• Flooding possible TX/LA

    From Mike Powell@618:250/10 to All on Thu Sep 3 17:17:24 2026
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    Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion 1184
    NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
    105 PM EDT Thu Sep 03 2026

    Areas affected...Eastern TX...Southwest LA

    Concerning...Heavy rainfall...Flash flooding possible

    Valid 031705Z - 032305Z

    SUMMARY...Additional scattered areas of locally heavy showers and
    thunderstorms associated with the tropical remnants of Edouard
    will continue to impact areas of eastern TX and also some parts of
    southwest LA through late this afternoon. Scattered additional
    areas of flash flooding will remain possible.

    DISCUSSION...The midday GOES-E GeoColor satellite imagery along
    with radar shows generally broken and disorganized areas of
    showers and thunderstorms continuing to impact portions of eastern
    TX, with some recent convection seen developing in a weakly banded
    fashion near the TX/LA border and adjacent areas of southwest LA.

    Cloud top temperatures are generally warming near the core of what
    is left of any central convection associated with Edouard's
    mid-level vort energy which is becoming increasingly stretched
    from near the Red River Valley of the South down across eastern
    TX. Instability across areas of eastern TX are also rather modest
    due to cloud cover, a general weakening of the earlier low-level
    jet energy, and the overall process of convective overturning.

    However, around the periphery of the cloud cover and remaining
    active convection, some stronger instability gradients are setting
    up due to the differential heating gradients. These gradients are
    likely to facilitate new convective development this afternoon
    which will include areas of southeast TX and southwest LA, and
    also areas farther west back into the TX Triangle region.

    MUCAPE values along some of these gradients are on the order of
    1500 to 2500 J/kg. This coupled with the high PW environment
    (values locally around 2.25 inches) will continue to support some
    potential for rainfall rates to reach as high as 1.5 to 2.5
    inches/hour.

    The latest 12Z HREF/REFS consensus, HRRR guidance, and the
    experimental WoFS suggest much less convective organization to the
    heavy rainfall threat going through this afternoon hours as
    Edouard's energy continues to lose its identity. However,
    sufficient redevelopment of convection is expected this afternoon
    such that some additional totals of 2 to 4+ inches will be
    possible. This will promote a threat for additional scattered
    areas of flash flooding, and especially if any of these rains can
    overlap with areas that saw extremely heavy rain over the last 48
    hours in southeast TX.

    Orrison

    ATTN...WFO...CRP...EWX...FWD...HGX...LCH...SHV...

    ATTN...RFC...FWR...ORN...NWC...

    LAT...LON 32539604 31899539 31649486 31519423 31259329
    30729257 30159220 29509222 29499309 29389424
    28829513 28489570 28699656 29789706 30239783
    30849837 31899805 32519711

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