Summer to date in context Since the weather is pretty cut and dry the next few days, let’s talk briefly about this summer. Officially, yesterday was our hottest day of the year, with a daily average ...

In brief: In this morning’s post we discuss the end game for the tropical disturbance in the northern Gulf, look ahead to elevated rain chances on Friday, and then see what high pressure will bring us ...

Now, how much rain? Well, Friday will be interesting. It could go one of two ways I think. The first way? The disturbance approaches Texas and we get a solid rain shield offshore, so coastal areas see ...

Editor’s note: On July 29, 2025, we published a new version of the Space City Weather Flood Scale. The new version incorporates research done by two psychologists at the University of Houston, Steven ...

In the wake of Tropical Storm Imelda, Eric and I wanted to reintroduce the Space City Weather Flood Scale, as well as place that memorable storm in its proper context. Here, then, is our scale as of ...

Trying to make sense of Thursday This will be a different post than typical. I want to walk through what happened yesterday from a forecaster’s perspective. About 750,000 customers remain without ...

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Summary November 1992 represents the benchmark tornado outbreak for Greater Houston. Six tornadoes were confirmed in the Houston area that day, including an F-4 rated tornado in Channelview. Several ...

In brief: Today’s post offers some thoughts about the need for a reckoning with power distribution in the greater Houston area, and greater resiliency given the conditions we regularly experience. In ...

In brief: Although we cannot be certain at this time, it increasingly looks as though Tropical Storm Beryl is on track to make landfall somewhere between Corpus Christi and Matagorda Bay on Monday.

Note: This is the first in a series of reports by Matt Lanza that puts the Tax Day floods into perspective, and discusses what Houston should learn from this natural disaster. On Monday afternoon t… ...

Obviously, getting a generator is an investment. An average installation will likely run you between $10,000 to $15,000 depending on your home and needs, and that may have even nudged up a bit due to ...