2024 Rain Thread: All Your El Nino Are Belong to Us

[NorthLoop 13929]

1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

Man, we both know you and me are not getting anything. I just do not want to water tonight. Is that too much to ask?

Damn man you're getting ff'd like a mofo. We got a good soaking here for a bit after my last post.

[atomheartbevo 88912]

[Wally Pryor 5201]

Anti-forcefield today.  

Shit's been drawn in like a magnet.

[InkaUtexas 24932]

34 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Damn man you're getting ff'd like a mofo. We got a good soaking here for a bit after my last post.

real light rain for about 5 minutes. Then nada. And all around us. Sucks.

Going to go water the lawn.

[InkaUtexas 24932]

45 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Damn man you're getting ff'd like a mofo. We got a good soaking here for a bit after my last post.

To make it worse, just discovered one of the wind gusts broke a 5 inch limb up high on an oak. It is hung up and hanging over my garden. Not sure how I am going to drop this bad boy.

[bureaucrat 25]

rain gauge checking in at .3 in 78754, I'll fucking take that in July 

[leaf 681]

A little bit over an inch of rain in the 78628 since 7pm

[rage-a-holic 4241]

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

It's been raining in SW Austin for three hours. Was there even rain in the forecast today?

Negative. We had planned to be in the pool, but I'll take the rain.

[hookemATL 11503]

28 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

To make it worse, just discovered one of the wind gusts broke a 5 inch limb up high on an oak. It is hung up and hanging over my garden. Not sure how I am going to drop this bad boy.

[leaf 681]

Just checked the rain gauge. 4.5 inches 

[gsoda3 3192]

3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Is that a euphemism for banging one’s spouse?

hah.  meant to say power wash. 

[Orange&White 5497]

1 hour ago, leaf said:

Just checked the rain gauge. 4.5 inches 

I was binge watching The Bear all night and hearing the rain and thunder outside but wasn’t paying that close of attention. Just checked the map and I am between two gauges that were 3.22” and 3.41”. Also in 78628. Near 195/35

[leaf 681]

8 hours ago, Orange&White said:

I was binge watching The Bear all night and hearing the rain and thunder outside but wasn’t paying that close of attention. Just checked the map and I am between two gauges that were 3.22” and 3.41”. Also in 78628. Near 195/35

I’m near Ronald Reagan and 29. I’m not sure how accurate my glass rain gauge is. 

[YGIFS 19445]

Is Ronald Reagan still in the room with you now?  

[Hmbre97 6255]

On 6/29/2024 at 11:38 AM, TheStoicPaisano said:

The Weather Channel is completely up its own ass. To wit, a survey:

 

 

On 6/29/2024 at 6:48 PM, HiggyBaby said:

Back in the 90s they were the shit. Today, not so much. That said, theyre forecasting some goodness next weekend in NTX so I’m gonna allow it .

 

Edited July 7 by Hmbre97

[utee94 15708]

0.8" in NW Travis last night.  Better than a sharp stick in the eye.

Not counting on Beryl for anything around Austin though.  Instead it's gonna dump all over areas that have already had too much rain.  Ugh.

Edited July 7 by utee94

[tx 3 putt 75221]

[Samson's Wig 3165]

On 7/6/2024 at 6:43 PM, SquishMitten said:

If Beryl turns a bit west, this rain could turn out to be why the lakes fill up. Almost at an inch in west lake so far. Fingers crossed!

Ah, so this was your fault.

[NorthLoop 13929]

My yard is still spongy from the rain we got a couple days ago so I'm not too bummed about the hurricane. This time of year half of the reason I want rain is to push the temps down a little, and it's nice and cloudy/breezy out there so far today so I'll take it. 

[InkaUtexas 24932]

4 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

My yard is still spongy from the rain we got a couple days ago so I'm not too bummed about the hurricane. This time of year half of the reason I want rain is to push the temps down a little, and it's nice and cloudy/breezy out there so far today so I'll take it. 

Cool. Then come on up and lets drop a tree.

[utee94 15708]

17 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

My yard is still spongy from the rain we got a couple days ago so I'm not too bummed about the hurricane. This time of year half of the reason I want rain is to push the temps down a little, and it's nice and cloudy/breezy out there so far today so I'll take it. 

That's cool.  I'm glad you got a good soaking the other day.  Not everyone did, and the hurricane's rains would have been more than welcome.  Especially further west and along the Lake Travis recharge zone.

 

 

[InkaUtexas 24932]

Yep, going to laugh at @NorthLoop every time the canyon lake meth fed FF blocks rain at his house. This is Central Texas. We always want the damn rain. Soggy lawn? wow, what a reason to not want rain.

[NorthLoop 13929]

hey bitches I'll never turn down rain - just not as desperate this time around. 

[MissingInAction 24324]

1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

Cool. Then come on up and lets drop a tree.

Me and @NorthLoop tried that at his old place in Austin. I got a concussion and nearly died.

That tree came down tho.

Edited July 8 by MissingInAction

[NorthLoop 13929]

5 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Me and @NorthLoop tried that at his old place in Austin. I got a concussion and nearly died.

That tree came down tho.

Not sure how I would've explained that one to the cops. 

"So he slipped backwards and his skull was impaled by a tiny stump?" 

"Million to one shot, officer. Million to one." 

[Blotto 23245]

29 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Not sure how I would've explained that one to the cops. 

"So he slipped backwards and his skull was impaled by a tiny stump?" 

"Million to one shot, officer. Million to one." 

"And I'm not sure why his pants are around his ankles. If we get to the bottom of that, we may just solve this mystery"

[South Austin 51564]

Sucks for those dealing with wind and water damage from Beryl.  But it would be nice to get some residual rain here in Austin.  Right now the forecast shows we'll get nothing and like it, though at least it's not hot as balls out, and I'm glad I was in the area that got a good bit of rain Friday evening.

[InkaUtexas 24932]

My dad north of Dallas received more rain than we did in CenTex.

And yeah, sucks for them. And now here come the mosquitos.

Tonight was a nice evening. Went on a long bike ride and very pleasant.

[utee94 15708]

10 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

My dad north of Dallas received more rain than we did in CenTex.

And yeah, sucks for them. And now here come the mosquitos.

Tonight was a nice evening. Went on a long bike ride and very pleasant.

I have a friend in Indiana who's already had more rain from the hurricane than we got in Austin.  So frustrating, so typical.

Edited July 9 by utee94

[Biff Tannen 45013]

Got all dark and cloudy around campus a few hours ago and then bupkis. 

[YGIFS 19445]

Yeah, that was weird.  I ran to the grocery store and had to wear sunglasses just to get from the truck to the entrance.  Not that strange in Texas at 5:30p in July.  But I came out at 6:00p and it was like nightfall.  They called off my daughter's swim practice because they didn't like the looks of the cloud cover.  Which sucked because I had my sunglasses on, despite looking like a creepy weirdo that didn't know it was basically dusk out at 6:30p because I like to check out this lifeguard from SMU who looks like pornstar Emma Hix.  Wait, we talking about rain?  

[MissingInAction 24324]

Austin: we just ran 5 miles in this amazing weather /

[atomheartbevo 88912]

3 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Austin: we just ran 5 miles in this amazing weather /

6:30pm: I’m going to take my kid to the neighborhood pool

6:45pm: I need a cold shower and a change of clothes.

[Hookem75 214]

 

[Hate 20046]

I hope this verifies.

 

[atomheartbevo 88912]

[Orange&White 5497]

Got  ~1/2" between 6-7 this morning in 78628. My 10 Dy forecast shows about 2" more starting Sunday and through next Saturday.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11728]

Big band coming toward Austin looks about to disintegrate right as it gets here.  

[hookem2010 2533]

Solid hour of rain in 78665

[South Austin 51564]

Good pour in downtown.

[AUS-97HORN 11550]

21 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Big band coming toward Austin looks about to disintegrate right as it gets here.  

ive had decent falling water for at least 20 mins in 78757

[gofuckyourself 8057]

Is there another total eclipse this morning and no one told me?

[bschoolprof 6219]

That rain was a squall line from a coldish front.  In mid July. In Texas.  

[Trey3216 15308]

12 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

Is there another total eclipse this morning and no one told me?

There's nothing I can say  

[MontereyMX 833]

13 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

Is there another total eclipse this morning and no one told me?

yes

[Judge Roybeanbag 11728]

31 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

ive had decent falling water for at least 20 mins in 78757

My reverse jinx worked!!!

[texasdago 7389]

1 hour ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Big band coming toward Austin looks about to disintegrate right as it gets here.  

Update?

[Chet Steadman 940]

57 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

That rain was a squall line from a coldish front.  In mid July. In Texas.  

Absolutely zero complaints but it’s been wild the number of days in June and July this year where the wind has been coming in from the N and NE.  

[InkaUtexas 24932]

Woke up to this delightful sound. You can thank me. First time all summer I watered heavy was yesterday.

[texasdago 7389]

12 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Woke up to this delightful sound. You can thank me. First time all summer I watered heavy was yesterday.

Ironically, I looked at the forecast last night and rolled the dice... turned off the irrigation system.  Usually it bites me in the ass... this time we got a great soaking.  Time to play the lottery.