IronTiger Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 It's been really rainy, especially in Houston for these last past few days. Yesterday I heard there was a tornado warning and it was raining last night, too. Were anyone's Memorial Day plans ruined, by the way? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Galveston was just really overcast but not too bad. Made for a decent bike ride with the group but there was just too much seaweed on the beach. Guess if you were in Houston though, it probably wasn't too great later in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Theres apperantly supposed to be more of those same storms between now and Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Drought-B-Gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaeal Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Gladly, Memorial Day wasn't ruined on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 So we flew in from California, said hello to our friends in cypress, and headed home around 9pm. The weather was stormy, so I turned on my hazards and drove down the beltway. I decided to take i10 to 610 to avoid voss & chimney rock since the last time it flash flooded those roads were none navigational.So I took post oak and tried to make it down San Felipe but there were a couple BMW's sitting in high water. So we pulled into BLVD place to rethink our route to our apartment. I thought back to 610, to 59, and maybe fountain view to get home... But there was seriously no way out. The sewer drain was misplaced and flooding into the feeder road. So I fearfully pulled into the Marriott west loop. Luckily they had a room. The cars at the intersection were in the median and almost flooded. My car was in full throttle at San Felipe @ 610 and almost didn't make it. Quite scary. I saw a multitude of cars trying to traverse the waters but ended up in failure. Birds flew into the valet confused and out of place. Yeah it might have been minimal but I didn't want to spend the night at the BLVD parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yes it is crazy outside. The bayou is life right outside. It's like a foot of water up against the building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Here's the Harris County Flood Warning System page http://www.harriscountyfws.org/?View=full Lots of rainfall. The area West of the Heights had over 8 inches last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 All the bayous I cross on my commute to work are near the banks. hopefully there is some respite before the next round of heavy rain. My power went out at 10:30 last night and was still out this morning. glad my phone has a decent enough battery to not need to charge every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I'd be curious to see an analysis of flooding this time around vs past major events to determine if all the development out west is increasing flooding within town. While not scientific at all, seems long-timers around and on the news are saying there are roads flooding that have never flooded like this (even during Allison, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Not flooding, but rain totals through this morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) I think comparing this to Alison or other past events can't be done, different amounts of rain, different start and end times, different locations. didn't Alison drop up to 36" in places, but then it also was over a more than 24 hour period? This was over 10" in places, but it was also over a 4 or 5 hour period. can't really be compared. Edited May 26, 2015 by samagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I think comparing this to Alison or other past events can't be done, different amounts of rain, different start and end times, different locations. didn't Alison drop up to 36" in places, but then it also was over a more than 24 hour period?This was over 10" in places, but it was also over a 4 or 5 hour period.can't really be compared.While it's not a tropical storm and didn't drop as much rain, shutting down interstates and killing people is easily comparable to Allison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 I remember the underpasses in the Med Center had a flashing light system to warn people off in ccase of flooding. I'm sure they went off this last past weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 While it's not a tropical storm and didn't drop as much rain, shutting down interstates and killing people is easily comparable to Allison. From the respect of the damage done, and it's impact on people's lives, absolutely, it's comparable. However, trying to compare the amount of flooding and saying that the flooding is worse because of all the new construction on the west side of town, I don't think that's a conclusion that can be drawn. The situations are very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 This morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 This morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 for drone videos, youtube search: "Drone footage of flooding in downtown Houston" There's a few videos out. There's also some drone footage of other parts of Texas that were hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Looks like we're likely to get drenched again in the next few days by the tropical disturbance that may turn into tropical storm Bill. http://blog.chron.com/weather/2015/06/tropical-disturbance-reaches-the-gulf-of-mexico-now-moving-toward-texas/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 I know for a fact that after Allison, the local flood authority bought up hundreds and hundreds of homes in flood prone areas and leveled them. This may have reduced the damage this time around, but I wonder if we'll see more neighborhoods wiped off the map that did flood? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Tropical Storm Bill expected to hit in a few hours, so watch those bayous, underpasses, tunnels, and depressed freeways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Is anyone else concerned at the amount of hysteria created by this storm? I mean, it's good to respect these events, but I've seen major over reaction. When I went to the grocery store yesterday at lunch to grab lunch supplies for the week the place was filled with people grabbing a month's worth of water, and pop tarts. At the end of this, people are going to see that they over reacted, and then when there's a real storm that they should prepare for, they will blow it off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Is anyone else concerned at the amount of hysteria created by this storm?I mean, it's good to respect these events, but I've seen major over reaction. When I went to the grocery store yesterday at lunch to grab lunch supplies for the week the place was filled with people grabbing a month's worth of water, and pop tarts.At the end of this, people are going to see that they over reacted, and then when there's a real storm that they should prepare for, they will blow it off.It's a vicious cycle. Look at the extreme overreaction that occurred during Ike. People freak out over storms and the media blows it out of control.Don't park your car under a big tree, avoid the low lying areas and find an alternative. I mean it's good to have clean water, batteries, etc, anyways... But a little common sense will go a long way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 It's a vicious cycle. Look at the extreme overreaction that occurred during Ike. People freak out over storms and the media blows it out of control.Don't park your car under a big tree, avoid the low lying areas and find an alternative. I mean it's good to have clean water, batteries, etc, anyways... But a little common sense will go a long way. Over reaction during Ike? Power was out for weeks, trees down everywhere....you think we over reacted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Over reaction during Ike? Power was out for weeks, trees down everywhere....you think we over reacted ?Sorry I always get the two mixed up... *Rita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Over reaction during Ike? Power was out for weeks, trees down everywhere....you think we over reacted ? Sorry I always get the two mixed up... *Rita. was gonna say, probably meant Rita. 36 hours to drive from Houston to San Antonio. Cars that ran out of gas littering all the freeways. People getting sick because of sitting in their cars that had overheated, and then they in turn, overheated. Don't get me wrong, it was a good event to show that the system in place was inadequate to evacuate that many people, and I able to host an epic BBQ on my back patio with the people I put up in my house that lived in League City that didn't want to try driving any farther with all the traffic (pro tip, keep the beer fridge well stocked during hurricane season!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Sorry I always get the two mixed up... *Rita. I forgot all about Rita (I think it sprinkled at my house) -- you are right about that one !! Edited June 16, 2015 by HoustonMidtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 So, how's the rain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I for one like rain, but this is too much it's smothering me and I don't like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) My umbrella broke in the wind at NRG Park today. At lunch in Uptown there was only one other table, and at dinner in the Woodlands, the same.Had some friends posting links about the floods in Corsicana. A train derailed and the crew had to be rescued. Edited October 26, 2015 by Montrose1100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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