Growing up in West Texas (now in Houston) always makes me appreciate any amount of rain, regardless of where I live. But I'm starting to miss the sun at this point.
Rain is outdoors.....
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Flying into McAllen to do field tours of crops. Sadly this may have wiped everything out.
In coordinator said Raymondville had already gotten 16" as of last night.
In coordinator said Raymondville had already gotten 16" as of last night.
As an Insurance Agent I'm feeling for the folks in far south Texas that don't have flood insurance
At this writing we now have over 7 inches in Rockport in last 24 hours, most since midnight!
Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
I would gladly have taken some of y'all's rain. My house has received just over 1 inch since Friday. The clay is pulled over an inch away from my foundation, my fence is leaning for the same reason, and yard and trees are trying to die. I don't have time to drag a sprinkler around an acre a couple of times a week to keep up.
Cromagnum said:
I would gladly have taken some of y'all's rain. My house has received just over 1 inch since Friday. The clay is pulled over an inch away from my foundation, my fence is leaning for the same reason, and yard and trees are trying to die. I don't have time to drag a sprinkler around an acre a couple of times a week to keep up.
Quit complaining. We only got 0.2 inches just southeast of New Braunfels and we have inch wide cracks running all through the ground already. Minus the 6 inch downpour in March (that mostly left as runoff) we've had less than 3 inches of rain since about early February
Last year was dry in the Waco area. This year we're 9" below normal. .15 inches so far and it's not looking great for much more.
5.5 in Calallen over multiple days. I'm guessing the Rockport to Refugio to Goliad line has gotten MUCH more.
This is the curse of living on the edge of the desert. Sometimes you get none, sometimes you get it all, and sometimes it all comes at once. Rarely is it the "right" amount properly spaced.
Most of the other miles of coastline have gotten rain as well.Cromagnum said:schmellba99 said:
No, its not. Ask Beaumont.
I'm not, asking looking at the other 100s of miles of coastline, south Texas, and the Hill country especially which didn't get Jack.
And sorry, but the hill country isn't known for it's lush rain forest ecosystem due to all of the annual rainfall it gets. It's a friggin quasi-desert area, has been for a few thousand years at least.
South Texas is getting hit pretty hard in some areas now, more than one farmer is not benefiting due to the amount of rain. As another poster said, rain is not always a blessing. Especially when it comes like this and thousands of people are yet again forced from their homes due to flooding. Even more so when the ground is already oversaturated due to the wet weather that's been prevalent over the last few years.
But hey, your yard needs to be green because you don't want to water it, guess that is more important than anything.
from where do you get your bitterness? Dead end job? Cheating wife? Hangover? Anal fissures? Erectile dysfunction?schmellba99 said:Most of the other miles of coastline have gotten rain as well.Cromagnum said:schmellba99 said:
No, its not. Ask Beaumont.
I'm not, asking looking at the other 100s of miles of coastline, south Texas, and the Hill country especially which didn't get Jack.
And sorry, but the hill country isn't known for it's lush rain forest ecosystem due to all of the annual rainfall it gets. It's a friggin quasi-desert area, has been for a few thousand years at least.
South Texas is getting hit pretty hard in some areas now, more than one farmer is not benefiting due to the amount of rain. As another poster said, rain is not always a blessing. Especially when it comes like this and thousands of people are yet again forced from their homes due to flooding. Even more so when the ground is already oversaturated due to the wet weather that's been prevalent over the last few years.
But hey, your yard needs to be green because you don't want to water it, guess that is more important than anything.
Mumford got a pretty good toad floater this morning.saltydog13 said:
Jack **** in Burleson County
Haven't been home since Monday so I guess we'll see our rain gauge when I get back friday. Live over near snook
The 400,000 people dependent on Lake CC and Choke for water would sure like to see a small flood to the NW.
None of the above, HTH.RPM said:from where do you get your bitterness? Dead end job? Cheating wife? Hangover? Anal fissures? Erectile dysfunction?schmellba99 said:Most of the other miles of coastline have gotten rain as well.Cromagnum said:schmellba99 said:
No, its not. Ask Beaumont.
I'm not, asking looking at the other 100s of miles of coastline, south Texas, and the Hill country especially which didn't get Jack.
And sorry, but the hill country isn't known for it's lush rain forest ecosystem due to all of the annual rainfall it gets. It's a friggin quasi-desert area, has been for a few thousand years at least.
South Texas is getting hit pretty hard in some areas now, more than one farmer is not benefiting due to the amount of rain. As another poster said, rain is not always a blessing. Especially when it comes like this and thousands of people are yet again forced from their homes due to flooding. Even more so when the ground is already oversaturated due to the wet weather that's been prevalent over the last few years.
But hey, your yard needs to be green because you don't want to water it, guess that is more important than anything.
B-1 83 said:
The 400,000 people dependent on Lake CC and Choke for water woukdbsure likentonsee ansmall flood to the NW.
Wow you got drunk early today!
The band is shifting back to Houston. Jump on the training!
JSKolache said:
The band is shifting back to Houston. Jump on the training!
Saw that. Maybe we finally get some.
Brazos picked up 2" so far today with much more coming.
Finally got some decent rain in the Manvel area.
B-1 83 said:
The 400,000 people dependent on Lake CC and Choke for water would sure like to see a small flood to the NW.
Serious question........Has Choke Canyon EVER been full enough that water had to be released? Since that thing was built all I ever heard was it needs more rain to fill it.
Yes.
I think we are up to 20 inches at King Ranch. Been stuck here a while. Ready to go home.
05 was the last time it was full of I'm not mistaken.
Not it filled again after that. Prob '07 or '08.
The bass fishing was fantastic.
The bass fishing was fantastic.
Mmmmmmm.....maybeBrush Country said:B-1 83 said:
The 400,000 people dependent on Lake CC and Choke for water woukdbsure likentonsee ansmall flood to the NW.
Wow you got drunk early today!
**** is crazy in the valley. I've been getting texts and facebook updates from friends and family from Weslaco to Brownsville. A friend in Weslaco has 2 feet of water in her house. Harlingen has more street closures than I've ever seen. More than any hurricane I've seen since Gilbert. My parents have been in the same house since 1988 and they have water coming up the driveway. That's happened maybe twice since they moved in.
Cromagnum said:JSKolache said:
The band is shifting back to Houston. Jump on the training!
Saw that. Maybe we finally get some.
Nope. Only 0.5 inches today. That puts me shy of 2 inches for the entire event since Friday.
It is precipitating like a bovine urinating on a horizontal igneous surface in Corpus.
Damn. Friends house has 2.5 feet of water in it. Got helped out and taken to a shelter by the national guard.
flashplayer said:Cromagnum said:
I would gladly have taken some of y'all's rain. My house has received just over 1 inch since Friday. The clay is pulled over an inch away from my foundation, my fence is leaning for the same reason, and yard and trees are trying to die. I don't have time to drag a sprinkler around an acre a couple of times a week to keep up.
Quit complaining. We only got 0.2 inches just southeast of New Braunfels and we have inch wide cracks running all through the ground already. Minus the 6 inch downpour in March (that mostly left as runoff) we've had less than 3 inches of rain since about early February
Cibolo?
I'm in Victoria in Castle Hills, directly behind the big HEB and we have gotten right at 8+" since this rain event started. Cut the grass and aerated Monday afternoon, great timing for a change....Seven said:
Ended up with .5-1.5" yesterday, 2.5" over night. Refugio reporting 6" in sports. More to come all day
Exwife lives in Corpus CC and she said (her exact words) she "got a slow and steady 12", best 12 she has gotten in a long time...
Corn crop in Cibolo is relevant to my interests.
I don't remember Gilbert being bad. The flood of 91 was bad.Walter Kovacs said:
**** is crazy in the valley. I've been getting texts and facebook updates from friends and family from Weslaco to Brownsville. A friend in Weslaco has 2 feet of water in her house. Harlingen has more street closures than I've ever seen. More than any hurricane I've seen since Gilbert. My parents have been in the same house since 1988 and they have water coming up the driveway. That's happened maybe twice since they moved in.
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