2019 Rain Thread

[Radical Larry 28659]

[austingirl 2191]

Just now, Radical Larry said:

Never not funny.

[Trey3216 15352]

1 minute ago, Radical Larry said:

“A day that will live in in-funny...”   

 

Its perfect, in every way 

[Longhorn Al 440]

Typical aggy.  They expect failure, so they might as well try to keep the mess to a minimum.

[bolverk 29707]

4 minutes ago, clapclapclap said:

Which one is yours?

Ha! The closest would be a mix of the second and last ones. Although I do have some cardboard weighed down by some heavy limestone to cover the really exposed back end.

[atomheartbevo 89775]

[atomheartbevo 89775]

Jim's prediction

[atomheartbevo 89775]

Nice little shower here in Central Austin.  No hail to report.

[clapclapclap 9000]

Looks like the pre-soak setting was just turned on from San Antonio to Georgetown. 

And a tornado warning east of Burnet.

[jimmyjazz 46055]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Sucks being old.

Well, not any more.

[MFEU93MK9S8IW6K6FV0X 95]

33 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Recently downloaded the dark sky app since I needed a new weather app. Watching the radar loop of these storms moving in is kind of mesmerizing.

Damn, dark sky is awesome.  Just downloaded after reading this.

[atomheartbevo 89775]

I love how they still use all caps (I understand why), but we've all been trained to ignore all caps posters...

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR WESTERN WILLIAMSON...NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS...SOUTHEASTERN LLANO AND BURNET COUNTIES... AT 1115 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRIGGS TO SPICEWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO WITH ROTATING WINDS NOTED ON RADAR 4 MILES WEST OF ANDICE. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES. DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER.  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CEDAR PARK, GEORGETOWN, BURNET, MARBLE FALLS, KINGSLAND, BERTRAM, BUCHANAN DAM, LEANDER, LAGO VISTA, GRANITE SHOALS, HORSESHOE BAY, MEADOWLAKES, LIBERTY HILL, FLORENCE, HIGHLAND HAVEN, INKS LAKE STATE PARK, SPICEWOOD, WATSON, LAKE VICTOR AND JOPPA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING, OTHERWISE YOU WILL FUCKING DIE.  DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?  YOU WILL FUCKING DIE IF A TORNADO HITS YOUR MOBILE HOME THAT STILL ISN'T PAID OFF AFTER 25 YEARS. DON'T BE A FUCKING AGGIE AND THINK YOU HAVE TO RESCUE EVERY FOUR-LEGGED PARTNER YOU'VE EVER HAD IN A NON-CONSENSUAL MANNER.  BAA MEANS "NO".  INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. TOO BAD YOU STUPID FUCKERS IN CENTRAL TEXAS DON'T HAVE BASEMENTS, YOU MIGHT HAVE SURVIVED THIS ONE.  ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH

Edited April 18, 2019 by atomheartbevo

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Since we're in ask PhD question mode. Why is the broad area not in a tornado watch when we've already had a tornado warning issued?

[DalTxHornFan 3114]

"DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER."  I was reading it as a straight NWS report until I came across that and spewed bourbon on my screen.  Thanks a bunch.  

[RPM 26337]

Just got home and it was raining hard as I've ever seen just west of Decatur. There was a little pea size hail, but mainly just lots of freaking rain.

[phdhorn 6224]

Back... because conditions aren't necessarily favorable for tornadoes, mostly due to the straight line formation of the storms.  Watches are issued when conditions in a widespread area are favorable.  The little spinup in Lampasas was probably not a ground tornado, just strong rotation... but in a straight line, it can't get the velocities needed to get big.  The spinup is gone now anyway.

Watching Jim on KXAN and he's getting really giddy/geeky.  Talking fast and too much.  And way too much not needed.

[phdhorn 6224]

Severe TS with a good amount of wind heading for northern half of Travis, including northern half of the metro.

Storms seem to be slightly weaker intensity wise, but lots of rain - has morphed a bit into a larger mezocyclonic systerm (i.e. bigger blog of rain behind it, not just one line in/out.  I think we'll pick up a good 1 1/2 inch on avg. through the area, probably more than 2 inches in some spots.

[phdhorn 6224]

Storm is here in Bee Cave, so far not really electric, but lots of wind, house doing a lot of creakin' and squeakin'.  Rain picking up.
In other words, a spring thunderstorm.

[MissingInAction 25165]

Seen this shit before. Glad the dog was wrong.

[Anastasis 23481]

9 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Storm is here in Bee Cave, so far not really electric, but lots of wind, house doing a lot of creakin' and squeakin'.  Rain picking up.
In other words, a spring thunderstorm.

here we go bitches. 

[HornsOverIthaca 2335]

Is the rain train coming?

[atomheartbevo 89775]

Here comes the wind in Central Austin.

[tucker 238]

Went zero to downpouring seconds ago in central Austin 

[atomheartbevo 89775]

Just had our first transformer blow.  Gonna be a long hour or two.

[Anastasis 23481]

Pea sized hail in lakeway. 

[tucker 238]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Just had our first transformer blow.  Gonna be a long hour or two.

Ha. We did too. Maybe same hood

[atomheartbevo 89775]

2 minutes ago, tucker said:

Ha. We did too. Maybe same hood

Rosedale area?

[tucker 238]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Rosedale area?

Yep

[Radical Larry 28659]

Looks like we have a love connection. 

[atomheartbevo 89775]

Just now, Radical Larry said:

Looks like we have a love connection. 

"Shit-my-pants" connection.  I was outside when it blew.  Sounded like an M-80 in an old coffee can, only scaled way up.

[Radical Larry 28659]

Soon.

[Anastasis 23481]

Shit was real 

[burntorangebongos 10752]

I didn't get no peas in Lakeway. Cool. I'm sick of buying new roofs due to hail.

[phdhorn 6224]

Well... that was... nice.

Goodnight.

[atomheartbevo 89775]

Here's hoping the kids sleep through this, but probably not.

[Anastasis 23481]

1 minute ago, phdhorn said:

Well... that was... nice.

Goodnight.

Second round gonna be cool man?

[Anastasis 23481]

1 minute ago, burntorangebongos said:

I didn't get no peas in Lakeway. Cool. I'm sick of buying new roofs due to hail.

Nobody in Texas should ever buy a roof. 

[Longhorn Al 440]

Starting to come down in Kyle.  Line isn't here yet.

[burntorangebongos 10752]

whatevs, cripto-obscuro.

[Kavinsky 417]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

I love how they still use all caps (I understand why), but we've all been trained to ignore all caps posters...

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR WESTERN WILLIAMSON...NORTHWESTERN TRAVIS...SOUTHEASTERN LLANO AND BURNET COUNTIES... AT 1115 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRIGGS TO SPICEWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO WITH ROTATING WINDS NOTED ON RADAR 4 MILES WEST OF ANDICE. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES. DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER.  LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CEDAR PARK, GEORGETOWN, BURNET, MARBLE FALLS, KINGSLAND, BERTRAM, BUCHANAN DAM, LEANDER, LAGO VISTA, GRANITE SHOALS, HORSESHOE BAY, MEADOWLAKES, LIBERTY HILL, FLORENCE, HIGHLAND HAVEN, INKS LAKE STATE PARK, SPICEWOOD, WATSON, LAKE VICTOR AND JOPPA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING, OTHERWISE YOU WILL FUCKING DIE.  DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?  YOU WILL FUCKING DIE IF A TORNADO HITS YOUR MOBILE HOME THAT STILL ISN'T PAID OFF AFTER 25 YEARS. DON'T BE A FUCKING AGGIE AND THINK YOU HAVE TO RESCUE EVERY FOUR-LEGGED PARTNER YOU'VE EVER HAD IN A NON-CONSENSUAL MANNER.  BAA MEANS "NO".  INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. TOO BAD YOU STUPID FUCKERS IN CENTRAL TEXAS DON'T HAVE BASEMENTS, YOU MIGHT HAVE SURVIVED THIS ONE.  ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH

[Wally Pryor 5262]

Big Al working late.

[atomheartbevo 89775]

So we can go to bed.  Just lots of noise and wet stuff.  Typical night.

Unless you're in Milam County.

Edited April 18, 2019 by atomheartbevo

[TwiceHorn 31520]

We got a "special weather statement" giving us torrential rain and high winds (gusts to 55mph).  Expires in 2 minutes.

It's sprinkling.

[Anastasis 23481]

Winding down the apocalypse.  

[boknowstecmo 216]

So the line broke just before reaching Austin, and then re-formed just east of Austin. Nice.

[tucker 238]

6 hours ago, boknowstecmo said:

So the line broke just before reaching Austin, and then re-formed just east of Austin. Nice.

1234

half to and inch in Austin. About what I give my girlfriend. 

[Armybrat 40866]

7 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Here's hoping the kids sleep through this, but probably not.

I slept through it. Woke up at 2 and just heard some faint thunder, then went back to zzzzzzzz.

[Parliament 14283]

1 hour ago, tucker said:

1234

half to and inch in Austin. About what I give my girlfriend. 

Good thing she has me giving her six.

In the butt.

[Parliament 14283]

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Edited April 18, 2019 by Parliament

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Edited April 18, 2019 by Parliament