2018 Rain Thread

[Mr.Hovis 70]

Been watching the footage from there, that bridge has been getting hammered all morning. 

[atomheartbevo 89625]

2900 bridge in Kingsland area being reported as collapsed on KXAN, and LCRA unable to confirm. 

[HenryJames 66035]

That's a big bridge.

[Hate 20106]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

2900 bridge in Kingsland area being reported as collapsed on KXAN, and LCRA unable to confirm. 

Holy shit.  I've driven over that bridge hundreds of times.  The water is usually 30 feet below that bridge.  This is crazy.

[Reagan1k 3024]

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

2900 bridge in Kingsland area being reported as collapsed on KXAN, and LCRA unable to confirm. 

Yep - It's gone.

Reporter was doing a live feed on Facebook when it went.

[Steel Shank 9421]

1 minute ago, HenryJames said:

That's a big bridge.

Needs to handle the traffic headed to your momma's house.

[phdhorn 6224]

Holy shit.

On Llano River, bridge crosses you.

[1978horn 892]

Wow, been on that part of LBJ a ton.  My kids used to use the rope swing under that bridge!

 

[HenryJames 66035]

1 minute ago, Steel Shank said:

Needs to handle the traffic headed to your momma's house.

[atomheartbevo 89625]

KXAN about to show a boat dock going over the Starcke  Dam. 

Edited October 16, 2018 by atomheartbevo

[bolverk 29652]

2 minutes ago, Hate said:

Holy shit.  I've driven over that bridge hundreds of times.  The water is usually 30 feet below that bridge.  This is crazy.

Here's the feed I posted on the previous page which showed the bridge collapse.

 

[phdhorn 6224]

Looks like a kickass garage sail on, and under, Lake Travis this weekend!  Better than the Sami Shows!

[Anastasis 23458]

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

KXAN about to show a boat dock going over the Starkey Dam. 

those shots are starcke are crazy. 

[Anastasis 23458]

jetski over the dam

[atomheartbevo 89625]

3 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

those shots are starcke are crazy. 

When the surge hits Starcke, it will make MB and Travis even and will cover those concrete structures on the dam. 

[atomheartbevo 89625]

KXAN helicopter headed to the 2900 bridge.  

[Steel Shank 9421]

KVUE just confirmed the "290" bridge south of Kingsland collapsed.

Edited October 16, 2018 by Steel Shank
not dam, bridge. my bad

[Anastasis 23458]

why did these close buchanan?  This is all south of that. 

[Horns99 155]

So what’s the possibility of Travis hitting 690??

Sure fucking hope not, that's close to being in my house... LCRA needs to start letting out some water for the rice farmers !!!

[atomheartbevo 89625]

1 minute ago, Steel Shank said:

KVUE just confirmed the "290" dam south of Kingsland collapsed.

The dam?

There is a 30-foot flood wave headed down the Llano, and there is a 10-foot wave building up behind it. 

[BrickHorn 18216]

8 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

jetski over the dam

[texhorn 351]

Did I just hear someone say "Fucking Right" in the background as Jim said he would be getting a U-Haul right now if he lived in graveyard point? 

Edited October 16, 2018 by texhorn

[Anastasis 23458]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

The dam?

There is a 30-foot flood wave headed down the Llano, and there is a 10-foot wave building up behind it. 

Seems like maybe the should be opening some gates at Mansfield in anticipation. 

[Steel Shank 9421]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

The dam?

There is a 30-foot flood wave headed down the Llano, and there is a 10-foot wave building up behind it. 

My bad. Bridge not dam.

[bolverk 29652]

Video of the FM 2900 bridge collapsing at link:

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/video-catastrophic-flooding-on-llano-river

 

[phdhorn 6224]

I think it's also the "2900 bridge". 

Now the big question is will the 1431 bridge hold?

[Orange&White 5522]

3 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Seems like maybe the should be opening some gates at Mansfield in anticipation. 

Absolutely

[troph 24781]

Whose wake surf boat is flowing over the dam?

 

[troph 24781]

Wow wow wow

[Anastasis 23458]

LT should be at 675 by early afternoon. 

[atomheartbevo 89625]

2 minutes ago, troph said:

Wow wow wow

No kidding.  Here in October of 2018, I still can’t believe how many people use portrait-mode on their phones when covering natural disasters. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

Meanwhile, power reported out in much of San Marcos?

Probably an EMP.

[Texas Jeff 1944]

A pic of the Llano bridge washed out by the previous flood of record in 1935:

[hacker 184]

where's Godzilla?

[atomheartbevo 89625]

[clapclapclap 9000]

3 minutes ago, hacker said:

where's Godzilla?

Between Jot 'Em Down and Ding Dong.  Just a 6-man football school.

 

[atomheartbevo 89625]

6 minutes ago, hacker said:

where's Godzilla?

Evacuating. 

[clapclapclap 9000]

If you live in Marble Falls, officials say to stop flushing, you're making things worse.

https://nextdoor.com/agency-post/tx/marble-falls/city-of-marble-falls-texas/wastewater-usage-93791117/

 

[Chet Steadman 940]

58 minutes ago, troph said:

So what’s the possibility of Travis hitting 690??

Getting greater by the hour.  

[phdhorn 6224]

22 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

No kidding.  Here in October of 2018, I still can’t believe how many people use portrait-mode on their phones when covering natural disasters. 

Maybe he was and the flood waters tipped him over.

[Digdogger 1344]

@MarbleFalls_TX 23m23 minutes agoMore

The city is asking all residents to adopt the "If its brown, flush it down; if its yellow, let it mellow" philosophy until further notice

Edited October 16, 2018 by Digdogger

[phdhorn 6224]

1 minute ago, Digdogger said:

@MarbleFalls_TX 23m23 minutes agoMore

The city is asking all residents to adopt the "If its brown, flush it down; if its yellow, let it mellow" philosophy until further notice

So the city name really checks out now.

[CHEF DIESEL 126]

19+ inches of rain and counting at my house in Dallas the last month.

This link uses an automated system of rain gauges around Dallas to measure rainfall. They are usually very accurate:

http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/sts/html/fc.html

 

 

[1978horn 892]

1431 Bridge is now closed.

[rpspeed 1362]

 

[LonghornJones 837]

never gets old

[Mr.Hovis 70]

Man, those shots of the turbulent water  at Max Starcke Dam are truly "nature you scary" worthy.

[miguelito 11254]

24 minutes ago, Digdogger said:

@MarbleFalls_TX 23m23 minutes agoMore

The city is asking all residents to adopt the "If its brown, flush it down; if its yellow, let it mellow" philosophy until further notice

So racist.

[4th_and_18 687]

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[utee94 15805]

A friend with a lake house in Sunrise Beach on LBJ just lost her boat from her boathouse, so it's now part of the debris moving downstream I'm sure.

Another friend near her, says his boat is basically pinned to the ceiling of their boathouse.  Hopefully it'll stay tied up when the water recedes.  Their houses are both quite a bit higher than the waterfront, so shouldn't be any danger of flooding, but right now, ya never know...