Texas Summer - 2013

[Ntxw]

That is just terrible. I got some good rains this week so I can't really complain. I'm afraid 92L is less likely to bring any meaningful rain to us maybe coastal Texas but that's in question if it survives intact heading west or northwest. We may get the empty split where the LLC heads into MX and all the moisture is streamed into the northern gulf coast.

On a good note the low this morning at DFW airport was 64 degrees which was only 1 degree shy of the record low of 63 set in 1992. Tomorrow's record is 65, it may be a little warmer tonight but we'll give it a run for it's money. It definitely felt crisp, 3rd morning in a row of pleasant running weather in mid-August.

[horselattitudesfarm]

I guess I brought some of that San Diego weather back with me. Too bad I couldn't bring the beaches with it. . By the way since I seem to be obsessed with donut holes, I made a new picture I wanted to use as an avatar, but cannot seem to download it there:

[gpsnowman]

That is funny. What is not funny is the fact it is true! Ok, the next time you get a multi-inch rain event you have to insert a picture of a danish.

[horselattitudesfarm]

:uarrow: That is funny. What is not funny is the fact it is true! Ok, the next time you get a multi-inch rain event you have to insert a picture of a danish.

[horselattitudesfarm]

Drought begets drought. The latest from the NWS:

"FOR THE TROPICS...THERE IS ALMOST NOTHING
LEFT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO DISTURBANCE DUE TO THE DRIER WESTERN GULF
OF MEXICO AIR AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS. THE MOST RECENT TROPICAL
WEATHER OUTLOOK ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER NOW PLACES
A ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS SYSTEM..........
MARINE...
LITTLE TO NO THREAT FOR A DEVELOPING SOUTHERN GULF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. DRY AIR MOVING DOWN ALONG THE WESTERN LEG OF THE CENTRAL
GULF TROUGH AXIS HAS ALL BUT SNUFFED OUT ONCE-ACTIVE GULF CONVECTION."


Storms are getting eaten even before they form now

[Portastorm]

horselattitudesfarm, maybe you could try the ol' weather anti-jinx. Thursday night I posted on my Facebook page a status update that read "It will never rain again in Austin. Ever." Two hours later I had lightning, thunder, and about three-quarters of an inch of rain.

[Rgv20]

This morning was a cool 73F! Felt good walking out!

[weatherdude1108]

:cheesy:

:uarrow: That is funny. What is not funny is the fact it is true! Ok, the next time you get a multi-inch rain event you have to insert a picture of a danish.

Haha!

I think horselattitudesfarm, Portastorm, and I need to get together and have donuts -- or danish if it's a special occasion.

[horselattitudesfarm]

Haha!

I think horselattitudesfarm, Portastorm, and I need to get together and have donuts -- or danish if it's a special occasion.

I'll buy the donuts

[horselattitudesfarm]

On a not-so-funny note. Here is the latest LakeLevels.info lake level graph for Lake Travis:

[Portastorm]

How about a sausage and jalapeno cheddar kolache from the Czech Stop in West?!

On a weather note, the town of Indianola, Texas, had good and bad news on this date in 1886. The good news? A Category 4 hurricane hit and ended the multi-year drought. The bad news? It didn't really matter because that same hurricane destroyed the town. This was the second of two major hurricanes to hit the community, once the county seat of Calhoun County, in 11 years. Sadly the community never returned.

[horselattitudesfarm]

Just read on KXAN that Carlos and Charlies is to close on Lake Travis due to evergoing drought and low lake conditions killing business. Also there I found this:

KXAN - Some parts of Texas approaching worst-ever drought | KXAN.com
http://www.kxan.com/news/some-parts-of- ... er-drought

[Portastorm]

Yep ... sad story. Lake Travis is now only just eight feet above its all-time low level set in 1951.

The Texas Water Development Board has a nifty website which shows reservoir levels. Here it is:

http://waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/statewide

[weatherdude1108]

Yeah, I try not to think about it. It is going to take regular, consistent, above-normal rains for a period of several months to get us out of this. Or the other option is a catastrophic flood like in 2007 in Marble Falls which completely filled Lake Travis over several days. No one wants a bad flood. Every time I see a story about it, it just depresses me further.

[Ntxw]

I wish I could bring good news for the lakes but there just isn't any. -PDO is STILL dominating the Pacific. The analogs says the tropics should awaken and it still may but as of right now there is nada going on down there anywhere in the Atlantic basin just lots of dry sinking air throughout the gulf, MDR, and subtropics.

We are also near record low territory in terms of tornado count across the country, meaning we're just not getting those big systems to swing through.

[Dean4Storms]

At least we're seeing some rain today along the TX coast! Better than nothing!

[Ntxw]

At least we're seeing some rain today along the TX coast! Better than nothing!

That actually does nothing for the Texas lakes. I'm sure the coastal communities aren't enjoying their beach day because of it

[KatDaddy]

Take your umbrella today. A continued chance of tropical thunderstorms will continue the rest of the week with morning funnels and waterspouts possible each day with the tropical airmass. Minor flooding will develop with the heavier cells. Tropics remain very quiet.

[weatherdude1108]

This is what we need over the Highland Lakes watershed every few days.

http://youtu.be/1HQ5P8oCE7w

[Ntxw]

Little update from guidance. Big dome of high pressure is going to anchor itself in the central plains roughly around Missouri. Texas is on the southern periphery. SE Texas and South Texas are going to see daily pop up scattered showers not unlike what's been going on for a few days. The feature in the eastern gulf is heading west and will roundabout underneath the flow of the high. Once this thing gets to TX we'll see more numerous showers especially the southern half of the state. The hottest temps will remain in the north 93-98 and mid 80s to lower 90s in the south in the more humid air to end the month.