

Saturday, December 3 2011, 12:30 PM CST
A weather system called a mesoscale convective vortex was responsible for the heavy rainfall we received today. The New Braunfels airport received 2.71 inches in one hour. A mesoscale convective vortex is a low pressure center that is located within a larger system called a mesoscale convective system. It was clearly visible in radar imagery today as it was pulling winds into a circling pattern. These systems can continue for up to 12 hours after its ...