Say a prayer for our fellow Texas and Oklahoma eggheads

DoubleEgger

The rains, flooding, and tornados are taking a toll on our Midwestern eggheads. Keep them and all of the non-eggers in your thoughts and prayers as they deal with this nasty weather. 

NPHuskerFL

+1. Wicked Bad Storms all throughout the Midwest from NE-TX

DaveRichardson

A previous hat of mine was in meteorology....  Looking at some of the winds and patterns over the past few days and weeks have been frightening. 

You all hunker down out there and be safe!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

all over but the rescue work for today. worst part was about 20 miles from Austin. Over 400 homes destroyed so far.

It's sunny for the first time in almost 3 weeks but 5 inches of rain expected tomorrow. oh boy. We still need the rain but hope it falls in the right places or some people are going to be in real trouble. 

DoubleEgger

Five more inches @The Cen-Tex Smoker ? Wow! I hope you guys stay safe tomorrow. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

DoubleEgger said:

Five more inches @The Cen-Tex Smoker ? Wow! I hope you guys stay safe tomorrow. 

I'm one of the guys who needs the water but I don't want anyone to get hurt or displaced to get it. Seems to be that is how it is down here though. Flood or famine. A week ago everyone down here would be dancing in the streets if we heard we were getting 5 inches of rain.

Legume

We were at a grad party last night outside of town. It had been raining lightly most of the afternoon, then it hit the fan, wind, lightning, raining sideways.  We had to stay put for a couple of hours before it settled down enough to drive.  Everything is saturated today, I'm sure it won't take much rain overnight for the flooding to start again.

Mickey

I am setting here in Canada watching Salado fill with water. Nelly our poodle still has dry paws. 

Zmokin

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

all over but the rescue work for today. worst part was about 20 miles from Austin. Over 400 homes destroyed so far.

It's sunny for the first time in almost 3 weeks but 5 inches of rain expected tomorrow. oh boy. We still need the rain but hope it falls in the right places or some people are going to be in real trouble. 

Can you please send some of that water to the West coast, we are in dire need of the wet stuff.

cazzy

Man...thank goodness it missed us in Katy!!  Hope everyone is safe and without flooding.  

I will say though, my grass was never this green in San Antonio!! 

MaC122

just left a day early out of Louisiana to get back to Jax. Be safe guys

 

Skiddymarker

Mickey said:

I am setting here in Canada watching Salado fill with water. Nelly our poodle still has dry paws. 

Depending on where you are, you might get ready to look for high ground, the interior of BC got hammered today, Cache Creek declared a state of emergency due to flash flooding that closed the TransCanaada highway - it is heading east. Lots of lightning but no twisters like the folks in Texas and Oklahoma. Hope everyone is OK.

Mickey

Skiddymarker said:

Mickey said:

I am setting here in Canada watching Salado fill with water. Nelly our poodle still has dry paws. 

Depending on where you are, you might get ready to look for high ground, the interior of BC got hammered today, Cache Creek declared a state of emergency due to flash flooding that closed the TransCanaada highway - it is heading east. Lots of lightning but no twisters like the folks in Texas and Oklahoma. Hope everyone is OK.

In Lake Louise now. Headed to Jasper Wednesday. 

DMW

Mickey said:

I am setting here in Canada watching Salado fill with water. Nelly our poodle still has dry paws. 

Mickey, sorry to hear this is impacting your home area, but glad to hear you, Linda, and Nelly are safe.

DoubleEgger

This thread needs a bump and more prayers for the Houston folks. 

Fred19Flintstone

Bump!  I just cut my fieldwork short today due to some thunderstorms.  I told my boss the weather was getting "Grumpy".  Heh, heh, heh!

edit:  My post looked Grumpy.  I've said prayers for you Texans & Sooners.

GATraveller

Prayers for all you folks West of Georgia.  

Austin Egghead

Thank You Double Egger.  As Cen-Tex said today was a beautiful crystal clear blue sky day.  Storm went thru last night more rain and some high winds, although on top of the hill winds are always pretty good.  I have not had to worry about using the large for almost three weeks...It is too wet for a spark to start a fire.    Hope this next round falls above the lakes.  Most of the saturating rains have been below the Highland lakes watershed.

Botch

Zmokin said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

all over but the rescue work for today. worst part was about 20 miles from Austin. Over 400 homes destroyed so far.

It's sunny for the first time in almost 3 weeks but 5 inches of rain expected tomorrow. oh boy. We still need the rain but hope it falls in the right places or some people are going to be in real trouble. 

Can you please send some of that water to the West coast, we are in dire need of the wet stuff.

They said on the news tonight that the change in El Nino which is causing the excess rain in central US "could" cause more rains later in CA.  Hopefully in a more spread-out rate, but that rarely happens in CA.... 

YukonRon

Botch said:

Zmokin said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

all over but the rescue work for today. worst part was about 20 miles from Austin. Over 400 homes destroyed so far.

It's sunny for the first time in almost 3 weeks but 5 inches of rain expected tomorrow. oh boy. We still need the rain but hope it falls in the right places or some people are going to be in real trouble. 

Can you please send some of that water to the West coast, we are in dire need of the wet stuff.

They said on the news tonight that the change in El Nino which is causing the excess rain in central US "could" cause more rains later in CA.  Hopefully in a more spread-out rate, but that rarely happens in CA.... 

I know California is hurting for precip of any sort. The old saying "Don't worry about the wildfires, the mudslides will put them out" isn't so true anymore.
My friends out there do want rain very badly. Hope it arrives soon. 

texaswig

I found out yesterday my friends boss woke up by neighbors knocking on his door.,to find 2 foot of water in his house. Super nice guy. hate hearing about stuff like that. Just makes it worse when it's someone you know. Nothing bad around here. My yard looks like a rainforest. Been to wet to mow.