2018 Rain Thread

[Washpark 176]

Also, thundery in Hyde Park.

+1 in Hyde park

Light sustained shower

[HenryJames 66134]

Nice rain in 78722.

[Biff Tannen 45695]

1 hour ago, Washpark said:

 

+1 in Hyde park

Light sustained shower

 

Ah there it is.

[South Austin 52523]

Nice rain coming down in Rosedale. Praise Jeebus and Based God.

[LongestHorn 759]

40 minutes ago, Washpark said:

+1 in Hyde park

Light sustained shower

 

Yes, sweet rain in the hood.

[Machinator 32099]

Many thanks to everyone who watered their grass and washed their cars. Your sacrifice is appreciated.

[Homercles 10206]

Also, thundery in Hyde Park.

Say his name motherfucker...blinky!

[RiceOwl 74]

Been raining on and off in Frisco all day long... A nice, soaking mist too when it hasn’t been raining.

This is after the thunderstorm Thursday night dropped over an inch. Cant wait for the green-up!

[NorthLoop 14218]

New Braunfels got straight FF'd today

[atomheartbevo 89756]

8 hours ago, Blotto said:

I had no idea people fished Shoal Creek.

Yep, mostly people with ultralight rigs fishing for sunfish/cichlids/etc. or parents with kids - I've seen more than a few fly-fishing along it as well, including one of these guys:

https://www.matthewbey.com/adventures-fly-fishing-austins-shoal-creek/

https://www.matthewbey.com/five-days-of-austin-fishing-redux/

It's a 10-minute or so walk from where we are at, and it's a fun thing to do in the evenings with my 5 year-old.  Catching a little sunfish is a lot of fun on his little rig.  Alternative is to take him over to the ponds behind Central Market on North Lamar and pray he doesn't snag a turtle.

We've actually caught small bass just south of the bridge on 38th street, although the holes in that area are practically dried up.  You get further downstream and you find some pretty decent areas here and there.  Get close to the lake, and there are some large areas.

Edited August 12, 2018 by atomheartbevo

[atomheartbevo 89756]

8 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

Pretty much.  Even if they were big enough, no way in hell I'd eat fish caught in Shoal Creek.  Having walked/ridden along it a lot over the past 5 years, I know how much stuff drains into it, and not just lawn fertilizer or the oil/shit/whatever on the streets.

[Hate 20128]

Raining sideways in 77389.

[phdhorn 6224]

We are gonna get rain in the next hour, streams coming right at us from the S/SW.  Smack through Austin and 20 miles each side of town.

Hays Co., you've been left out of the party, but you're getting it good next 5-30 minutes.

This one's a'comin.  Enjoy it.

Fucking August 12, in the three hottest average days of the year, and we're getting rain and temps not even out of the 80's yet in the afternoon.

Amazing.  You won't see this too much in the next 15 years.  Enjoy.

[phdhorn 6224]

For your perousal/enjoyment/teeth-gnashing... rain totals since Wednesday:

Gee, I dunno, kinda reminds me of something, but I just... can't... put... my.. finger... on... it....

[gsoda3 3274]

my rain gauge was bone dry at 2pm yesterday.  i poured out 3 inches at 6:45am today and it rained for another 2 hours after that.  78728

[South Austin 52523]

It's getting dark in downtown.  noracist

[Stella Link 534]

Force field has been holding up strong in West Houston.  Looks like we'll get through the weekend with only a few drops....

[Modessit 5603]

Yep, mostly people with ultralight rigs fishing for sunfish/cichlids/etc. or parents with kids - I've seen more than a few fly-fishing along it as well, including one of these guys:
https://www.matthewbey.com/adventures-fly-fishing-austins-shoal-creek/
https://www.matthewbey.com/five-days-of-austin-fishing-redux/
It's a 10-minute or so walk from where we are at, and it's a fun thing to do in the evenings with my 5 year-old.  Catching a little sunfish is a lot of fun on his little rig.  Alternative is to take him over to the ponds behind Central Market on North Lamar and pray he doesn't snag a turtle.
We've actually caught small bass just south of the bridge on 38th street, although the holes in that area are practically dried up.  You get further downstream and you find some pretty decent areas here and there.  Get close to the lake, and there are some large areas.

Put some tiny bits of red cloth on the hook and let him finish for frogs.

[Modessit 5603]

Got a brief downpour in Pflugerville earlier some delivering. Just started pouring again at 35/Wells Branch

[Anastasis 23480]

Now that was a carpet pisser in 38. 

[LongestHorn 759]

thunder threatening Hyde Park, but force field is holding.  

[Trey3216 15350]

Finally getting another nice steady rain in Hewitt.    Of course I haven’t mowed the yard in 2 weeks and it’s gonna need quite the hacking when the grass finally dries out.  

[Trey3216 15350]

Absolutely dumping now. About a 2 in/hour rate it appears.  

[SimonBolivar 10958]

38 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Absolutely dumping now. About a 2 in/hour rate it appears.  

I got stuck at HEB right when it started so you're welcome 

[Trey3216 15350]

21 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

I got stuck at HEB right when it started so you're welcome 

It was open?

[irishtexan 11522]

Force field has been holding up strong in West Houston.  Looks like we'll get through the weekend with only a few drops....

There is not a Houston force field.

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1613]

On 8/11/2018 at 5:37 PM, South Austin said:

Nice rain coming down in Rosedale. Praise Jeebus and Based God.

Username def does not check out.

[Uncle Nate 2097]

We're gonna need a boat here in the 940.

[Modessit 5603]

This shit in Georgetown going to hold together all the way thru?

[texhorn 351]

This shit in Georgetown going to hold together all the way thru?

Getting a good douching right now in GT.


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[CleverNickname 1321]

I have the cbsaustin interactive weather map bookmarked. As of few minutes ago it said "weak front passing though, storms not expected to be severe." Now it says "Warning until 6:15pm. Possible winds to 60 mph and hail to 1" in diameter with a storm over Andice tracking SW 10 mph."

I'm guess that is just copy/pasted from NWS outlooks, but it made me laugh. 

[Modessit 5603]

I'm headed to north Leander then down Nameless to Jonestown right now, so I'll see what it's got.

[Modessit 5603]

It was 101° when I left Wells Branch and it's 85° in Leander.

[Neonmoon 38129]

I saw a big black cloud just evaporate right in front of me. I think 360 is the edge of the forcefield on the NW

[Modessit 5603]

It's been splotchy up here. I can see a downpour with lightning to the west and another to the east and I'm driving up 45 with nothing. Temp still dropping. 82°.

[NorthLoop 14218]

1 hour ago, Modessit said:

This shit in Georgetown going to hold together all the way thru?

lol NOPE

 

FF wins again

[Guest Lobo]

Saw it getting angrier and angrier from downtown.  Ride home and looking outside now...not a drop and sky is getting clearer by the minute. 

[texhorn 351]

1 hour ago, Modessit said:

It was 101° when I left Wells Branch and it's 85° in Leander.

102 high today at 3pm, now 75 degrees (Lake georgetown)

[RomaVicta 29947]

Had a nice shower in Oak Hill.

[Modessit 5603]

76° in Jonestown.

[Texas_Rocks 346]

Got about 75$ worth out of a brief shower out here in the 71 west area. Every little bit helps as I try to convince my yard to hang in there just a little longer.

[texhorn 351]

3 nights in a row of rain by lake GT.
Probably will never rain here again.


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[LongestHorn 759]

What is happening here?  it appears something big is moving across the US and heading our way.

https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

[NorthLoop 14218]

That's called dusk

[Biff Tannen 45695]

Getting kinda cloudy in Hyde Park.

[South Austin 52523]

Just heard a loud crack of thunder in Rosedale.

[atomheartbevo 89756]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Just heard a loud crack of thunder in Rosedale.

Yep.  Weather.com app says there was a strike 3 miles NNE of us.  

[CooterBrown 18015]

Raining in Allandale.

[atomheartbevo 89756]

Radar app says the rain is just north of 45th street.  You gotta be shitting me if that doesn’t make it down a little further.  

[Biff Tannen 45695]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

Radar app says the rain is just north of 45th street.  You gotta be shitting me if that doesn’t make it down a little further.  

I'm on 47th.  Not a drop.