Texas flood

[Big_Hitter]

your county probably has rain gauges all over the place so you can get a better reading closer to your house - I know harris county does


http://www.harriscountyfws.org/

 

[tfudtuckerpucker]

I spent today in Wimberley, as a cleanup volunteer. The Blanco river really tore through the area- its flood stage is at 13 ft- it had peaked at 43, flowing at a rate of 2.5 times the flow of Niagra Falls. It was very sad. Many homes and buildings along the river were stripped to the concrete slab, and water had been up to the roofline in the homes we worked on. We tore out all the sheetrock, flooring and insulation, leaving the frame, roof and exterior intact. Everything had a coat of slime and dirt. Many of the massive cypress trees along the river were gone, and the ones that were left had bark stripped. There is so much more cleanup and teardown needed, before any rebuilding can begin. I can't imagine how terrifying it must have been when the water came so quickly. The video here shows the bridge that the water crossed over. My thoughts are to those who lost their lives, and the many more who lost their home and everything inside.

 

[aja8888]

The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston)

I have a small wheelbarrow in the back yard. It was empty a few days ago. Today I looked at it before the afternoon downpour started. It has about a foot of rainwater in it (last couple of days worth):

 

[Car-Guy]

For those of us in Texas, have no fear. That big bright thing in the almost cloudless blue sky today is just the sun. It's about 80 degrees (f) and humidity is about 50% where I am located.

 

[BBQ-Nut]

Not only just a Stevie Ray Vaughan song, it's a flood..

video of Blanco River at San Marcos (just north of San Antonio)

look at the downed tree line to see how high the river rose

It's both....

Stay safe!

 

[Ally]

I think this is our first two days without rain in weeks. Last Thursday, we got 3-4 inches in ONE hour, depending on where you live in our city. We got ping pong sized hail, too. It's been a dramatic May. I feel so bad for those who have lost their lives.


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[nafddur1]

Does this mean that TX now doesn't want to secede?

 

[REWahoo]

Does this mean that TX now doesn't want to secede?

No, but we are floating some new ideas.

 

[nafddur1]

No, but we are floating some new ideas.

lol! And, hopefully (besides realizing now how important our federal govt. is) the cons down there will rethink their crazy beliefs that man-made climate change isn't real.

 

[Bestwifeever]

No, but we are floating some new ideas.

Some of those ideas are all wet and also watered down. Dam them!

 

[aja8888]

Does this mean that TX now doesn't want to secede?

No, that's always on the front burner. One idea we are working on is selling water to California, but they have to pay us in cash.

 

[eytonxav]

No, but we are floating some new ideas.

We need to be careful, California might try to invade and take our water. But we have guns on our side.

 

[Accidental Retiree]

No, that's always on the front burner. One idea we are working on is selling water to California, but they have to pay us in cash.

Will y'all settle for almonds?

Or other fruits and nuts?

 

[Car-Guy]

Does this mean that TX now doesn't want to secede?

Some folks probably think Texans are joking about it. Some are, but many are not.

 

[Car-Guy]

lol! And, hopefully (besides realizing now how important our federal govt. is)

 

[Htown Harry]

Last week I had vacation scheduled, following some family obligations on Memorial Day. Leaving Houston first thing Tuesday didn't work out - my place was high and dry, but we still had to wait for the submerged freeway locations to dry out.

It was a long road trip from Houston to Big Bend, a long swing north to the Guadalupe Mountains at the new Mexico border and back to Houston via San Antonio.

The landscape around places like Marfa, Pecos and Ft. Stockton is normally getting dusty and brown by this time of year. On this trip, though, every plant in the whole state seemed to be healthy and green. Even the Chihuahuan desert around territory around Big Bend and Terlingua looked lush in its own way, showing what looked like a bumper crop of cactus blooms ready to sprout.

It's good to see so many places really coming out of the drought.