Showers and thunderstorms will continue across north texas into the evening hours. Some of the storms will be severe, with large hail and damaging winds. Tornado watches are in effect for much of north and central texas. Tornadic supercells will be possible in and near the watch areas, particularly in vicinity of a cold front. By 7 pm, the front will stretch southeast of san saba, to hillsboro, to sulphur springs. A flash flood watch remains in effect generally along and north of the i-20 corridor. Motorists are urged to exercise caution as heavy rain can flood roads quickly.
We had more than 11″ of rain on Wednesday, another 2″ today. It doesn’t look like it will let up until tomorrow night.
We’ve cleaned out the closet under the stairs a few times in last few weeks. There are still blue tarps on rooftops from the last tornado that touched down.
They say the lake will rise about 11 feet. The Red River and creek run off keep filling it up and the Army Corps of Engineers drain it off, sending the excess down to the Mississippi.
Spring ends late winter’s wildfires; skies change from red to greenish-gray.
Soon enough we’ll have blue skies and white-hot heat.
That’s when the molt gets the hardest.
Henry Chappell Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 8:07 amVisit Henry Chappell
Got up early Saturday morning thinking I’d do a little squirrel hunting in my usual haunts. (Spring squirrel season is open in most East Texas counties. Of course the Grayson County season never closes, but I won’t hunt during breeding/rearing seasons.)Loaded Cate and headed out only to find that certain very important roads were under water.
redcoat Says:
May 5th, 2009 at 11:56 amVisit redcoat
i for one will be gald when the rain stops. cant get nothing done !!! Including building the mews !