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How is it that IAH George Bush airport is running no delay, high ground?
For being basically flat and with lots of paved areas we do not flood that much...
Just think how your area would be if it rained 20 inches in less than 24 hours... at times it was raining over 4 inches and hour...
From what I have seen, most of the people killed drove into high water... if someone ignores the barriers put up to protect them it is not really the flood waters that is the problem...
How is it that IAH George Bush airport is running no delay, high ground?
Here's the article I heard. It's not much more than a sound bite.
A lot depends on the soil. Both places we live are right about at sea level, but respond to rainfall completely differently. At our MD home, a massive rainfall like that would result in flooding for days. Water stands on the clay/sand soil for a long time. At our FL home, even that amount of water would drain through the loose sand in a very short time. I've seen it rain over 10" in a day, and the water was gone within a couple of hours. I've never seen the 20" in a day rate, but I suspect it would still drain through pretty fast. I don't know anything about Houston, but I certainly hope the flooding ends soon and people remain safe.
Hope you make it through that bad weather with no damage!
We got pounded with a wild storm at 4 AM here in Houston early this morning. This just adds to the already wet conditions around these parts.
Thank you! I am just aggravated that they can't seem to decide on the forecast at all. If it was just storms popping up, I could see it, but with that solid line of red headed this way I'd really like for them to commit to a forecast for once. Maybe that is too much to ask.
The Chicago networks have been doing the opposite--they go with the most dire predictions and then pull them back just a few hours before the storms were supposed to arrive. We had thunderstorms and hail etc. forecast night before last and then again last night. Not complaining, but still haven't seen a drop. Always good to be prepared but no one is going to take either your news meteorologists or ours seriously at this rate.
I hope Houston doesn't have any more flooding from it!
I think that might have been the same line of storms that is moving eastward and headed for us. It's between Houston and Lafayette right now.
Yesterday we had a "slight to marginal" chance of severe storms today, with damaging winds, hail, and tornados.
Today we have a severe thunderstorm watch in place, and a 40% chance of storms here today, possibly with damaging winds(15%), hail(2%), and tornados(?%). Or not.
What an equivocal forecast! Radar shows that there's a solid line of strong storms marching across Louisiana and headed directly for us. The TV weathergirl is urging us to bring in anything in the yard that could become a projectile if/when blown around. My plan is to do that, and just assume that today will be stormy.
She also urges us to rush to get errands done pronto and get home soon because "you won't want to be driving around in these storms once they arrive". Not "if they arrive", but "once they arrive" (exact quote). OK....
What the forecaster says and what we typically think it means is often different. The percentage expresses a combination of certainty and areal coverage. Also, the 'area' involved is typically 20-30 parishes/counties. It's kinda complicated, but here is a good explanation:
FAQ - What is the Meaning of
We got pounded with a wild storm at 4 AM here in Houston early this morning. This just adds to the already wet conditions around these parts.
I hope Houston doesn't have any more flooding from it!
I think that might have been the same line of storms that is moving eastward and headed for us. It's between Houston and Lafayette right now.
I think it is the same storm.... the good news is that it is fast moving and will go by quickly, the bad is that it is intense... our electricity was going in and out... lost it for awhile, came back, lost it again for who knows how long (I went to the gym)... now clear skies!!!