2021 Rain Thread

[hookemATL 11,944]

9 minutes ago, texasdago said:

My gut tells me waves of rain will be manageable in Austin unless your tent is pitched next to Williamson Creek 

OH FUCK MY HOTPLATE AND INTRAVENOUS DRUGS!

[Hate 20,155]

My gut tells me waves of rain will be manageable in Austin unless your tent is pitched next to Williamson Creek or you decide to drive through some low water crossing.   

Austin won’t get lucky enough to have all the homeless washed away, but they may at least get a shower.

[gmr548 16,617]

7 to 10 inches is called “Tuesday” in Houston
 
 
good luck to yall in CenTex

Seven to 10 inches of rain in Houston is a disruptive flood event in whatever part of the city gets the bullseye.

[NorthLoop 14,254]

Your mom is a disruptive flood event when she gets 7-10 inches. 

Edited May 18, 2021 by NorthLoop

[texasdago 7,589]

13 minutes ago, Hate said:

Austin won’t get lucky enough to have all the homeless washed away, but they may at least get a shower.

Maybe we can leave some small hotel soaps by the creeks.  I have lots of nice samples from Embassy Suites, La Quinta, etc.

[phdhorn 6,224]

1 hour ago, Born to Run said:

2 hours ago, phdhorn said:

Update:

Looks like today's round is forming up now SW of us and will pass through starting about noon or within the following hour.  Not a ton presently, but if it hits a pocket of humidity and lift...

I hit your mother's humidity pocket last night Trebek!

My mom's deceased, from now on you probably should use my sister.

[hookemATL 11,944]

14 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

My mom's deceased, from now on you probably should use my sister.

[phdhorn 6,224]

Update:

The morning shift went by, but the afternoon shift is definitely a'comin'.  Has ramped up and heavy rain will be upon us for about 3-4 hours, starting in about an hour.  It's gonna rain.  Oh yeah.  It's gonna rain.

[Nicole44 22,092]

My Dark Sky app is going batshit! Tornado Watch? Where do I watch? Lulz. 

[boknowstecmo 216]

38 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Update:

The morning shift went by, but the afternoon shift is definitely a'comin'.  Has ramped up and heavy rain will be upon us for about 3-4 hours, starting in about an hour.  It's gonna rain.  Oh yeah.  It's gonna rain.

I mean, right now it just looks like a weak line coming at us, with some fun stuff for NB and Kyle. 

[Anastasis 23,471]

forcefield engage. 

[SquishMitten 10,451]

4 minutes ago, boknowstecmo said:

I mean, right now it just looks like a weak line coming at us, with some fun stuff for NB and Kyle. 

Don't know if I'd call that big blob coming right at us a "weak line." Where it's passed over so far, it's taking 2+ hours for the heavy stuff to completely pass through

[Biff Tannen 45,758]

Is this just rain or hail too?

[boknowstecmo 216]

6 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

Don't know if I'd call that big blob coming right at us a "weak line." Where it's passed over so far, it's taking 2+ hours for the heavy stuff to completely pass through

Nah, the rough stuff is going south of us, I think? 

[Wally Pryor 5,266]

Shocking, the top piece of that blob was magically clipped off and now it's staying south of us.

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

There is a crevasse opening up in the heavy rain & lightning right near us (360/2222).  It's the Anderson Lane Forcefield.

[Orange&White 5,539]

3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

There is a crevasse opening up in the heavy rain & lightning right near us (360/2222).  It's the Anderson Lane Forcefield.

Did someone say "crevasse"?

[phdhorn 6,224]

16 minutes ago, boknowstecmo said:

Nah, the rough stuff is going south of us, I think? 

This.  The complex is coming into Austin but the heavier more turbulent stuff made a right and once again is going south of town.

Forcefield 1 1/2, Rain 1/2, phd 1/4.

Edited May 18, 2021 by phdhorn

[phdhorn 6,224]

9 minutes ago, Orange&White said:

Did someone say "crevasse"?

South Austin's mom uses it all the time.

[Chet Steadman 940]

Central Austin will be lucky to get .5” out of this “5-10” storm’.  

[Bevo Num1 1,043]

I hope we don't get any hail in Buda.

[Post Oak 20,312]

3 minutes of sprinkles in Hewitt.  I hope the chances for rain are gonna be better

[Bevo Num1 1,043]

This looks really bad.

[NorthLoop 14,254]

Yeah I live about 3 miles SW of that black dot. It got really fucking gnarly here for a good 20 minutes. 

[phdhorn 6,224]

lulz

[phdhorn 6,224]

I think that's high winds, not a 'nader.  San Marcos will get winds > 80 mph.

So far, this is doing nothing like forecast.  The red blob south of Austin is very nasty, but moving south of town.

[TXLNGHRN10 341]

Generally when they do forecast catastrophic weather, it's never as bad as they say. When they forecast %20 chance of rain, then we get rain bombs and major flooding

[utee94 15,878]

 

[phdhorn 6,224]

Man I swear that red blob was heading straight for Travis, took a decided right hand turn about 80 miles out, then took another left, forming a "Z", and now it's heading NE again - but will miss most of Austin.  That was very weird.

[phdhorn 6,224]

2 minutes ago, utee94 said:

 

[Wally Pryor 5,266]

6 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Man I swear that red blob was heading straight for Travis, took a decided right hand turn about 80 miles out, then took another left, forming a "Z", and now it's heading NE again - but will miss most of Austin.      That was very weird  right out of the FF playbook.

Ok.

[Bevo Num1 1,043]

Here comes the fun.

[jimmyjazz 46,352]

No way this next line splits at the forcefield.

Narrator:  it's gonna split at the forcefield

[clapclapclap 9,000]

1 hour ago, phdhorn said:

It's gonna rain.  Oh yeah.  It's gonna rain.

You better get ready, and bear this in mind

[phdhorn 6,224]

We are getting a pretty good shower here probably about a half inch so far the last 10 minutes but it always rains in Bee Cave.

[utee94 15,878]

4 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

We are getting a pretty good shower here probably about a half inch so far the last 10 minutes but it always rains in Bee Cave.

So far this entire past week has delivered 0.2" to my home in NW TravCo.  I'll remain skeptical and leave my automatic sprinklers system on.

 

[Anastasis 23,471]

Force field failure. 

[phdhorn 6,224]

9 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

nm

nm

Edited May 18, 2021 by phdhorn

[phdhorn 6,224]

3 minutes ago, utee94 said:

So far this entire past week has delivered 0.2" to my home in NW TravCo.  I'll remain skeptical and leave my automatic sprinklers system on.

Yeah I see them more or less as 0-2 today, but I guess when the bar's set that high we can overlook what would normally be pretty good rain on any given day.

 

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[SquishMitten 10,451]

Started pouring. Storm from the southwest, rain is coming down hard...blowing southwest. Should I be scared of a horizontal tornado?

[austingirl 2,192]

Heavy storm in 78727.

[Blotto 23,606]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

Is this just rain or hail too?

from the weather advisory  linked on Weatherunderground, it sounds like there is hail but generally south of austin

Quote

 Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Caldwell County in south central Texas...
Southeastern Travis County in south central Texas...
Bastrop County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Gonzales County in south central Texas...
Northwestern Lee County in south central Texas...
Southwestern Fayette County in south central Texas...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 427 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Austin Bergstrom Int Airport to near Palmeto State
Park, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Austin, Lockhart, Elgin, Bastrop, Luling, Smithville, Austin
Bergstrom Int Airport, Waelder, Mustang Ridge, Niederwald, Camp
Swift, Circle D-KC Estates, Cedar Creek, Rosanky, Paige, Muldoon,
Cistern, Wyldwood, Palmeto State Park and Hornsby Bend.

 

[Biff Tannen 45,758]

Yeah, not much happening up in 78751.  I was all prepared for Shock and Awe.

[BrickTop 477]

Confirmed tornado on the ground near Schulenburg

[Nicole44 22,092]

12 minutes ago, BrickTop said:

Confirmed tornado on the ground near Schulenburg

Wicked stuff happening between SAT and HTown 

 

[phdhorn 6,224]

It's more than obvious that for today at least, the bullseye moved 50-80 miles south and east of us.

We have tomorrow to go yet, but it's starting to look like Al Capone's vault. Nevertheless, it's very tough to pinpoint or the worst rain would be, not sure if they'll ever get that down.

Edited May 19, 2021 by phdhorn

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Got an email from CFISD that classes may be canceled tomorrow due to the weather. Well goddamnit. Seems like Houston people are starting the flood media machine.

[BrickTop 477]

I got the same for Tomball

[BrickTop 477]

I got the same for Tomball

[Updawg 2,295]

So far this entire past week has delivered 0.2" to my home in NW TravCo.  I'll remain skeptical and leave my automatic sprinklers system on.
 

That thing clogged or under something? I’ve dodged quite a few of these storms and have still got pretty good rain. Even left my rear window down in the car for a day. Got lucky on that one