ATL: Tropical Depression Edouard

[jordanmills]

>>Did you miss the observations thread? I've posted a good dozen pictures.

I checked it earlier - but nothing. Then I saw your high-risk, life threatening shot. You might get a Pulitzer for that one. Glad you didn't get hurt.

I posted an RSS feed of the stream
http://glassuser.spaces.live.com/photos ... 0/feed.rss

[Wx_Warrior]

Several good videos from Edouard on Bolivar from Houston Chronicle.
[url]
http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/ ... 1704094566[/url]

[opera ghost]

Haha. No, but there there were probably some feeder bands, and gusts and stuff that were going on that somebody might have captured at some point. Thanks anyway though.

Steve

Uh not really. Even when the rain was at it worst it was no more showy than the last big afternoon thunderstorm we had- less actually... as it never even got heavy enough to make it somewhat dark outside and I haven't seen a flash of lightning all day. A few light rumbles of thunder but nothing that even spooked my cat- and he's a real wuss about thunder. The wind? What wind? The tree leaves aren't even fluttering in the gusts.

This is quite possibly the least impressive big rainstorm I've ever been in. Admittedly my shrubs are loving it and I'm very thankful the wind was a total non issue as I have the pieces of my granite counter tops sitting out on the front patio (not my choice- the company installing them demanded that they be left alone)... but there's nothing to show.

[Ptarmigan]

Just getting rain out of Edouard. That is fine with me. Now, let's share our rain with the rest of Texas.

[bayoubebe]

Where are all the reports from Houston?
I was hoping to see photos also.
jordan: I saw the ONE picture you posted, are there more? What am I missing here?

I thought with all the anxious wishcasting from some of the Texans poster, we would have seen more reports.
Someone direct me to the right place(section) if I'm missing it please.
Hopefully, everyone is safe.

Just read opera ghost's post(wasn't there when I was typing this). Thanks for the report opera. Guess that explains alot.
Sounds like you all got an ideal situation, the rain you needed and wanted, without the damaging effects of a major storm.

[HURAKAN]

[jordanmills]

Where are all the reports from Houston?
I was hoping to see photos also.
jordan: I saw the ONE picture you posted, are there more? What am I missing here?

I thought with all the anxious wishcasting from some of the Texans poster, we would have seen more reports.
Someone direct me to the right place(section) if I'm missing it please.
Hopefully, everyone is safe.

Just read opera ghost's post(wasn't there when I was typing this). Thanks for the report opera. Guess that explains alot.
Sounds like you all got an ideal situation, the rain you needed and wanted, without the damaging effects of a major storm.

Dude, I JUST posted an RSS feed. It's three or so posts up. You can so go to the photo stream
http://glassuser.spaces.live.com/photos ... F9BF!7440/

[Dionne]

Looks better over land than he did at sea........we're getting the remote bands in SW Mississippi, nice day....partly cloudy and cool 93F with a breeze. Pleasant change from the C-note ambients recently.

[bayoubebe]

Where are all the reports from Houston?
I was hoping to see photos also.
jordan: I saw the ONE picture you posted, are there more? What am I missing here?

I thought with all the anxious wishcasting from some of the Texans poster, we would have seen more reports.
Someone direct me to the right place(section) if I'm missing it please.
Hopefully, everyone is safe.

Just read opera ghost's post(wasn't there when I was typing this). Thanks for the report opera. Guess that explains alot.
Sounds like you all got an ideal situation, the rain you needed and wanted, without the damaging effects of a major storm.

Dude, I JUST posted an RSS feed. It's three or so posts up. You can so go to the photo stream
http://glassuser.spaces.live.com/photos ... F9BF!7440/

This is what I'm getting there: " Unable to Display Image"
Appreciate the effort though.
Oh,fyi, I'm not a dude, as is illustrated by my name and avatar.

[Wx_Warrior]

http://www.chron.com for plenty of Houston photos

[jordanmills]

Where are all the reports from Houston?
I was hoping to see photos also.
jordan: I saw the ONE picture you posted, are there more? What am I missing here?

I thought with all the anxious wishcasting from some of the Texans poster, we would have seen more reports.
Someone direct me to the right place(section) if I'm missing it please.
Hopefully, everyone is safe.

Just read opera ghost's post(wasn't there when I was typing this). Thanks for the report opera. Guess that explains alot.
Sounds like you all got an ideal situation, the rain you needed and wanted, without the damaging effects of a major storm.

Dude, I JUST posted an RSS feed. It's three or so posts up. You can so go to the photo stream
http://glassuser.spaces.live.com/photos ... F9BF!7440/

This is what I'm getting there: " Unable to Display Image"
Appreciate the effort though.
Oh,fyi, I'm not a dude, as is illustrated by my name and avatar.

Sounds like computer or browser issues. You aren't using firefox, are you?

And everyone is a dude to me.

[Dionne]

http://www.chron.com for plenty of Houston photos

Appears they had some infrastructure failure. Notice the man hole covers bubbling over. Either a lift station failed or the system max'd. It doesn't seem like much of a problem unless your at the low point without back flow prevention. This should prolly be in another thread. Recovery and aftermath. Back flow from raw sewage during rain events is a big bummer. Been there twice.

[Portastorm]

Edouard has reached south central Texas. I repeat ... Edouard has reached south central Texas! Some moisture is coming down out of the clouds. The old-timers here in Austin say it's called r-a-i-n.

[jabman98]

Edouard has reached south central Texas. I repeat ... Edouard has reached south central Texas! Some moisture is coming down out of the clouds. The old-timers here in Austin say it's called r-a-i-n.

Congrats! It's amazing stuff. It's wet, cool, makes plants green, and you can even drink it!

Went out and checked the rain gauges and we've got between 3.25-4.0 inches, depending on which on you believe (I'm not high tech, so they're not fancy or anything). Also have standing water in the backyard, but that's par for the course (thank you City of Houston for not taking care of the drainage system).

It's let up in the last half an hour too. Just a few sprinkles too.

[Portastorm]

Edouard has reached south central Texas. I repeat ... Edouard has reached south central Texas! Some moisture is coming down out of the clouds. The old-timers here in Austin say it's called r-a-i-n.

Congrats! It's amazing stuff. It's wet, cool, makes plants green, and you can even drink it!

Went out and checked the rain gauges and we've got between 3.25-4.0 inches, depending on which on you believe (I'm not high tech, so they're not fancy or anything). Also have standing water in the backyard, but that's par for the course (thank you City of Houston for not taking care of the drainage system).

It's let up in the last half an hour too. Just a few sprinkles too.

I'm happy for y'all ... I know H-town was getting dry, too, up until these last few days. Hope we have the same luck and get a nice general 2-4 inch rainfall.

[Steve]

>>...posted an RSS feed.

Nice. That's what I'm talking about.



Steve

[JenBayles]

LOL! The most flooding I saw in Houston today was on Channel 11. A driver of a pickup truck pulled off a slightly flooded road and blew over a fire hydrant. The water from the hydrant completely flooded the road and the news station had a field day.

[cycloneye]

Edouard has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression in the 4 PM CDT advisory.

589
WTNT45 KNHC 052027
TCDAT5
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD DISCUSSION NUMBER 10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008

THE ORGANIZATION OF EDOUARD...AS DEPICTED BY SATELLITE AND RADAR
IMAGERY...HAS BEEN DEGENERATING THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA SUGGESTS THAT SURFACE WINDS
HAVE FALLEN BELOW 35 KT...AND EDOUARD IS DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION
WITH THIS ADVISORY. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CYCLONE
PUSHES FARTHER INLAND.

THE INITIAL MOTION IS 300/8. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL RIDGE UNTIL THE
CIRCULATION DISSIPATES IN A DAY OR SO.


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 05/2100Z 30.2N 95.2W 30 KT...INLAND
12HR VT 06/0600Z 30.9N 96.7W 25 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 06/1800Z 32.0N 99.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
36HR VT 07/0600Z...DISSIPATED

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN

[Kludge]

Well, I'm currently in the Center of Circulation of old Ed Jr. This is my second CoC; I was also in Alison 25 years ago this month ...when I lived near Cypress, TX.

So here goes...RECON!

VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL012008
A. 05/20:30:20Z
B. 30 deg 14 min N
095 deg 32 min W
C. 850 mb 1408 m
D. 44 kt
E. 238 deg 021 nm
F. 304 deg 055 kt
G. 238 deg 025 nm
H. 1009 mb
I. 24 C/ 1.3 m
J. 23 C/ 1.3 m
K. 21 / 1.3 m
L. NA
M. NA
N. 1345
O. 5 /10 nm
P. KD5HWU 4F EDOUARD1 OB 1
MAX FL WIND 44 KT E QUAD 20:18:00 Z

[Johnny]

Quick storm recap from central Montgomery County. Well, their is nothing to report actually....just some good rain for the lawn. I was hoping for some decent wind but in all honesty, I couldn't even tell a tropical storm was over us. Seriously, gusts of any sort were completely non-existent. It's been a little breezy (5 to 15 mph winds) but nothing out of the ordinary. Kind of weird.