Here we go again! What is it about Texas and flooding on Sundays.
Yep, the Texas Hill Country is in another Flash Flood Warning. Went to the 0730 Mass this morning, came out of Church and there was a slight sprinkle coming down. However, a quick glance to the north said that was going to change quickly. Mrs J and I had a quick executive decision making meeting and decided to hightail it home.
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| Screenshot from my phone. Blue dot is us. Weather is coming down the screen. The distance between the Blue Dot and San Angelo is ~150 Miles |
Good thing. The Pedernales was already reaching its banks and water was pooling on the highway as we drove home. Phone just beeped a Flash Flood WARNING for the area. So, anybody got any downloadable plans for an ark?
Ain't the internet wonderful? https://www.instructables.com/Noahs-Ark-1/
From what I understand, they are evacuating Kerrville's riverfront and general vicinity. At least it's not 3AM, so most folks should be up. And they've experienced a flood, so should be enthused about evacuating. One hopes it's not as bad as the 4th of July flood.
We're hunkered down and we'll see what's gonna happen. But it is raining...HARD!
Prayers for the area will be appreciated.
The Ravishing Mrs TB showed me a video this morning of the river at Llano. 8 inches coming or came.
ReplyDeletePrayers up indeed.
Unfortunately the biggest impact was stopping the searching for the missing in the first flood. 127 confirmed dead, 170 missing.
DeletePrayers are definitely appreciated.
juvat
Prayers indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael
DeletePrayers out for you and Mrs. J juvat....plus fingers crossed.....hard ...typing......
ReplyDeleteThanks Nylon, Fingers crossed typing isn’t a problem on an iPad. Hunt and peck is the only way
Deletejuvat
No bueno! Prayers up for the folks in the area.
ReplyDeleteYeah, this storm’s effect was to spread out the high water areas. No bueno.
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Dear Noah,
ReplyDeleteI understand that there are many types of pines in Texas which can provide heavy pitch for caulking.
water, like alcohol, in moderation is a benefit to man; in excess, not so much
Good luck!
Boron,
DeleteTrue dat!
juvat
Apparently, Texans are not getting smarter. When I lived in San Antonio in the late 60s, the flash floods would fill the low water crossings and most drivers would avoid driving into the deep water. One exception was near the zoo and on a Sunday morning after floods, the low water crossing sign was completely covered. A guy who did not know there was a large wide dip in the road there drove right in.
ReplyDeleteTexans used to be aware of rains in the Hill Country or other flood prone areas and would exercise caution where there were upstream rains. Also, the warning sirens would sound, but according to relatives the sirens were decommissioned in favor of digital warnings to your phone.
Even so, please pray for those who are involved in the flooding and lost friends or family.
Dave
I lived in San Antonio in the late 709's early 80's and everyone knew where the low water crossings were located and knw better than to attempt to cross them when floods came. Now with the influx of people from California and other states who have no idea what a low water crossing is about, we can expect fatality numbers to increase.
DeleteDave,
DeleteAs to Texans not getting smarter… well…there are several vectors of people coming here. Primarily from the west and the south. You pick which one has the biggest negative impact.
Just sayin’
juvat
Anon,
DeleteBullseye!
juvat
Anyone who's at risk for being impacted by life threatening weather, wildfire, or chemical spills needs to have a NOAA Weather Radio configured to alert them to broadcast warnings. All this discussion of outdoor warning sirens completely ignores a very effective warning system that has existed for decades and costs about $35 per location to install.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.weather.gov/nwr/
Anon, good point. Wish NOAA had a time spread for categories of problems. Noon, anything, 3 AM Evacuate Kerrville immediately. I don’t know how to get that right, but if I’d gotten a message to evacuate at 3 AM on the 4th, I would probably have driven into it. Not a simple solution
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Stay safe there juvat!! Prayers up for sure...have been for the past more than a week. You and Mrs J have worked so hard to get the place fluffed and buffed to be put on the market, ya certainly don't need to have to go do flood clean-up on your place!!!
ReplyDeleteMother Nature is off her meds...again!!! The only good thing about all the rain you have been getting down in TX, and what we had up North all during April, May and June is that it is rain, it isn't snow. Just saying...
Suz
Thanks Suz!
DeleteThe good news is our grass is very green and the horses are happy. So we got that going for us.
juvat
Prayers up for all y'all down there, and downstream from the rain (or the herd).
ReplyDeleteHuman safety is at the top of the list. Everything else is secondary.
One benefit is you can add to your property listing- HIGH GROUND! which may be a popular selling point in the near future.
JB
Good points all, JB!
DeletePrayers for all. And yes, smart QUICK decisions save lives!
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