tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 83 minLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 3 minFAA flight data 4 min

FAA NAS status is stale (221 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (221 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

ConfirmedObserved Major Resolved Weather IAH arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Bush

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Resolved at 2:57 PM CST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Lightning within 10 nm of Bush: 3 flashes in 15 minutes

    Tailodds counted 3 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Bush (IAH) in the 15 minutes to 1:21 PM CST, 2 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 2.9 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 1:07 PM CST, reports light rain, ceiling 3500 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 14 kt gusting to 21 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KIAH 031907Z 29014G21KT 10SM -RA FEW009 BKN035CB OVC250 28/22 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB1855 CB W-N AND DSNT S-SW MOVG NE P0000 T02830217
    StationKIAH at Tue Nov 3, 1:07 PM CST
    Lightning3 flashes within 10 nm, 2 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 1:21 PM, nearest 2.9 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 19:21 UTC)
    SourcesNOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports heavy thunderstorm with rain at Bush

    What changed: lightning within 10 nm → heavy thunderstorm with rain

    The 1:29 PM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Bush (IAH) reports heavy thunderstorm with rain, ceiling 2700 ft, visibility 0.75 mi, wind 7 kt gusting to 19 kt. Coded weather: “+TSRA”. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data, counted by Tailodds, shows 4 flashes within 10 nm of the airport in the 15 minutes to 1:37 PM CST, the nearest 3.5 nm away. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KIAH 031929Z 31007G19KT 3/4SM +TSRA FEW009 OVC027CB 24/23 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB1855 TSB29 TS OCNL LTGIC ALQDS MOVG NE P0012 T02440233
    StationKIAH at Tue Nov 3, 1:29 PM CST
    Lightning4 flashes within 10 nm, 1 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 1:37 PM, nearest 3.5 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 19:37 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Bush

    What changed: heavy thunderstorm with rain → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Bush (IAH) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 2:07 PM CST. The latest, at 2:53 PM CST, reports ceiling 2500 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 5 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Bush in the 30 minutes to 2:57 PM CST.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KIAH 032053Z 31005KT 10SM FEW007 BKN025 OVC036 24/22 A2984 RMK AO2 RAE31 TSE22 SLP104 CB DSNT S MOVG NE P0034 60087 T02390222 56007
    StationKIAH at Tue Nov 3, 2:53 PM CST
    Lightning0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 2:57 PM
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 20:57 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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