Tropical Storm Bill – Day 2
Position: 29.5N 97.0 [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [350°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [250 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↑.
Currently about 45 miles [ 70 km] North of Victoria, Texas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Texas from Port O’Connor to San Luis Pass.
At 1PM CDT the storm was inland over Matagorda Island.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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Well, this is interesting. From where we sit (if you are in another part of Houston, YMMV), there has been scant rain, no inclement weather and no flooding, to this point. Yes, we have another 24 hours or more to go, and some parts of Houston and surroundings have not fared as well, but that last “wobble” that Bill took to the west was enough to move some of its trailing rain bands to the same track (northbound) but about as far to the west as the distance (the west coordinate) from Matagorda to Palacios, about 34mi west according to one directions website, before the bands turned north again. That seems to have eased our situation (right here at Our House) somewhat: there’s no pond in our patio at the moment, let alone floodwater in the den.
We are about a half mile north of Brays Bayou (sic, named “Brays” even as a nearby subdivision is named “Braeswood”), so in ordinary circumstances we have good drainage for the whole neighborhood. I can only hope that makes a difference now; I’m still not absolutely certain.
Please think dry thoughts in our direction!
Watching the radar as Bill was coming ashore, some of Houston was in a clear band between the heavy rain bands. It looked like the East of Houston was being hosed while the sun may even have had a chance to shine in the center.
Drainage and surge are going to make the difference as to who gets wet.