Rain, Rain and More Rain
“So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.” ~ Genesis 6:14
Well, I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as Noah had, but after two weeks of rain, being cooped up in the house with a bi-polar dog, I am growing a bit weary and could use some sunshine. It is summertime, is it not? The time of year when you frolic across the lawn, enjoy the outdoors, waterski and go tubing…but just not in your back yard.
You may have heard on the news, on Wednesday morning, the town of Marble Falls received 18″ of rain in a six hour period, completely devastating the town. Marble Falls is only about 70 miles north of us on Highway 281. Thankfully, we haven’t had that kind of rain, but it did torrentially downpour here for about five to six hours straight here today and has been raining pretty steady since 3AM. It seems to have let up a bit, but when it rains that heavy here, the dry creek that is the greenbelt to our backyard turns into a raging river.
Anyway, all is okay here, just really soggy, damp and claustrophobic. With so much boredom at hand, I took the opportunity to become friendly with my video camera, so here’s some really, really poor amateur video I shot this morning and afternoon during our rainstorm.
The rain had let up a bit here.
This was probably the peak water flow of the creek. It’s hard to make out, but the water nearly covered the entire area between our development and the development to our North.
The rain had eased a bit and the flow had dropped about 2 feet, but still kind of cool.
And the good news is….more is on the way for tomorrow. Yipee! Maybe I do know how Noah felt after all.
Ice Storm 2007
It would seem that the worst is now, as temperatures moderate to a balmy 33 degrees. It started with a cold rain over the weekend, the progressively got colder and colder until the rain began to freeze as it accumulated on the ground, the roof, the trees, the rain gutters, the roads, the overpasses, the deck and anything else that was wet, up to a half-inch in some spots. Rain turned to sleet, then continued to refreeze. It deteriorated from there.
Roads, schools, businesses and most of the city has been shut down for the better part of two days. Last night power lines, sagging from the weight of the ice and heavy tree limbs provided sporadic power outages. Today, tree limbs started to pop, crack and fall from the weight. It’s a little claustrophobic being cooped up in the house for 3 days, but it’s also a lot of fun to see the kids excited about all the ice.
As all this ice melts and another good storm coming in from Mexico, the city is now concerned about flooding, and there’s a possibility of more freezing rain next week. So where’s Al Gore anyway?
Anyway, here are some of the ice storm photos. (just click the photo for the next one.)
For the latest local news here, go here.
Waiting On Rita…
Being the Weather Geek that I am and now living in South Texas, I’ve become acustomed to checking the weather several times per day. I tracked Hurricane Katrina and now Hurricane Rita. Apparently, this one has the equal potential as Katrina and is heading for a landfall somewhere between Brownsville and Houston, which puts San Antonio directly in it’s path with 150 miles of Continue Reading »