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somethingfunny wrote:It's going to take a lot of rain coverage and a really long time to recover from this type of drought, but damn if they didn't need it most of all out there in West Texas!
If not a tropical system, I'll take a persistent Pineapple Express with an ULL sitting over the Desert Southwest, rotating shortwave after shortwaver right at Tejas.
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gboudx wrote:somethingfunny wrote:It's going to take a lot of rain coverage and a really long time to recover from this type of drought, but damn if they didn't need it most of all out there in West Texas!
If not a tropical system, I'll take a persistent Pineapple Express with an ULL sitting over the Desert Southwest, rotating shortwave after shortwaver right at Tejas.
Now that would be a dream come true!!!
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Goodness I haven't been this happy in so long! A thin line of heavy rain just trained over my house in SA for 2 hours earlier this morning and my dad said we got 3.5 inches!! Amazing! Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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If we got any rain at our house, I missed it. 
But I am glad the people who got rain did get it!
It was muggy as all get out when I went out and cloudy but nothing looked remotely damp.
Our rain gauge got run over by dog who thinks she's either a tank or a running back
about a month or so ago and we haven't needed it so I forgot to buy another one. I need to buy multiples - this is the second one she ran over! We have a huge yard and I don't know why she cant go around it or over it lol.
The sun is coming out
But I am glad the people who got rain did get it!It was muggy as all get out when I went out and cloudy but nothing looked remotely damp.
Our rain gauge got run over by dog who thinks she's either a tank or a running back
about a month or so ago and we haven't needed it so I forgot to buy another one. I need to buy multiples - this is the second one she ran over! We have a huge yard and I don't know why she cant go around it or over it lol.The sun is coming out
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Its so dry here a puppy disappeared into a crack in the earth in someone's backyard. Here is the excerpt from WFAA.com:
"GARLAND - The cries came from the cracked earth.
"His head's the only thing sticking out," said Justin Craft, Garland Animal Services officer.
The victim, a four-week-old puppy, disappeared in Fredericka Simon's backyard Thursday morning.
"That's when I got on my knees," she said, "I started listening. I said, 'That sounds like a baby!' That has to be him."
The little guy somehow slipped almost three feet down into a narrow crack.
"The crack was about 3 to 4 inches wide," said Diego Villalpando, Garland Animal Services officer.
"I was crying because that's a baby puppy," Simon said. "He can't defend himself."
Fredericka said she panicked and called 911.
"I was so hysterical," she remembered. "I was like: 'Please! It's a baby puppy. He's in the hole.' They were like, 'Calm down, calm down.' I said, 'My son's crying. It's his puppy.'"
"I thought it was going to die at first," said Ketrick Sanders, Simon's son.
Garland Animal Services sent three officers to the scene, including Edward Suarez"
Here is the link:
"http://www.wfaa.com/news/Rescuers-record-puppy-rescue-from-narrow-crack-129927533.html
"GARLAND - The cries came from the cracked earth.
"His head's the only thing sticking out," said Justin Craft, Garland Animal Services officer.
The victim, a four-week-old puppy, disappeared in Fredericka Simon's backyard Thursday morning.
"That's when I got on my knees," she said, "I started listening. I said, 'That sounds like a baby!' That has to be him."
The little guy somehow slipped almost three feet down into a narrow crack.
"The crack was about 3 to 4 inches wide," said Diego Villalpando, Garland Animal Services officer.
"I was crying because that's a baby puppy," Simon said. "He can't defend himself."
Fredericka said she panicked and called 911.
"I was so hysterical," she remembered. "I was like: 'Please! It's a baby puppy. He's in the hole.' They were like, 'Calm down, calm down.' I said, 'My son's crying. It's his puppy.'"
"I thought it was going to die at first," said Ketrick Sanders, Simon's son.
Garland Animal Services sent three officers to the scene, including Edward Suarez"
Here is the link:
"http://www.wfaa.com/news/Rescuers-record-puppy-rescue-from-narrow-crack-129927533.html
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South Texas Storms wrote:vbhoutex wrote:gmr548 wrote:At this point I'd be giddy for half or three quarters of an inch. Hope that model holds true.
I think just about EVERYONE IN TEXAS would be. Here in Houston at my house we have had a trace so far this month after our whopping 0.06" last month.
I agree. I don't think I have seen a rainfall event over .50 inch in months! I really hope it happens! Btw that isn't a model in Ntxw's graphic. It's the HPC's forecast QPF map, which takes into account some model runs that they prefer over others.
Sorry for my n00b mistake
Got a few sprinkles on campus at UT today. I doubt it was even a measurable amount, but it's a start. I did see a radar clip take some decent rains over the western part of Lake Travis for 10-15 minutes. Any water we can get into the lake is definitely a plus.
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I am not a meteorologist, and any posts made by me are not official forecasts or to be interpreted as being intelligent. These posts are just my opinions and are probably silly opinions.
Husband said we did get 'some' rain this morning. I was out this afternoon and felt something inbetween mist and drizzle...
Re the puppy that fell in the crack - that puppy is 4 weeks old! And they left it out in the backyard in a cage!
It was taken to a vet afterwards (I think by animal control) and the vet said the puppy was ok but should be returned to it's mother till it was older. (8-10 weeks is when puppies should be separated from mom and sibs). I'm sooo glad they listened and took the puppy back. I hope the pup didn't catch parvo while it was outside in the dirt without vaccinations..
Re the puppy that fell in the crack - that puppy is 4 weeks old! And they left it out in the backyard in a cage!
It was taken to a vet afterwards (I think by animal control) and the vet said the puppy was ok but should be returned to it's mother till it was older. (8-10 weeks is when puppies should be separated from mom and sibs). I'm sooo glad they listened and took the puppy back. I hope the pup didn't catch parvo while it was outside in the dirt without vaccinations..
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Again, im not trying to get anyone's hopes up but HPC continues to advertise gold from the sky. Short term models not only give DFW some rain the next 24 hours but parts of the Austin area then HGX this weekend as well. Keep your fingers crossed. Of course it will be in scattered form so please don't shoot the messenger.
Latest map from the HPC valid Sat thru Thurs.
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Latest map from the HPC valid Sat thru Thurs.
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NOAA ON TEXAS DROUGHT:
September 16 07:01 PM
by Joe D'Aleo
By Brantley Hargrove, Dallas Observer
The good news, [Dr. Robert Hoerling, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research meteorologist, who served as the lead author of the U.S. Climate Change Science Plan Synthesis and Assessment Report] says, is that this isn't global warming. "This is not the new normal in terms of drought.
Texas knows drought. Texas has been toughened on the anvil of droughts that have come and gone. This is not a climate change drought. What we do anticipate from climate change is a situation where temperatures progressively increase."
So, what's our problem? Mostly, it's La Nina, that little trollop. She's been messin' with Texas for a long time. And the relationship between her cool Pacific sea-surface temperatures and dry times here is pretty well established.
For nearly 120 years, since we've kept any kind of reliable records, La Nina has visited us 20 times, 19 of those resulting in below normal precipitation, according to Dr. Robert Hoerling, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research meteorologist, who served as the lead author of the U.S. Climate Change Science Plan Synthesis and Assessment Report.
In fact, of all southwest states, Texas is pretty unique because a relatively long-term forecast of below-average rainfall can be made with some certitude where she's concerned. Now, just looking at La Nina won't tell us how deep the drought will be, but her presence tells us something's coming - or not.
September 16 07:01 PM
by Joe D'Aleo
By Brantley Hargrove, Dallas Observer
The good news, [Dr. Robert Hoerling, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research meteorologist, who served as the lead author of the U.S. Climate Change Science Plan Synthesis and Assessment Report] says, is that this isn't global warming. "This is not the new normal in terms of drought.
Texas knows drought. Texas has been toughened on the anvil of droughts that have come and gone. This is not a climate change drought. What we do anticipate from climate change is a situation where temperatures progressively increase."
So, what's our problem? Mostly, it's La Nina, that little trollop. She's been messin' with Texas for a long time. And the relationship between her cool Pacific sea-surface temperatures and dry times here is pretty well established.
For nearly 120 years, since we've kept any kind of reliable records, La Nina has visited us 20 times, 19 of those resulting in below normal precipitation, according to Dr. Robert Hoerling, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research meteorologist, who served as the lead author of the U.S. Climate Change Science Plan Synthesis and Assessment Report.
In fact, of all southwest states, Texas is pretty unique because a relatively long-term forecast of below-average rainfall can be made with some certitude where she's concerned. Now, just looking at La Nina won't tell us how deep the drought will be, but her presence tells us something's coming - or not.
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Either someone's sprinkler is really spitting out water far, or it's raining!
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Ok I have watched rain in every part of the state yesterday except Waco! This seems to be the pattern in my last 10 years of living here- Everything stops short of McLennan county!! I have people 36 miles away - dancing about puddles and I still am watering the lawn- Geesh! Patience Patience
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Rain and thunder here at my locale at the moment.....now the rain has ended and Mr. Sun has returned...got about 0000000.1th of an in.... 
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Think I heard thunder .... very muggy and cloudy and 92F at the house - it had been 100F. Then we washed the dog! lol Maybe I should wash the cars too! (In the neighbor's driveway, it's not our day to water
Still cloudy, 86 at house! (4:52 pm)
Still no rain. 82 at house (7:08 pm)
Still cloudy, 86 at house! (4:52 pm)
Still no rain. 82 at house (7:08 pm)
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Music to my ears. When was the last time we heard the word cutoff low? Autumn begins Friday and the weather pattern certainly is following suit.
SA area today has been getting a nice steady rain, I am so happy for them. Houston as well!
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SA area today has been getting a nice steady rain, I am so happy for them. Houston as well!
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RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FROM NW TO SE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
AS THE SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND MORE STABLE AIR
SPREADS SOUTH BEHIND THE WEAKENING FRONT. RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO
THE FORECAST LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE RETURNS AND
AN ACTIVE PATTERN PERSISTS. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS STARTING TO COME
INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON TIMING OF COLD FRONT FOR THE MID TO LATE
WEEK PERIOD...BUT THERE ARE STILL DIFFERENCES WITH REGARD TO
LOCATION OF A CUTOFF UPPER LOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE
CENTRAL U.S. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTIES...WILL CONTINUE WITH TRENDS
FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH LOW RAIN CHANCES AND TEMPERATURES
SOMEWHAT WARMER THAN SUGGESTED BY LATEST GFS MOS. /09
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Re: C/S TX Weather: Extreme Fire Danger!
Actually picked up a little rain today at the Portastorm Weather Center in southwest Travis County. I think we received about .15 inches. Hey ... I'm happy with anything at this point. It was really nice.
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Well, today's our first day in quite some time with a chance for severe weather...bring on the rain!
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