Flooding in Texas

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"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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How is the weather in your area? MLB

I live in East Texas, and the weather has been fine -- enough rain to keep
things green, but no problems. However, flooding has been catastrophic in
some areas (Dallas, for example) north and west of here. There have been a
number of deaths, extensive property damage, etc., and possibly more to
come.

MaryL

mlbriggs wrote:
How is the weather in your area? MLB
Last three days:bad,(13 degr celcius),
today: nice spring weather()60 percent sunshine).
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mlbriggs wrote:
How is the weather in your area? MLB

Here in Central Texas we've had more rain than I've ever seen. Marble
Falls, not far from Austin got 19 inches in 24 hours! There's flooding
everywhere and lots of loss of property and some lives.
Here in Austin things are ok, it didn't rain much today, but the
forecast still calls for more rain.

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On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:43:35 +0000, mlbriggs
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How is the weather in your area? MLB
In a word, WET!!! Almost 10 inches of rain in the last week or so.
We're up high enough, however, that flooding should not be a problem
for us. Getting the grass mowed when we finally dry out, however, may
be a problem . It's loving all this rain and growing like crazy...

Thanks for checking!!
-- Eric, Kim and the Chigger Ranch Crew

8.65 inches at our house and "the girls" are getting cabin fever. It seems
every time they go out into the backyard (it's secured) they have to come
back in because of a thunderstorm. We are also on high ground so safe here.

The hummers feed frantically before each storm hits and the kitten hides in
the closet while the thunder is booming. The garden (and everything else,
for that matter) is thriving --the catnip is taking over the kitty garden,
and central Texas is as green as it's been this time of year in my 12 years.
The crickets and toads are the nightly entertainment and "the girls" are
diggin' the show.

We're luckier than many, including our friends to the north in Marble Falls.
They are out of drinking water (been there, done that, Midwest in 1993) and
nearly got swept away. We count our blessings.

--
ie
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"Lucy's Mom" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:43:35 +0000, mlbriggs
wrote:

How is the weather in your area? MLB
In a word, WET!!! Almost 10 inches of rain in the last week or so.
We're up high enough, however, that flooding should not be a problem
for us. Getting the grass mowed when we finally dry out, however, may
be a problem . It's loving all this rain and growing like crazy...

Thanks for checking!!
-- Eric, Kim and the Chigger Ranch Crew

"oldhickory" wrote in message
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8.65 inches at our house and "the girls" are getting cabin fever. It
seems every time they go out into the backyard (it's secured) they have to
come back in because of a thunderstorm. We are also on high ground so safe
here.

The hummers feed frantically before each storm hits and the kitten hides
in the closet while the thunder is booming. The garden (and everything
else, for that matter) is thriving --the catnip is taking over the kitty
garden, and central Texas is as green as it's been this time of year in my
12 years. The crickets and toads are the nightly entertainment and "the
girls" are diggin' the show.

We're luckier than many, including our friends to the north in Marble
Falls. They are out of drinking water (been there, done that, Midwest in
1993) and nearly got swept away. We count our blessings.


That's one of the crueler problems with flooding. Getting water that is
suitable to drink is a real problem. And not just for humans.

Jo

On Jun 28, 8:53 pm, Lucy's Mom wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:43:35 +0000, mlbriggs
wrote:

How is the weather in your area? MLB

In a word, WET!!! Almost 10 inches of rain in the last week or so.
We're up high enough, however, that flooding should not be a problem
for us. Getting the grass mowed when we finally dry out, however, may
be a problem . It's loving all this rain and growing like crazy...

Thanks for checking!!
-- Eric, Kim and the Chigger Ranch Crew

Isn't it just crazy? I've never seen anything like it here. We should
have 100
degree temps and be in a drought by now.
I am not complaining. I still remember the awful fires last year.
I'm sure looking forward to some sunny skies though.

Sherry

On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:33:56 -0500, "oldhickory"
wrote:


The hummers feed frantically before each storm hits and the kitten hides in
the closet while the thunder is booming. The garden (and everything else,
for that matter) is thriving --the catnip is taking over the kitty garden,
and central Texas is as green as it's been this time of year in my 12 years.
The crickets and toads are the nightly entertainment and "the girls" are
diggin' the show.
The hummers here must be doing that, too. I've had to refill the
feeder more than usual. Love the peepers, though....
-- Eric, Kim and the Chigger Ranch Crew

"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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How is the weather in your area? MLB

This is the strangest weather I've ever seen in this part of the country
(before Houston, we lived in New Orelans which has the exact same weather
only a day later). We have had a real, live spring (never happened before
in my life time - it usually just goes from chilly and wet to jungle steam
by mid-March). This year we've had cool, clear days *WELL* into June - and
I'm talking into the 50sF!!!!! :O And although it's always rainy in
"winter" here (all three days of it), it's never been this wet this late
into the year. It has rained almost every day for the past 6 weeks.
However we haven't, here in Houston, had the flooding that's been seen in
Dallas and around Austin. There have been a number of deaths due to the
flooding including an 8 year old girl who was washed away when the resuce
boat that was taking her family to dry land was overturned! :

After the double whammy of Katrina then Rita, then the definite change in
weather here, I don't see how anyone can claim that our climate is not
changing. *SOMETHING'S* going on and I'm tending to believe it's not good!

Hugs,

CatNipped