Hurricane Paul, off the west coast of Mexico, is expected to be no more than a tropical depression by the time it clears the Mexican mountains on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, it is sending an express train of moisture into Texas, increasing our chances for light to heavy rain tomorrow through Wednesday. As usual, we can use it, being a bit ahead of normal in the city but well behind at the airport.
UPDATE From National Weather Service in New Braunfels: YEARLY RAINFALL FOR 2006 WAS AS FOLLOWS…SAN ANTONIO 17.38 INCHES…9.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL…AUSTIN BERGSTROM 20.99 INCHES…7.03 INCHES BELOW NORMAL…AUSTIN MABRY 28.15 INCHES…0.73 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL…AND DEL RIO 9.15 INCHES…7.44 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
Then Paul weakened to a tropical storm before going ashore but, drawing on Gulf moisture, the rain forcast is still on through Wednesday night.
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