Tuesday brought much-needed rain to parts of South Central Texas as a strong area of low pressure pushed across the state, sparking severe weather in East Texas and snow in North Texas.
As severe thunderstorms moved across the Gulf Coast yesterday, @NOAA‘s #GOESEast satellite closely monitored the activity.
In addition to high winds, hail, and lots of lightning, several tornadoes were reported in Texas and Florida. pic.twitter.com/LxvptFwvnh
While it won’t be enough to completely alleviate drought conditions, the rain was certainly welcomed considering January had only brought 0.01? of rain to San Antonio prior to Tuesday’s rain event.
Here’s a list of rainfall reports from observation stations across the region:
As always, a huge thank you goes out to those who sent in photos of backyard rain gauges via KSAT Connect! You can send in your images, too, by visiting the link here.
Also — a big thank you to those who sent in photos of backyard rain gauges to KSAT Connect!
Pic 1: Cathy Munoz, Kicaster
Pic 2: AAC, Seguin
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This most recent rain now brings the total for the month of January to 0.50?. The average for the entire month is 1.96?, so we still have some work to do in the rainfall department!
Tuesday’s rain brings January’s rain total to 0.50″ in San Antonio.