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Posted: 5/29/2015 3:58:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2015 4:41:04 PM EDT
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The Trinity River.
Remember, the Dallas City Council wants to build a toll road right here. In between the levees 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 7:19:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's incredible! I like seeing things I can relate to in cases like this. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 7:49:34 PM EDT
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Either my prostate is going or that sound of water coming off my roof all night like a cow pissing on a flat rock is starting to get to me.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 9:01:42 PM EDT
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The Trinity River. Remember, the Dallas City Council wants to build a toll road right here. In between the levees
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGM1BBLU0AAXiUp.jpg:large Would a boat still have to pay the toll? |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 9:58:50 PM EDT
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How much looting has been going on/is expected. :)
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Posted: 5/29/2015 9:59:50 PM EDT
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Whataburger in Fredericksburg, Texas is honoring 81 year old Kenny Reissig, a regular customer who was swept away by the Blanco river floodwaters over the weekend.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 10:10:31 PM EDT
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After all this rain, Lake Travis is still 21 feet low. The past 5 years have been dry, very dry. ETA it didn't help much that in 2010 the LCRA emptied the lake to flood rice fields in Wharton and Matagorda counties. Anyone notice a rice shortage in 2011-2015? I didn't think so. Unfortunately the water is sold at a VERY cheap price......and basically when the rice farmers there open their gates they can flood a 125 acre field in hours.... 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 10:25:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: my 150gpm pump has had lots and lots of gas through it this year trying to keep my yard from becoming a pond my first attempt at a garden is under there, somewhere http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s482/texrdnec/DB3A0756-1E76-4544-B3CF-05456C806839_zpshbpxhhxz.jpg |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 10:29:33 PM EDT
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At my work we just send a whole bunch of heaters/dryers along with gensets and other industrial items to Texas.
Don't know where exactly they are going but the one side of the shop was busy loading up trucks. |
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Posted: 5/29/2015 10:29:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2015 10:31:04 PM EDT
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At my work we just send a whole bunch of heaters/dryers along with gensets and other industrial items to Texas. Don't know where exactly they are going but the one side of the shop was busy loading up trucks. Jade helm. 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 10:56:16 PM EDT
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Be wary of cars coming up for sale in the next few months.
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Posted: 5/29/2015 11:00:30 PM EDT
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Be wary of cars coming up for sale in the next few months. <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Tat2d/media/KIMG0006_zpsbtynt9je.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Tat2d/KIMG0006_zpsbtynt9je.jpg</a> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Tat2d/media/KIMG0009_zpsbvxurusg.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Tat2d/KIMG0009_zpsbvxurusg.jpg</a> Wranglers have drain plugs in the floor boards. We think ahead. 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 11:43:56 PM EDT
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The Trinity River. Remember, the Dallas City Council wants to build a toll road right here. In between the levees
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGM1BBLU0AAXiUp.jpg:large You mean the flooded trees part? The designated flood channel is planned to get a toll road? 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 11:45:04 PM EDT
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You mean the flooded trees part? The designated flood channel is planned to get a toll road? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Trinity River. Remember, the Dallas City Council wants to build a toll road right here. In between the levees
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGM1BBLU0AAXiUp.jpg:large You mean the flooded trees part? The designated flood channel is planned to get a toll road? Self cleaning. 
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Posted: 5/29/2015 11:51:42 PM EDT
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After all this rain, Lake Travis is still 21 feet low. The past 5 years have been dry, very dry. ETA it didn't help much that in 2010 the LCRA emptied the lake to flood rice fields in Wharton and Matagorda counties. Anyone notice a rice shortage in 2011-2015? I didn't think so. They drained Lake Buchanan over 20 ft in the summer of 2011. At the same time (Summer, 2011), they were also draining Lake Travis, pulled it down 40 ft. 
Who is in charge of those reservoirs where they are dumb enough to release 4 years worth of rain collection in a single summer? To the point where it is going to take a couple good storms like the last 2 weeks to fill them up again.
Realtime Info on levels: Buchanan Check the 2010-2014 boxes to show every year Travis Check the 2010-2014 boxes to show every year |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:17:15 AM EDT
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It was criminal what they did to keep the rice farmers in business.
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:23:19 AM EDT
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Whataburger in Fredericksburg, Texas is honoring 81 year old Kenny Reissig, a regular customer who was swept away by the Blanco river floodwaters over the weekend. http://i62.tinypic.com/2ivjh46.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/2mxqrmc.jpg I just heard about Mr. Reissig on the 10 o'clock news. Apparently he was seen clinging to a tree before being swept away. 
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:30:09 AM EDT
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It was criminal what they did to keep the rice farmers in business. Just as criminal as the Corp of Engineers keeping the Oahe lake level full so they'd have enough water to release for navigation on the lower Mississippi if there wasn't enough snowmelt. That's something only the Obama admin could come up with, just like the rice paddies. Those in charge of the water should not do stupid things for commercial purposes, they need to have a set of rules that are followed, no matter if it results in a financial loss. They did a lot more damage by making themselves either very susceptible to drought, or for flooding many cities. |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:32:11 AM EDT
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It was criminal what they did to keep the rice farmers in business. I don't know the ins and outs of that specific situation, but growing up in a farming family my gut reaction is always to start out thinking that water for rural farmers is more important than water for clean cars and green lawns in suburbia. But I'm admittedly biased when it comes to urban vs rural priorities, since the politicians usually side with the larger number of urban votes. I'm interested in the situation but don't want to hijack the thread. Mind sending me a link to more info on the topic? |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:46:54 AM EDT
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I don't know the ins and outs of that specific situation, but growing up in a farming family my gut reaction is always to start out thinking that water for rural farmers is more important than water for clean cars and green lawns in suburbia. But I'm admittedly biased when it comes to urban vs rural priorities, since the politicians usually side with the larger number of urban votes. I'm interested in the situation but don't want to hijack the thread. Mind sending me a link to more info on the topic? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It was criminal what they did to keep the rice farmers in business. I don't know the ins and outs of that specific situation, but growing up in a farming family my gut reaction is always to start out thinking that water for rural farmers is more important than water for clean cars and green lawns in suburbia. But I'm admittedly biased when it comes to urban vs rural priorities, since the politicians usually side with the larger number of urban votes. I'm interested in the situation but don't want to hijack the thread. Mind sending me a link to more info on the topic? The LCRA had contracts with the coastal rice farmers to release so many acre feet per year. That's all well and good when Lake Travis is at conservation level. But once the drought started the LCRA continued to release water at the contract rate. Which was insane. I don't think it went to court but there were very contentious meetings of the LCRA before the release was halted. And I'm guessing the rice farmers are getting more than they want right about now. |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:58:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You mean the flooded trees part? The designated flood channel is planned to get a toll road? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The Trinity River. Remember, the Dallas City Council wants to build a toll road right here. In between the levees https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGM1BBLU0AAXiUp.jpg:large You mean the flooded trees part? The designated flood channel is planned to get a toll road?  |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 2:08:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They drained Lake Buchanan over 20 ft in the summer of 2011. At the same time (Summer, 2011), they were also draining Lake Travis, pulled it down 40 ft. Who is in charge of those reservoirs where they are dumb enough to release 4 years worth of rain collection in a single summer? To the point where it is going to take a couple good storms like the last 2 weeks to fill them up again. Realtime Info on levels: Buchanan Check the 2010-2014 boxes to show every year Travis Check the 2010-2014 boxes to show every year Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: After all this rain, Lake Travis is still 21 feet low. The past 5 years have been dry, very dry. ETA it didn't help much that in 2010 the LCRA emptied the lake to flood rice fields in Wharton and Matagorda counties. Anyone notice a rice shortage in 2011-2015? I didn't think so. They drained Lake Buchanan over 20 ft in the summer of 2011. At the same time (Summer, 2011), they were also draining Lake Travis, pulled it down 40 ft. Who is in charge of those reservoirs where they are dumb enough to release 4 years worth of rain collection in a single summer? To the point where it is going to take a couple good storms like the last 2 weeks to fill them up again. Realtime Info on levels: Buchanan Check the 2010-2014 boxes to show every year Travis Check the 2010-2014 boxes to show every year In context the summer of 2011 was the worst in a long time. We had over 100 days of 100F or hotter days in a 4 month period with little rain. |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 2:30:54 AM EDT
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And another line of storms forming out west. Just heard thunder.
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Posted: 5/30/2015 7:38:05 AM EDT
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Getting dumped on big time in west Dallas right now.
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Posted: 5/30/2015 8:13:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2015 11:38:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/30/2015 11:44:18 AM EDT
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Just got an update from our county emergency management office (Houston county). The Trinity river is expected to crest between 47.5 and 48 feet in the next two days. Flood stage is 41 feet. Currently at 44.3 feet. A lot of ranches are going (further) under water soon.
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Posted: 5/30/2015 11:57:02 AM EDT
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Maybe, just maybe everyone will be able to get hay bailed this next week. Checked the weather forecast last night and it's less than 20% for the next 7-10 days. That's not including today because it's a monsoon right now.
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Posted: 5/30/2015 12:22:40 PM EDT
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The phone went off three times last night with flood warnings. So much for sleeping. There is no risk of flooding in my hood but everything outside sure is swampy.
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Posted: 5/30/2015 12:32:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The phone went off three times last night with flood warnings. So much for sleeping. There is no risk of flooding in my hood but everything outside sure is swampy. |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 1:56:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The phone went off three times last night with flood warnings. So much for sleeping. There is no risk of flooding in my hood but everything outside sure is swampy. Yeah, I turned those stupid warnings off because they kept stopping my white noise generator. |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 9:07:33 PM EDT
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been 7 hours since the last post...
yall drown? |
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Posted: 5/30/2015 9:19:14 PM EDT
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been 7 hours since the last post... yall drown? Not yet. Broke out the snorkel. |
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Posted: 5/31/2015 12:17:41 AM EDT
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I don't understand how Lake Travis has gone up 40 feet, while Lake Buchanan has only gone up 5-6ft. They are both the same size, acre storage wise, they aren't that far apart, and Buchanan has a larger catchment basin. It would seem the gains should be the other way around.
Anybody with knowledge of the geography around those lakes have an idea why Buchanan has risen so little, even though it was in the path of most all the rain storms? |
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Posted: 5/31/2015 12:18:25 AM EDT
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I don't understand how Lake Travis has gone up 40 feet, while Lake Buchanan has only gone up 5-6ft. They are both the same size, acre storage wise, they aren't that far apart, and Buchanan has a larger catchment basin. It would seem the gains should be the other way around. Anybody with knowledge of the geography around those lakes have an idea why Buchanan has risen so little, even though it was in the path of most all the rain storms? Austin sucks. |
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Posted: 5/31/2015 11:11:34 AM EDT
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The sun is out in full force today...YAY!
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Posted: 5/31/2015 11:30:04 AM EDT
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Here is where I WAS going to be spending the 4th of July weekend this year, just like the past 20 4th of July weekends:
 Corps of Engineers just closed it down indefinitely...reservations cancelled. |
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Posted: 5/31/2015 11:57:10 AM EDT
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been 7 hours since the last post... yall drown? No, we native Texan's have been out collecting crawdads and catfish.
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Posted: 5/31/2015 12:58:24 PM EDT
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Austin sucks. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I don't understand how Lake Travis has gone up 40 feet, while Lake Buchanan has only gone up 5-6ft. They are both the same size, acre storage wise, they aren't that far apart, and Buchanan has a larger catchment basin. It would seem the gains should be the other way around. Anybody with knowledge of the geography around those lakes have an idea why Buchanan has risen so little, even though it was in the path of most all the rain storms? Austin sucks. Snort. |
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Posted: 5/31/2015 1:43:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't understand how Lake Travis has gone up 40 feet, while Lake Buchanan has only gone up 5-6ft. They are both the same size, acre storage wise, they aren't that far apart, and Buchanan has a larger catchment basin. It would seem the gains should be the other way around. Anybody with knowledge of the geography around those lakes have an idea why Buchanan has risen so little, even though it was in the path of most all the rain storms? 1) The basin has gotten rain, but Mother Nature put most of the rain south and north. If you watched the radar closely, you would have seen that the LB basin did not get nearly as much rain as the sister lakes down the Colorado. 2) The basin is big, but since LBJ is a constant level lake, you might as well count that basin in the Travis basin. A whole lot of rain has fallen out towards Llano, and that has flowed through LBJ to Travis. The Inks and LBJ dams have been releasing water Midnight-Midnight, moving ~17k acre feet a day down to Travis. Hopefully, we'll get some Rain in June to keep the lake rising. Hopefully, LT and the lower Colorado shouldn't need any water from LB for a while. |
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