C/S TX Weather: Seasonal with some rains

[Shoshana]

100 @ Mabry 97 @ Bergstrom

68/55

[southerngale]

Well, the new high for Saturday is 92, so that's better, but there's a 20% chance of rain. Higher chances on Friday night and Saturday night, so I hope their timing is right. As much as I want y'all to get rain, and lots of it, I hope it doesn't come Saturday afternoon. This isn't something that can be postponed and I'd hate to see rain ruin it, so let it POUR, POUR, POUR Saturday night and beyond.

[Shoshana]

Overcast and thunder! No rain tho (yet) .

[Shoshana]

Went out to check the rain gauge ...

Saw a skunk and decided I'd check the gauge tomorrow...

[Portastorm]

Sorry Shoshana ... we didn't have that "stinky" conclusion here. In fact, someone must have punched a hole in the Travis Country Dome as it did rain for about 20 minutes last night here in SW Austin. I have no idea HOW much it rained ... I would estimate about .25 of an inch ... but anything is better than nothing, I guess.

The start of my son's football game was delayed one hour plus we had another "lightning delay" close to halftime. Crazy night.

[Shoshana]

eep!

We got .10" from Friday's rain, nothing yesterday but the odor of someone else getting a skunk riled up. I kid you not- we went out, checked for skunks , took the dog out on leash and about a minute after we came in, we started smelling skunk from outside...

[Portastorm]

eep!

We got .10" from Friday's rain, nothing yesterday but the odor of someone else getting a skunk riled up. I kid you not- we went out, checked for skunks , took the dog out on leash and about a minute after we came in, we started smelling skunk from outside...

I know this is probably OT but I heard/read somewhere that because of the severity of the drought, critters like skunks/possums, etc., are encroaching more on populated areas searching for food.

[Shoshana]

Forecast is for 90's, no 100s. Wonder if we'll get anymore.....

We are seeing skunks almost every night in our back yard and every night when we walk the dog. This is all new, just in the last 3-4 weeks.

What's next... deer? Coyote? We don't even back up to a greenbelt! Houses on all sides.

[Portastorm]

80-70-70 ... those are the percentages of chances of rain over the Austin area for the next three days ... lets hope this verifies!

[srainhoutx]

Here is a sight not seen in a long long time....

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
545 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-091800-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
545 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

...GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS WEST TEXAS IS FORECAST
TO DRIFT SLOWLY EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATER TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. ON
SATURDAY ANOTHER RAIN MAKING WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST...AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY MONDAY.

THIS EARLY TO MID SEPTEMBER WEATHER PATTERN SUPPORTS A GOOD
CHANCE FOR RAIN FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...AND CONTINUING OVER THIS COMING WEEKEND. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN COULD DEVELOP WITH THIS TYPE OF PATTERN IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
AS THE FINAL WAVE OF INSTABILITY MOVES TO THE EAST ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY...RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM THE
WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. PARTLY CLOUDY AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...EXCEPT FOR THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST
PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WHERE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE.

[Portastorm]

As with Lucy pulling the Arctic Outbreak football from me, I remain skeptical until I see such events unfolding. Overcoming a 2-year-plus severe drought is a tall task/signal for the weather. Can it happen? Sure. Will it? Eh. Hope so.

On the plus side, it is showery in AUS this morning and the radar looks promising to our south.

[srainhoutx]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
TXC029-091915-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0027.090909T1612Z-090909T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1112 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BEXAR COUNTY...

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT.

* AT 1106 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM
NEARLY STATIONARY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN BEXAR
COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES ARE ESTIMATED AT 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEON
SPRINGS...TIMBERWOOD PARK AND FAIR OAKS RANCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
ELM CREEK...CIBOLO CREEK...LEON CREEK...CLEAR FORK...SAN GERONIMO
CREEK...HELOTES CREEK...ELM WATERHOLE CREEK...PECAN CREEK...RUNDALE
CREEK...PANTHER SPRINGS CREEK...WEST FORK CIBOLO CREEK...MUD CREEK...
POSTOAK CREEK...BALCONES CREEK...LEE CREEK...LEWIS CREEK...SALADO
CREEK...FRENCH CREEK...HUESTA CREEK...REYES CREEK, LOS...CULBERA
CREEK...CULEBRA CREEK...OLMOS CREEK...SAN ANTONIO RIVER AND EAST ELM
CREEK.

[vbhoutex]

Geez!!! I swear it is either feast or famine in Texas when it comes to rain. We have areas in Houston that are reporting street flooding and other areas that haven't even had a drop.

[Portastorm]

Yep, sure enough ... the radar over the general AUS metro area is quickly drying up this afternoon. All we saw was some showers early this morning and most of the metro area didn't get much if anything. Some places down near Wimberley saw significant rainfall but it was localized. Depressing.

I'm happy for those around central and south Texas who are getting healthy amounts of rainfall. At least somebody is getting help.

[srainhoutx]

If the forecast is correct, things are certainly looking hopeful for Central TX...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
700 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-102000-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
700 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

...GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WILL
DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COOL FRONT COMING ACROSS
THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL STAY OVER THE
AREA ON SATURDAY AND THEN MOVE EAST ON SUNDAY...AS A FINAL WAVE OF
INSTABILITY MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER
WAVE OF COOL AIR ACROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THESE RAIN MAKING WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A GOOD CHANCE OF
RAIN FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL RAIN WILL MAKE FOR WET AND
SLIPPERY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AT TIMES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
COULD CAUSE SOME RUNOFF AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ON LOW LYING
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED
MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS ACROSS URBAN AREAS...
AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND OVER OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE DAYTIME HIGHS THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

AS THE FINAL WAVE OF INSTABILITY MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
TEXAS ON SUNDAY...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE
AREA SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM THE
WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...AS THE RAIN MAKING WEATHER SYSTEMS
MOVE TO THE EAST. THIS WILL BRING A TREND OF PARTLY CLOUDY AND
DRIER CONDITIONS MONDAY...EXCEPT FOR THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST PART
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...WHERE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAY
CONTINUE. MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

[srainhoutx]

More good news for the rivers that flow into the Hill Country Lakes as well as the Edwards Aquifer...

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1121 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

TXC013-019-029-031-091-137-163-171-209-259-265-271-325-385-463-507-
101915-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FA.Y.0081.090910T1621Z-090910T1915Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1121 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
NORTHWESTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY...
BANDERA COUNTY...
BEXAR COUNTY...
SOUTHWESTERN BLANCO COUNTY...
WESTERN COMAL COUNTY...
EASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY...
NORTHERN FRIO COUNTY...
SOUTHWESTERN GILLESPIE COUNTY...
WEST CENTRAL HAYS COUNTY...
KENDALL COUNTY...
KERR COUNTY...
NORTHEASTERN KINNEY COUNTY...
MEDINA COUNTY...
REAL COUNTY...
UVALDE COUNTY...
NORTHEASTERN ZAVALA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 215 PM CDT.

* AT 1120 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED MODERATE
TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER A WIDE AREA OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
INCLUDING THE TEXAS HILL CCUNTRY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF UP TO TWO
INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST STORMS. AS HEAVY RAINS
CONTINUE.. LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN FLASH FLOOD PRONE
OR LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TRY TO AVOID FLOODED
INTERSECTIONS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.

[srainhoutx]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
TXC091-209-102030-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FF.W.0029.090910T1735Z-090910T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1235 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
COMAL COUNTY...
SOUTHWESTERN HAYS COUNTY...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT.

* AT 1230 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS
NOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 46 FROM NORTHWEST OF BULVERDE TO NEW BRAUNFELS
AND BETWEEN SPRING BRANCH AND WIMBERLEY. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4
INCHES PER HOUR WERE OBSERVED.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WIMBERLEY...SPRING BRANCH...SAN MARCOS...FISCHER AND CANYON LAKE
DAM.

[Portastorm]

Oh my goodness ... we're starting (at 1 pm) to get some heavy rain cells showing up on radar in southern Travis County. I like this trend!

[southerngale]

Oh my goodness ... we're starting (at 1 pm) to get some heavy rain cells showing up on radar in southern Travis County. I like this trend!

Good luck, Portastorm. I know you really need it.

*does a rain dance for you*

[cctxhurricanewatcher]

Yahoooooooooo!!!!!

I finally got some measurable rain.

A whooping 3 inches of rain fell last night.

Some areas like Kingsville and Sinton had over 6 inches since the wetter pattern set in!