#Nicholas nearing landfall just east of Matagorda Bay. A surface observation of 76 mph winds at the bay prompted @NHC_Atlantic to upgrade Nicholas to a hurricane at the last minute. Strong winds, heavy rains, and storm surge are lashing southeast #Texas pic.twitter.com/maSdJ4WzJC
— Dr. Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) September 14, 2021
#Nicholas is now a hurricane. The storm will make landfall soon in Texas. pic.twitter.com/ZZberMdn5D
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 14, 2021
?? I don’t know what’s funnier – the fact that Facebook “suggested this for me” or the fact that this is total Alabama clickbait with a snow image. pic.twitter.com/TBUiQ4E1AS
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 14, 2021
FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE LATER THIS WEEK DUE TO TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS… Rain totals over the next 5 days will be excessive in some spots as heavy rain associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas move by our region. I expect most locales in southwest Alabama and northwest Florida to pick up 2 to 5 inches of rainfall in total through Saturday morning. This means that flash flooding will be a possibility later this week. The National Weather Service may consider a Flash Flood Watch for parts of west Alabama later in the week.
NICHOLAS TO MAKE LANDFALL IN TEXAS TONIGHT… Tropical Storm Nicholas is set to make landfall along the Texas coast, likely near Freeport and Lake Jackson, in the hours ahead. Nicholas has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. 5 to 8 inches of rainfall is ahead for much of east Texas and western Louisiana. Storm surge and minor wind impacts will be possible near the immediate Texas coast near and just south of the Houston metro area.
SHOWERS & STORMS BECOME MORE NUMEROUS TUESDAY… Rain chances will remain elevated across our local area on Tuesday ahead of even higher rain chances Wednesday into Thursday. Right now, there is no formal risk of tornadoes in our local area, but we may see a very limited risk of a few tornadoes on Thursday as the remnants of Nicholas move by. Forecast confidence in that idea remains fairly low for now. What we are confident about, however, is the flash flooding risk setting up for Thursday.
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I will have your next full forecast video posted by 7:15AM tomorrow morning. Have a nice Monday evening!
Flash flooding will be a concern later this week as the remnants of Tropical Storm #Nicholas move by our local area. Details here: https://t.co/GRp1s4hl2N pic.twitter.com/O0knNSmatd
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 14, 2021
