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Good morning, Houston. As we were sitting around Monday morning contemplating using a witch's extremity to keep warm, we started to wonder exactly how cold it's gotten in the city before — and, thanks to the Internet, we know! According to the National Weather Service, the record low temperature for Houston was 5 degrees Fahrenheit, which we hit on Jan. 23, 1940. Maybe more interesting, though, is the Houston snowfall record: Turns out we haven't had any appreciable snowfall since Dec. 22, 1989, when 1.7 inches fell. That's nothing compared with the blizzard of Feb. 14-15, 1895, when a whopping 20 inches of snow fell in the city. We couldn't find any photos from that storm, but we did turn up a few Bob Bailey pictures from a snowfall on Jan. 30, 1949. Enjoy!

Good morning, Houston. You know what today is, right? It's the day before what's apparently the most important book in the history of the world, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is released. If you're a Harryhead and a fan of Katy, our neighbor to the west, you should be delighted to know that Katy has been named the "Harryest" town in Texas — the distinction that goes to the town that pre-ordered the...

We're not sure if you've noticed, but it's rained a lot lately. No, really. And the persistent showers are hurting more than our mood: They're also taking a bite out of local businesses. Across the area, people aren't getting concrete poured, they're not getting their lawns mowed, they're not buying plants or playing golf or getting their roofs repaired — and for business owners, that means a tough few weeks. "This weather is killing us,"...

Good morning, Houston. We're regular NPR listeners, and we enjoy it as much as the next guy when legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg gives us another thrilling reading of a Supreme Court transcript. Even so, we were a little surprised to hear an ad the other day for NPR's newest piece of merchandise, the limited-edition Nina Totin' Bag. Yes, it's what you'd think it is: a tote bag with Totenberg's mug on it (in,...

So it rained a lot yesterday, and it looks like we're not going to get much of a break today. Or tomorrow. Or — well, actually, it's looking like the rail will continue for at least the next seven days. The bright spot in all this is that the rain may hold off for the big fireworks show Wednesday night: "We have seen, the last four or five days, rain in the morning and rain...

Good morning, Houston. Remember Radar, the adorable Channel 2 weather dog? If you're a Ken Hoffman reader, we can't imagine how you'd forget. It turns out someone in Tyler was a big fan of the idea: a TV station there has their own weather dog, Stormy. Stormy serves a function similar to Radar's and also wears an American flag bandana and takes ridiculous pictures. Just another reason to be glad you don't live in...

We're pretty sure all of you (or at least those of you who are in or around Houston) heard the storms that came through town Monday morning. We remember thinking it sounded like bricks were falling out of the air — and at one apartment complex in southwest Houston, it seems they actually were. According to KTRK, the storm caused a wall at the Pipers Crossing complex near Sandpiper and West Airport to collapse, damaging some cars parked nearby. Channel 13 reports that at least four cars suffered severe damage, and bricks from the wall went through some other vehicles' windshields; another wall similar to the one that fell apparently has a lot of cracks, so residents are worried it could go, too.

Anyone notice the rain this morning? It crashed through the area with thunder, lightning, wind and hail, slowing morning rush-hour traffic and leading to reports of possible tornadoes. According to KHOU, a twister might have headed through Needville, where the carport was blown off City Hall (now where will the mayor park?) and the roof was blown off the cotton gin (now where will the ... oh, never mind). The line of heavy rain has...

Houstonist was just advised, via the Chronicle, that there are some road closures beginning at 5:00 p.m. today and continuing until the threat of icing has passed. Mainly, this might concern you if you live "outside the loop", or need to head that way in the next day or so. So, notify your friends or family if needed. Make a mental note to adjust your drive, if you haven't left work already. Houstonist asks you to please drive/be safe, regardless of the road conditions. Here's the skinny:

In case you hadn't picked up on it, Houstonians aren't accustomed to wintry weather. Anytime the temperature drops below 60, people start pulling out their parkas; if a few snowflakes fall, we all run outside, furiously snapping photos and trying to build snowmen (turns out you can't actually make a snowman out of five snowflakes — but we sure as hell tried). All harmless, right? Sure, until it gets icy — then all bets...

Looks like we're in for pretty nice weather today — but if you're wearing a hat, you might want to hang onto it: Wind is expected to be between 25 and 30 mph today, with gusts up to 45 mph. The wind comes thanks to a cold front that passed through the area earlier this morning, which will cause temperatures to drop into the high 60s by this afternoon and below 60 by the evening rush hour.

The bad news: It's another rainy morning, and it looks like we may be in for isolated strong storms tonight. The good news: When all this moves through the area, we'll have a beautiful weekend. As long as the city doesn't flood, we're OK with that.

Wow, it sure rained a lot overnight. We mean a lot — more than seven inches fell downtown, more than six in southern Brazoria County, just as much in east Harris County and part of Liberty County. The good news is that most of the heavy rain has moved north of the Beltway, but the bad news is that it's now sitting over Katy, northwest Harris County, Montgomery County, Bryan-College Station, Huntsville ... yeah, you...

If there's one thing Houstonist enjoys, it's checking up on the weather online. We can hardly remember what life was like before the Internet, when you used to have to to see what it was like outside. Barbaric.

Well, the good news is that it probably won't flood tomorrow, so it looks like we may be home free when it comes to barbecuing, swimming and setting off explosive devices in celebration of our freedom. The bad news is that it could flood today. But, you know, what can you do? An upper-level low over West Texas is expected to combine with tropical moisture in the Gulf today to create a band of storms...

All the people on the north, west and southwest sides of town who thought they'd dodged a bullet earlier this week when heavy rain missed them had another thing coming yesterday afternoon as lines of slow-moving, strong storms moved through north Houston and the Richmond area, causing temporary street flooding, delayed flights at Bush Intercontinental and the requisite traffic snarls. Rainfall of nearly 4 inches an hour occurred in the storm up north, flooding...

And the water keeps coming: The Chronicle is now reporting that as much as 10.5 inches of rain has fallen on parts of the Houston area today, and there's more on the way. Among the hardest-hit areas is the east side, where the Red Cross has opened shelters at Channelview High School and Denver Harbor Community Center (6402 Market St.) and is looking at opening others. Near Hobby Airport and Pasadena, 6 inches of rain fell in 75 minutes this morning; neighborhoods along the Gulf Freeway in that area remain flooded now. Across the city, bayous are at or near capacity (including White Oak Bayou, which is now out of its banks near downtown) and health officials are warning people to look out for floating debris and snakes.

After four wet days, officials say conditions are right for flooding today if Houston gets heavy rain concentrated in an hour or so. There's been as much as 17 inches of rain since Sunday morning in some parts of the area, and though the bayous haven't overflowed, they are elevated.

Dr. Bill Gray, one of the most well-respected hurricane forecasters from Colorado State University announced today that his predictions 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 5 intense hurricanes remains unchanged from previous predictions. This far eclipses the averages of 10 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes each season. This forecast, in fact, has the largest number of storms ever predicted by Gray and his team in 23 years of prognostication. The National Weather...

If you were out of town yesterday and missed our fantastic Memorial Day weather, there's good news: We might have an encore today! Warm, moist coastal air have led the National Weather Service to forecast a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, and a flood watch is in effect until 4 p.m. for the Houston area. Because rain yesterday saturated the ground and raised water levels in the bayous, we could...

A band of fierce storms that ripped through North Texas last night could produce some bad weather in Houton tonight. The storms are traveling with a cool front that should lower the temperatures just a bit Thursday. "As this front approaches southeast Texas, I think it will be getting into our far northern counties," [KHOU meterologist David] Paul said. He said the severe weather would possibly start around 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. and would...

Well, we shouldn't be surpised, but the kid in each one of us can be a little disappointed to hear that snow is not predicted to make another Christmas Eve or Christmas Day appearance this year. Houstonist was really looking forward to making a two-foot-tall snow man. (Would that be a snow little person? A snow dwarf?)

Don't forget on Turkey Day morning that the 56th Annual Washington Mutual Thanksgiving Day Parade will be rolling through downtown Houston. We at Houstonist love a good parade and, though ours may not be the biggest, we're one of the few parades in the country that can be enjoyed while wearing a t-shirt (the National Weather Service is calling for a temperature in the upper 70s in the afternoon. It should be in lower 60s when the parade starts with maybe a few clouds).