Flash Flood Warning Due to Erin

[Naturalized-Texan]

We are under a flash flood warning due to tropical storm Erin that went ashore near Corpus Christi. Some areas around Houston have had more than 6 inches of rain in the past 2-3 hours and many streams are over their banks and many freeways and freeway entrance ramps are under water. Many cars have stalled in the flooding and have been abandoned.

Despite the fact that we are only about a quarter mile from a bayou, we are high enough that we should not be affected. In fact, even when tropical storm Claudette dropped 27 inches of rain on us in 24 hours in 1979, no one in our neighborhood had any flooding.

Our only problem is that if we had to go anywhere, we may not even be able to get to one of the main roads, so we are just staying put and watching the rain.

[Rhino]

Build the ark!!!!

[Lubbock]

Not a drop up here, but I'm praying mightily.

Far be it for any Texan to complain about too much rain, but please God, those folks down in South Texas have had enough.

[Naturalized-Texan]

It appears that most of the rain has moved to the west of us.

Now we're keeping a wary eye out for Hurricane Dean. If it follows the current projected path, it will hit Cozumel and then the Rio Grande Valley.

[Timberwolf]

Prayers offered up for your safety and well-being, Tex. Take care...stay safe.

[Naturalized-Texan]

Prayers offered up for your safety and well-being, Tex. Take care...stay safe.
Thanks. It still appears that Hurricane Dean is heading for the Rio Grande Valley which is well to the south of us. Needless to say, we are keeping a wary eye on Dean.

FYI, 24 years ago tomorrow we were hit by Hurricane Alicia, a Category 3 hurricane, the eye of which went about 10 miles to the west of us. We sat through it and the only damage, besides a lot of downed branches, was a broken window in our garage door. However, we were without electricity for 6 1/2 days, during the hottest time of the year on the Gulf Coast.

[The_Fireman]

My "baby girl" is keeping her finger crossed.When Rita came ashore ( almost a bulls eye on Beaumont)she suddenly found herself on a Military transport (Texas national Guard) with 76 patients headed for Atlanta,Georgia.She says she can handle the weather as long as St.Elizabeths doesnt decide to evacuate again.My wife had the mistaken idea that she would get to leave, until I reminded her that she was an employee of St. Elizabeths ER and was considered essential personnel and would have to stay.

[conservatour]

As hurricane season cranks up there are two sites that I have been going to over the past few years that have been pretty accurate.

http://vortex.plymouth.edu/

and

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/

I am not too concerned about Dean right now and I don't like the "media over- hype" about such storms. Yes, you should be prepared, as we are, but the "Stay tuned for more information", is only good if you want to wait and watch their commercials.:rolleyes:

There is also a good bit of other info at the wunderground site about the storm, such as the wind speeds away from the center.

[Rhino]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtml
http://www.hwn.org/
http://hurricane.terrapin.com/
http://www.hurricanetrack.com/
http://hurricane.accuweather.com/hurricane/
http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Hurricane/Default.aspx

Related:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

[Naturalized-Texan]

It now appears that Dean will hit the Mexican Gulf Coast south of Tampico late Wednesday or early Thursday (http://www.hurricanealley.net/Storms/04L.html).

http://www.hurricanealley.net/Images/04L.gif

[Lubbock]

We're finally getting a little of the blow-out up here. Just a nice, soft, slow, soaking "spring" rain.

You folks and your loved ones down south stay safe.

[Naturalized-Texan]

It now appears that we will feel no effects from Hurricane Dean. It's much too far south of us - about 600 miles.

[Eagle1]

just like dean, opening all big and scary, but then one "BYA!!" and we never hear from him again

[Lubbock]

Yeah, well.

I think this one we're going to hear from.