2023 Rain Thread

[troph 25231]

2 hours ago, Hate said:

That line of storms last night was moving way too fast. Maybe the system tonight will slow down a little more.

I’m already pessimistic again. 

[miguelito 11505]

It's never going to rain again.

[dogbreath 440]

Just missed it. 

[Surly Bevo 25754]

Well well well, what have we here?  DFW has gotten themselves a force field

 

[SquishMitten 10497]

We’re not going to get anything in Austin tonight, are we? Nothing on the radar. Never really warmed up at all today. No wind…

Still have a chance tomorrow night or is this a big miss by the weather gurus?

[jimmyjazz 47221]

1 hour ago, SquishMitten said:

We’re not going to get anything in Austin tonight, are we? Nothing on the radar. Never really warmed up at all today. No wind…

No, it looks like it all petered out.

 

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Still have a chance tomorrow night or is this a big miss by the weather gurus?

I'm not putting a lot of faith in their predictions right now.  I guess I'll take the 2" and like it.  #claytonwilliams

[Deej 77843]

[Hate 20249]

Maybe a little more, but they really missed this time with the storms over the Hill Country.  It was a complex se up, so I'm not faulting the forecasters.  They are still pretty damn good, but sometimes mother nature throws them curveball.  At any rate, it's been a pretty damn nice spring.

Edited May 14, 2023 by Hate

[NorthLoop 14490]

There was standing water in my backyard all day today. I'm good. 

[GreenspointTexas 9977]

Its Harvey junior in Houston right now

[utee94 16090]

Got too much south and east and not enough north and west, to make a dent in the lakes.  Ahh well, maybe 2024.

[Armybrat 41414]

2” yesterday morning west side of Round Rock.

Pretty foggy this morning….

 

[dogbreath 440]

The Comal was barely over the bank at its narrowest point yesterday morning. It’s now up 50 cfs to 200.  Still below normal of 300 cfs. Every little bit helps. 

[texhorn 356]

At least according to Wunderground, the rain chances for today and the next few days evaporated overnight.

[4th&Five 42010]

[tx ind 7057]

1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Its Harvey junior in Houston right now

yup, i think we've had one day without rain in the last week.  kinda lost track at this point

[South Austin 53228]

On 5/13/2023 at 6:51 AM, Nicole44 said:

Your mom is hot! Thanks. Never tried that before. 

I mean, she was a damn beautiful mother in her prime. Happy Mother’s Day, even though it’ll never rain again.

[GreenspointTexas 9977]

Cypress has gotten almost 5 inches in the past 24 hrs

[Hate 20249]

Goddamnit…this storm was supposed to be in the Hill Country. It just won’t stop raining here.

[miguelito 11505]

Yeah, the bullseye on those maps was too far west by a couple hundred miles. 

[Schulz2.0 29280]

24 minutes ago, miguelito said:

Yeah, the bullseye on those maps was too far west by a couple hundred miles. 

@phdhorn 

[Storm the Field 5367]

After last summer, I never thought I'd say this, but that's more than enough rain. We're good for a while here in Houston.

[Armybrat 41414]

Over an inch & a half in the past half hour here and it’s still coming down. Back yard is a river.

 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10806]

South Houston....haven't seen rain this hard, this long in many years.

[phdhorn 6225]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

@phdhorn 

 

[miguelito 11505]

Current drought map.  It probably won't change much after this event.

 

 

[texasdago 7770]

SW Austin... got a nice soaker around 12 - 1 

[Orange&White 5573]

On 5/12/2023 at 11:34 AM, Orange&White said:

Call your shots.

I live near 2222/360 and I guess the gauge on 360 will get 3.5" between now and Monday noon.

Also, this event seems big enough that @phdhorn should be here.

Shot high.

Sitting at 2.12" right now but apparently there is a little more to come before noon today.

[Hate 20249]

The lake basins are primed. We just need a good old fashioned Memorial Day soaking to help the lakes for the summer.

[utee94 16090]

It's raining pretty hard in NW Travis right now.

[atomheartbevo 90653]

4 hours ago, Hate said:

The lake basins are primed. We just need a good old fashioned Memorial Day soaking to help the lakes for the summer.

We maybe should be careful what we wish for.

[utee94 16090]

3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

We maybe should be careful what we wish for.

We shall appreciate the Shoal Creek Saloon's sacrifice.

[Hate 20249]

We maybe should be careful what we wish for.

It’s why I carefully asked for a “soaking” as opposed to a “flood”.

[atomheartbevo 90653]

52 minutes ago, utee94 said:

We shall appreciate the Shoal Creek Saloon's sacrifice.

[Trey3216 15452]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

“In the Navy!” 

[HOOKEM4 5176]

Awfully windy and dark here. I am sure @phdhorn is getting a shitload of rain right now.

[Radical Larry 28822]

Damn nice rain falling in NW Austin.

[texasdago 7770]

Looks like Lake Travis is getting it

[Deej 77843]

5 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

We maybe should be careful what we wish for.

What's a few more bodies in Town Lake?

#townlakedumper

[Deej 77843]

7 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Looks like Lake Travis is getting it

Does it help as much if it drops straight on the lake?

[jimmyjazz 47221]

Finally getting some action in 78731.

Hey-o!

[miguelito 11505]

I can see lightning in the distance.

And stars above me.

 

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[The University 852]

almost 3 inches...in the garage.

[utee94 16090]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Does it help as much if it drops straight on the lake?

Yeah sure it helps.  But the lake itself is just a small part of the catchment.  We need rain across the entire drainage basin, and a LOT of it.

So far Travis is up 0.7 feet.  It's a start, anyway.

 

[Orange&White 5573]

78750 - Got another 1.98" last night. Brings it to 4.40" in the last week.

Niiiiccceeee.

[atomheartbevo 90653]

11 hours ago, Deej said:

What's a few more bodies in Town Lake?

#townlakedumper

Get those bodies moving down the river!

If we get any more rain, you'll start seeing this

 

 

[texasdago 7770]

In the end, it looks like the 3" - 5" forecast came to fruition... and maybe we get a bit more today?  It was good to see all that rain over Llano and near Travis last night.  

[hornian 5295]

31 minutes ago, texasdago said:

In the end, it looks like the 3" - 5" forecast came to fruition... and maybe we get a bit more today?  It was good to see all that rain over Llano and near Travis last night.  

My backyard was over 6" (360/Bull Creek) since Friday - 2.75" Friday, .25" Sunday, 3.25" Monday evening, too bad it was downstream of the Lake Travis Watershed. 

 

[Guest]

Damn. Have had 15" in about five weeks. Just happen to be in the bullseye. Just a few miles away the total is half that. I'm the most rain-loving person you'll ever meet, and this is too fucking much. That's about 45% of our yearly total in five weeks. The backyard is like a wet sponge.

I only wish it was on the other side of the lakes.

Edited May 16, 2023 by FirstTimeCaller

[Guest]

You'll never guess which area of town I live. (Past 30 days, doesn't count the 5" rain that started all this.