for ages."

 

1826: A tremendous hail storm struck the eastern shore of Maryland during the evening damaging wheat and vegetable crops from Hillsborough in Caroline County to Easton in Talbot County. One person was killed. Between the Severn and Patapsco Rivers, hail the size of eggs fell. Across the bay in Calvert County, a man was killed by hail.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

1896 - A massive tornado struck Saint Louis, MO, killing 306 persons and causing thirteen million dollars damage. The tornado path was short, but cut across a densely populated area. It touched down six miles west of Eads Bridge in Saint Louis and widened to a mile as it crossed into East Saint Louis. The tornado was the most destructive of record in the U.S. up until that time. It pierced a five-eighths inch thick iron sheet with a two by four inch pine plank. A brilliant display of lightning accompanied the storm. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1973: A large F4 tornado cut a 135-mile path across central Alabama. Hardest hit was the town of Brent where five people perished and 90% of the town was demolished. Seven people died along the path of the twister. Cancelled checks from Greensboro, AL were found at Gadsden, AL, over 100 miles away. Another killer tornado struck Centerpoint on the northeast side of Birmingham, killing one person. One person was killed and 35 people were injured when an F3 tornado stormed across Jones County, Mississippi. Another 3 people were injured when an F2 tornado swept across Clarke County. A second F2 tornado also moved across Scott County that evening.
(Ref. Wilson Wx. History)

 

1987 - Severe thunderstorms in West Texas produced baseball size hail at Crane, hail up to three and a half inches in diameter at Post, and grapefruit size hail south of Midland. Five days of flooding commenced in Oklahoma. Thunderstorms produced 7 to 9 inches of rain in central Oklahoma. Oklahoma City reported 4.33 inches of rain in six hours. Up to six inches of rain caused flooding in north central Texas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Sunny and warm weather prevailed across much of the nation to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. Afternoon thunderstorms in southern Florida caused the mercury at Miami to dip to a record low reading of 69 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S. Ten cities reported record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 90s. Lakeland, FL, reported a record high of 99 degrees, and Biloxi, MS, reported a temperature of 90 degrees along with a relative humidity of 75 percent. (The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from north central Texas to the Central Gulf Coast Region. Severe thunderstorms spawned four tornadoes, and there were eighty-one reports of large hail or damaging winds. Late afternoon thunderstorms over southeast Louisiana produced high winds which injured twenty-seven persons at an outdoor music concert in Baton Rouge, and high winds which gusted to 78 mph at the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

1997: An F5 tornado killed 27 people in Jarrell, Texas. Although tornado warnings were issued 30 minutes in advance and local sirens were sounded, there were few places to go for safety. Most homes were on slabs, with no basements. Houses were swept clean off their foundations, with little debris left behind. Total damage was $20 million. The same thunderstorm complex produced a wind gust to 122 mph at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio.

 

2001: This day brought one of the most destructive and widespread windstorms to much of Oklahoma and north Texas in recent memory. These storms left one person dead, 4 injured, 160,000 people without power and over $350 million dollars in damage in Oklahoma alone. Several non-tornadic wind reports in excess of 100 mph were recorded, and it took nearly a week to restore power to all of the affected areas

1896 - A massive tornado struck Saint Louis, MO, killing 306 persons and causing thirteen million dollars damage. The tornado path was short, but cut across a densely populated area. It touched down six miles west of Eads Bridge in Saint Louis and widened to a mile as it crossed into East Saint Louis. The tornado was the most destructive of record in the U.S. up until that time. It pierced a five-eighths inch thick iron sheet with a two by four inch pine plank. A brilliant display of lightning accompanied the storm. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

 

Was this an F5 that hit the center of a large city? Omg