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Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« on: October 21, 2015, 04:37:13 PM »
Per Accuweather.com.  Looks like a repeat of earlier this year.  What are the local mets saying?

Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas This Weekend
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flooding-tropical-downpours-patricia-texas-oklahoma-central-us/53098639?partner=accuweather

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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2015, 05:14:25 PM »
In my best Col. Nathan R. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) voice imitation: "...YOU need RAIN? YOU can't HANDLE the RAIN!" (wink,wink)
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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2015, 02:38:33 AM »
I'm not in the heaviest zone for rain expected, so not worried about it.  Between 1 and 2 inches of rain expected here, which should be easily handled.  Fortunately, the heaviest rain will fall in southern Oklahoma where, unlike here, a drought is actually going on.

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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2015, 08:16:45 AM »
While we need the rain here in AR, especially in south AR (some folks in south AR haven't seen rain since July 4th!!!!), we do not need the amounts they are forecasting all in one shot. I'll take whatever we can get, though, at this point.
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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2015, 04:05:32 PM »
Here in East Texas, we're looking at between 2-4 inches by the end of the event on Tuesday. We had over 40 inches for the year at the end of June, but have seen only 3 inches since then. Bring it on!!!!

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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2015, 08:06:58 AM »
Coming in to Mexico's southwest coast, 200+mph winds, headed northeast.  Historically the strongest hurricane that the NHC has recorded.  Yes, rough conditions ahead...

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/americas/hurricane-patricia/index.html

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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2015, 03:09:19 PM »
As we used to say in USN: "...looks like a HIGH TIDE in the OUTHOUSE tonight...!"
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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2015, 08:33:22 AM »
Here in East Texas, we're looking at between 2-4 inches by the end of the event on Tuesday. We had over 40 inches for the year at the end of June, but have seen only 3 inches since then. Bring it on!!!!

The rain predictions were off a bit. I actually had 6.33 inches of rain Friday. The forecast is calling for another 4-5 inches between today and Monday. Guess it's too late to start building the ark!  :-(

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Re: Catastrophic Flooding May Ensue in TX, OK and AR This Weekend
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2015, 03:24:34 PM »
The latest.

Event: Flash Flood Warning 
Alert: ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR NAVARRO COUNTY...
 
AT 153 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS NAVARRO COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS THROUGH 5 PM WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL
COMBINED WITH THE 10 TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN
DURING THE LAST 36 HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING
OF LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS...AS WELL AS AREAS NEAR OVERFLOWING
CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS.  MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED...INCLUDING
INTERSTATE 45. TRAVEL THROUGH THIS AREA IS NOT ADVISED.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CORSICANA...KERENS...TRINIDAD...BLOOMING GROVE...DAWSON...ANGUS...
BARRY...NAVARRO...RICE...FROST...RETREAT...OAK VALLEY...MILDRED...
EUREKA...RICHLAND...STREETMAN...GOODLOW...POWELL...EMHOUSE AND
MERTENS.
 

Not only do they have heavy rains to worry about but, tornadoes too.

•Weslaco [Hidalgo Co, TX] EMERGENCY MNGR reports FLASH FLOOD at 2:00 PM CDT -- MANY ROADS UNDER WATER INSIDE CITY. EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED AT TIME OF REPORT.

•HGX issues Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: <.75 IN] for Brazoria, Galveston [TX] till 2:30 PM CDT * AT 204 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WEST GALVESTON BAY NEAR JAMAICA BEACH...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HITCHCOCK...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.






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