August 22, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, LonghornJones said: I would love to be a Shoal Creek Saloon rn. Prob a pretty good water event going on there.
August 22, 20223 yr Tomorrow is forecasted to be the first day with the high below 90, in three months.
August 22, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: Tomorrow is forecasted to be the first day with the high below 90, in three months. NTTIAWWT
August 22, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: It would be better if you played at Bushwood. But gambling is illegal at Bushwood, sir.
August 22, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, utee94 said: Those are still really low streamflows. When we get the major flooding events that generate noticeable changes in lake levels, those go up into the hundreds, and thousands, of CFS. Yeah. I’m a dumb dumb. Thought I was looking at water level numbers, not CFS
August 22, 20223 yr 35 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: Wait, wut? 5? Just in case this isn’t sarcasm, yes. Probably the heaviest downpour I’ve ever witnessed.
August 22, 20223 yr Lamar blocked at 9th - in front of Shoal Creek Saloon. I hope there was ample rain above the Highland Lakes.
August 22, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, MissingInAction said: Yep. It's almost like watching a woman take off her bra for the first time.
August 22, 20223 yr Shit came right at us, dissipated when it hit the town and just a light rain. FUCK
August 22, 20223 yr Flash flood warning for Austin Central till 7:15. "I'm sick of all this rain, I wish it would dry up and we could get some sun and warm weather!!" -Surly
August 22, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: Lamar blocked at 9th - in front of Shoal Creek Saloon. I hope there was ample rain above the Highland Lakes. Some but not enough. Lake Travis recharge zone hasn't gotten much. Buchanan and the others got some decent rain but it's soaking in and not running off. Now that all of those areas have been primed with rain, if they got hit with ANOTHER heavy downpour within the next couple of days, then we'd probably see at least some modest increases in lake levels. Edited August 22, 20223 yr by utee94
August 22, 20223 yr Worst traffic getting out of downtown since the pandemic -- felt like the beforetimes.
August 22, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, FirstTimeCaller said: Oh shit. I just got 1.25" in about 20 minutes.
August 22, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, phdhorn said: "I'm sick of all this rain, I wish it would dry up and we could get some sun and warm weather!!" -Surly
August 22, 20223 yr this was my rain gauge near Bull Creek/2222 4.5” (all came down in about an hour too).
August 22, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, utee94 said: Some but not enough. Lake Travis recharge zone hasn't gotten much. Buchanan and the others got some decent rain but it's soaking in and not running off. Now that all of those areas have been primed with rain, if they got hit with ANOTHER heavy downpour within the next couple of days, then we'd probably see at least some modest increases in lake levels. A 12” or 15” deluge in the Travis recharge watershed would make it rise what…. 10 feet? 15 feet?
August 22, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, NorthLoop said: Fuck. This. Shit. Same just north of you bro. Put all my plants out and barely anything.
August 23, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, NorthLoop said: Fuck. This. Shit. New Braun fels? More like No Rain Falls
August 23, 20223 yr Living the lake travis forcefield life. Got maybe 0.10". Lame event so far. Work flooded and my drive home to the desert was an adventure so I have that going for me.
August 23, 20223 yr 8 hours ago, DDD Dad said: Pics were a fast flowing White Rock Creek that clearly had breached with some silt/debris but was back in line by the lunch workout hour. Then I got this:
August 23, 20223 yr Sooo, not complaining since I got a good bit of rain earlier, but wasn’t the prediction that we’d get most of our rain tonight? Weather apps all showing that we aren’t getting any more. WTF? That earlier line screw up everything?
August 23, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, hornian said: this was my rain gauge near Bull Creek/2222 4.5” (all came down in about an hour too). Got just over 4” down the street from you
August 23, 20223 yr Gimme more in the morning. I hate to be greedy but my ground has taken a lot of rain, and soaked it right up with no problem. Only hint of standing water is at the gutter downspouts. Means it’s still thirsty.
August 23, 20223 yr Update: Yeomans (KXAN) put it well tonight: next 2-3 days is a "sloppy" forecast. That's because rain, and lots of it, is still very much in the picture. There's a slow-moving disturbance leaving a weak front behind it. But, that front's still potent enough to do what it did today for 95% of us in ATX. But he problem is that no one can really tell where the front will park - where it does, underneath it, gobs of rain. It moved through Dallas yesterday, Austin and east today, but now it can stall and even move back north - or more south. That's the slop. Still, another little disturbance is coming into the picture and it'll interact with that front. The result: high chances of rain (>70%) the next 2 days. Much of it is gone tonight, but don't get cozy - models are showing a thunderstorm outbreak 3-4 a.m. right in the ATX area. Even if that fizzles, it'll certainly whip back up tomorrow. Widespread flooding is still not out of the picture, never mind the flash flooding (Shoal Creek today had it's 4th highest crest - EVER! - in less than an hour from essentially being a rock bed!). I'll come back to try and give a better idea tomorrow where the rain falls, as the sun heats up and shows the trigger point plus with the possitility of more flooding, I'll try to stay on top of it. ironically, 50 miles one way or another won't get squat. But there's 2 days for everyone to get a piece of the pie. Longer range, the end of August is more like the end of April, and September is shaping up to start cool and wet. If the big heat comes back, it'll have to do it well into the first week of Sept. We might get one of our top 10, even close to #1, rainiest August's ever. Bet you didn't think that would happen 2 weeks ago. Weather, she be funky an' shit. More later.
August 23, 20223 yr 32 minutes ago, phdhorn said: Update: Yeomans (KXAN) put it well tonight: next 2-3 days is a "sloppy" forecast. That's because rain, and lots of it, is still very much in the picture. There's a slow-moving disturbance leaving a weak front behind it. But, that front's still potent enough to do what it did today for 95% of us in ATX. But he problem is that no one can really tell where the front will park - where it does, underneath it, gobs of rain. It moved through Dallas yesterday, Austin and east today, but now it can stall and even move back north - or more south. That's the slop. Still, another little disturbance is coming into the picture and it'll interact with that front. The result: high chances of rain (>70%) the next 2 days. Much of it is gone tonight, but don't get cozy - models are showing a thunderstorm outbreak 3-4 a.m. right in the ATX area. Even if that fizzles, it'll certainly whip back up tomorrow. Widespread flooding is still not out of the picture, never mind the flash flooding (Shoal Creek today had it's 4th highest crest - EVER! - in less than an hour from essentially being a rock bed!). I'll come back to try and give a better idea tomorrow where the rain falls, as the sun heats up and shows the trigger point plus with the possitility of more flooding, I'll try to stay on top of it. ironically, 50 miles one way or another won't get squat. But there's 2 days for everyone to get a piece of the pie. Longer range, the end of August is more like the end of April, and September is shaping up to start cool and wet. If the big heat comes back, it'll have to do it well into the first week of Sept. We might get one of our top 10, even close to #1, rainiest August's ever. Bet you didn't think that would happen 2 weeks ago. Weather, she be funky an' shit. More later.
August 23, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, hornian said: this was my rain gauge near Bull Creek/2222 4.5” (all came down in about an hour too). LCRA is showing 2.66" just up the road. Our back yard (wet weather "creek") was roaring, I'm more inclined to believe your number. Need much more.
August 23, 20223 yr 32 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: LCRA is showing 2.66" just up the road. Our back yard (wet weather "creek") was roaring, I'm more inclined to believe your number. Need much more. I drove home during the storm. At the first bridge over Bull Creek (Spicewood Springs) it was kind of raining. By the second bridge, it was raining hard, and by the third it was pouring, but over the low water crossing it was sheets of rain. But if the band hit just right, I'd actually believe the gauge had half the rain that our streets did, because further North on 360 it was not raining nearly as hard.
August 23, 20223 yr Author 10 hours ago, phdhorn said: But there's 2 days for everyone to get a piece of the pie.
August 23, 20223 yr Update: Not much from my last post.. but the front has stalled south of us about the I-10 corridor. They'll get the big rains today. However, Austin is sort of on the north end of this zone, so (as we've seen already today) rain is still likely around a lot of the area, even if not heavy. No TV weather honk has predicted that the front will move north again (bringing us potentially flooding rains) but that's always a possibility. There's not a lot out on the radar now beyond what's fallen this morning, but that can be deceiving. Stuff will pop up as the sun gets going. My guess is a cloudy day with only short periods of light/moderate rain. If the front moves north or we get a lot of lift going, I'll be back. Otherwise enjoy the fun. If it stays like this it might not even get much into the 80's, but I think enough sun will pop through that we get near or just over 90°. And not a 100 in sight for at least 5 more days. The meteorological season has changed for sure although of course we could easily get hot/dry and over 100 again... but we're done with the marathons. (Meteorological fall starts Sept. 1).
August 23, 20223 yr I'm right at 2 inches (TWSS) of rain in the month of August just east of Pflugerville. It has added zero to my tank, I think my fish are going to have to grow lungs or die. It's so frustrating because you watch the radar and it's like watching a rerun of 2008 Tech, you keep hoping the ball gets caught and, yet, are always disappointed
August 23, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, Catpfish said: I'm right at 2 inches (TWSS) of rain in the month of August just east of Pflugerville. It has added zero to my tank, I think my fish are going to have to grow lungs or die. It's so frustrating because you watch the radar and it's like watching a rerun of 2008 Tech, you keep hoping the ball gets caught and, yet, are always disappointed Too soon.
August 23, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Catpfish said: I'm right at 2 inches (TWSS) of rain in the month of August just east of Pflugerville. It has added zero to my tank, I think my fish are going to have to grow lungs or die. It's so frustrating because you watch the radar and it's like watching a rerun of 2008 Tech, you keep hoping the ball gets caught and, yet, are always disappointed Right there with you. About a block north of Lake Pflugerville and I swear there is a vortex over here that just dissipates any storms or rain. Frustrating. Last Friday was the only really good rain. I’m hoping we are out of this cycle and the wet weather will continue.
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