If you want a common sense, non political deconstruction of the Texas flood tragedy, watch WeatherBrains tonight. The group is uniquely qualified. The show is almost 20 years old now, and if you haven't watched or listened, these are our regulars...
Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain, social scientist/meteorologist
Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) NWS Norman, OK
John Gordon, recently retired Meteorologist In Charge (MIC) NWS Louisville, KY
Troy Kimmel, veteran meteorologist based in Austin
James Aydelott, broadcast meteorologist in Tulsa
Jen Narramore, broadcast meteorologist in Ohio
Bill Murray, veteran meteorologist based in Birmingham
Dr. Neil Jacobs is also a long time regular, but he won't be able to join us since his confirmation hearing is this week in Washington. Neil will be the NOAA Administrator.
Watch it live at 7p CT here: https://t.co/JhaQYIjvn8
The audio podcast will be released early tomorrow morning. This will be episode 1016.
Texas' seasons all but done. Lunardi (third team out), Palm (second team), The Athletic (first team) and HoopsHQ (second team) all have Longhorns missing NCAA Tournament today.
Sources: If @CFBPlayoff selection committee members submit a final ballot w/out an SEC team in the top 4, their chairs will deliver a million volts of electricity until they re-vote & include the SEC
Any outages are local in nature. ERCOT expects to have sufficient supply to meet demand. If you are experiencing a power outage, please contact your local provider for information: https://t.co/QL6NOXWaB9. You can monitor grid conditions on https://t.co/qI0IdnOhug and the app.
@CJVogel_TFB It might feel worse because i was there but 2016 home loss to # 1 Kansas in basketball. 2 Days after beating #3 OU at home. There was so much hype and then so much disappointment. We were never in that game after the opening tip. Totally deflating
NEW tonight: car crashes through iconic Czech Stop in West. Pretty extensive damage.
Latest on @25newskxxv 10 tonight.
(pix courtesy Fernando De La Rosa)
An active stretch of weather is ahead for Central Texas. Scattered storms are possible tonight, and one or two could produce some hail. A more widespread severe weather risk 4 PM - 9 PM Thursday. Want to make sure we're all staying weather aware! #atxwx
#ATCEMSMedics are responding to our first call for Carbon Monoxide exposure. Please remember, CO is an odorless/tasteless gas that can be deadly. DO NOT use stoves, ovens, or portable grills to heat your home.
If using a generator, do so where there is sufficient ventilation.
7:50 AM - Heavier/steadier freezing rain is lined up along/west of I-35.
This is the focal point for heavier ice accumulation over the next few hours. Very dangerous travel conditions will continue, but trees may start sagging under the weight #atxwx#txwx
Update from the @ERCOT_ISO meeting taking place right now:
"We expect 90,000 megawatts of available energy production, >20,000 MW coming from wind & solar"
That's a big, 20,000 megawatt surplus over the current peak demand (~68,000 megawatts on Friday morning) #txwx