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Thunderstorms moving in

Posted on January 15, 2010 | Comments Off on Thunderstorms moving in

So far the weather warriors’ radar is all greens and yellows so, hopefully, that artillery-like thunder rumbling through now and then won’t get much worse. We are forecast to get heavy rain overnight, today and tonight, and are under a flash flood watch. Nice that the temp is in the 50s. Won’t be any snow or ice.

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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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Still more rain

Posted on June 26, 2007 | Comments Off on Still more rain

All that flooding in England and Wales sounds familiar. If we get much more rain, we’re going to have our own flooding problems here shortly. Another 80 percent chance today and another flash flood watch. I suppose we shall all grow flippers and webs between our toes soon enough. Feast or famine.

UPDATE  The Mad Housewife is happy with all the rain. That’s good, because Bob Rose says there’s lots more to come. 

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Denting the drought

Posted on March 26, 2007 | Comments Off on Denting the drought

As the big storms move into the Austin area, meteorologists are already talking about them denting the drought, maybe even bringing a big boost to the Highland Lakes, particularly Lake Travis which rose about 7 feet after the previous big storms, about two weeks ago. Some parts of the hills around Fredericksburg have already had well over 3 inches of rain, and it’s all headed our way. Flash flooding, for sure, of creeks and streams, with the watch for that extending to midnight. No sign yet of the Guadalupe or San Marcos rivers rising, however.

UPDATE  Minor lowland flooding at 10 p.m., with Lake Travis expected to rise 2 to 3 feet (not enough, unfortunately), rain ending after midnight. Sunny 85 Tuesday with rain again Thursday and Friday. 

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Delayed floods

Posted on March 26, 2007 | Comments Off on Delayed floods

Awoke to find it had not rained overnight at all at the rancho, nor much of anywhere else around the Austin area. Big areas of storms still on the radar but still west of the Hill Country. Forecasts, however, bring it all in here by mid-day, just in time for Mr. Boy’s pickup from school, with rainfall rates of 1 to 4 inches an hour. So it’s too early to accuse the meteorologists of crying wolf.

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