Big storms a comin’

Posted on March 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Big storms a comin’

Just in time to boost the bluebonnet crop, the rancho is under a flash-flood watch today through tomorrow–with low-level moisture streaming north from the Gulf of Mexico while a Pacific storm system tracks across the southwest tonight. The Austin-New Braunfels radar so far is showing only pockets of dappled green, but I guess that’s going to chance by this afternoon–possibly, unfortunately, smack in the middle of Mr. B.’s little league team’s second game of the season.

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0 responses to “Big storms a comin’”

  1. jdallen's avatar jdallen | March 17, 2008 at 1:26 pm |

    I dunno about that Gulf moisture. Here in Brazoria, the wind is blowing like hell from the east, maybe east by northeast, and the clouds are headed, of course, in the opposite direction.

  2. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | March 17, 2008 at 1:45 pm |

    Wind here is out of the southeast at around 25 mph. Pretty normal as it’s drawn in by the pressure differential caused by the big storm low headed this way from the Pacific. The low is due to cross overhead late this afternoon, hit that Gulf moisture and trigger thunderstorms and heavy rain.