Assuming it kicked up moisture in the air and had some storms in other areas of Texas as well as the direct rainfall. Thus covering pretty much the whole state. More than 10?

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Hurricanes don't end droughts.

Why not? What does?

Depends if it is a lower wind/higher rain producer (Ike or Harvey) or a Cat 3 or higher that is more of a wind threat and moves across the area more quickly. Celia, 1900 Storm, or a Rita

Or something like TS Allison that parks and dumps like Harvey did.

A single good heavy tropical storm rain event could end the drought conditions for us here on the coast. We can easily get 12"+ in a few days that way.

Hurricanes hit specific areas but not all Texas. We need an El Niño. Months of wet weather. We do not have one this year

CM Trump Voter said:

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Why not? What does?

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El Niño/la Nina in the pacific has more to do with seasonal and long term weather patterns over Texas.

A hurricane dumps 12 inches on dry soil. It all runs off. The lakes may be fuller near the coast, but that doesn't "end the drought" if it's still hot and dry for the next 3 months.

A slow moving tropical storm making landfall at Brownsville and moving up the Rio Grande would probably do most of us a lot of good as far as drought breaking is concerned.

Agree with the El Niño pattern.

Where I'm standing right now feels like about fity.

How many hurricanes would it take to wipe out people's homes on the coast, and damage the crap out of the ones slightly inland?

I know, here we go again, but why do we have people that wish for hurricanes? How about significant rain events instead?



Edit: "Seemingly" wish for hurricanes.

I got 20" from Harvey, and I live only 45 miles east of downtown Austin.

What about a couple of good tropical depressions?

Well, do I have a deal for you. We are supposed to get a TD or a TS from the front that's blowing through tonight. Quite a bit of SE Texas is likely to get a fair amount of rain.

2..one from the Gulf of Mexico and one from the Pacific. The Pacific storm would do a better job of soaking west Texas and the panhandle.

The first time my house flooded (tax day of 2016) Katy got 24" in 24 hours. The second time my house flooded (16 months later, Hurricane Harvey) we got almost 40" over 3-4 days.

Hurricanes can dump a shatload of water.

To answer the question though, I think it would take a few hurricanes across multiple different parts of the state to end the drought. So I'm going to say 3.

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A slow moving tropical storm making landfall at Brownsville and moving up the Rio Grande would probably do most of us a lot of good as far as drought breaking is concerned.

Agree with the El Niño pattern.

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No, it wont.

God the mentality of "its dry, so we need a tropical storm or hurricane nd F the coast!" is such garbage.

LA Nina = more energy and storms up north, but calmer atmosphere down south, so worse Hurricanes.

El Nino = more energy in the south, so more rain but also disrupts Hurricanes.

Yes it would.

Notice I said Tropical Storm, not hurricane. BTW, I have a canal home in Aransas Pass and survived Harvey….don't try preaching to the choir.

2. Texas is too big for 1 to get the whole state well

I don't want a hurricane, several tropical depressions would be much appreciated however.

Soooooo…

Everyone ready for dove season, raise your hand.

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Yes it would.

Notice I said Tropical Storm, not hurricane. BTW, I have a canal home in Aransas Pass and survived Harvey….don't try preaching to the choir.

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Yeah, because a tropical storm is just a little rain, right?

Guess you dint live through Allison...which, up until Harvery, was the source for the single largest rain event in the continental US.

I get that rain is needed...but wishing for an event that destroys one region to make your yard green i just sht.

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Soooooo…

Everyone ready for dove season, raise your hand.

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Not to worry, it'll pour a week before the opener and they'll all haul ass down to Mexico.

Been there, done that.

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Brush Country Ag said:

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Yes it would.

Notice I said Tropical Storm, not hurricane. BTW, I have a canal home in Aransas Pass and survived Harvey….don't try preaching to the choir.

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Yeah, because a tropical storm is just a little rain, right?

Guess you dint live through Allison...which, up until Harvery, was the source for the single largest rain event in the continental US.

I get that rain is needed...but wishing for an event that destroys one region to make your yard green i just sht.

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Your assumption that I'm concerned about my yard is ignorant. Keep it up though.

We are supposed to get about 2" of rain here next week. We dont need it hard core, but it will be welcome.

Hope it stays south of 59 just to piss you off that wish for a hurricane or tropical storm. I can send you pictures though!

We are so far behind, 2" wouldn't fill the cracks. I think we are in the .2-.5 range. Settle the dust for an hour…maybe.

Took Lake Travis about 2 big tropical storms to fill up last time.

Thankfully it was cooler later in the year, so one of my crops will make. Hay is gone again this year.

I remember this exact conversation between coastal residents and everyone else. Then all of Bastrop nearly burnt to the ground it was so dry.

We're hurting real bad in West Texas. I don't want anyone hurt so if we can get a nice tropical storm without doing any damage that would be great.

Well, he took that one. Hook, line, sinker and all.

I can't remember the year, it was sometime around 1979 or 1980 that Hurricane Allen Hit around Brownsville and curved it's way up through central Texas. At that time in San Saba County and surrounding Counties, we had had abuout 0.5 inches in 13 months. Stock Tanks low and no plowing for Hay and coastal fields were bare ground. For some reason when it came through our area, it sat there for almost 2 weeks. We ended up with 24" over a 2 week period. Had rain every day. Some lite, and 3 times the rain gauge topped off and we weren't sure how much we got.

We got lucky and got all stock tanks running around, and later that winter digging corner posts, hit ground water for the first time. I guess it didn't have enough time to percolate through the sandstone cracks after 6 months.

Either way, this time of year, the only drought relief anyone in Central Texas can get for this time of year is a Tropical Storm or Hurricane. Just as long as no one gets hurt. And I'm saying this after living through Hurricane Alicia, Chantall and TS Allison, while living in Houston.

I remember in 2020 when Cameron and Lake Charles were getting ripped to shreds by Laura and there were people on the Tine board crying about not really getting any rain from it. That was ****ed. I guess wishing for a tropical storm with no damage is fine, but it's definitely insensitive to be upset that a hurricane that's destroying a town isn't giving you any rain.

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I got 20" from Harvey, and I live only 45 miles east of downtown Austin.

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Waco got exactly 1" from Harvey. It was all from 1 shower.