2022 Rain Thread

[utee94 15732]

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Reminds me of trying to convince my wife to move to Portland -- "too much rain" -- 43 inches per year, Austin is 35 inches, Houston is 53 -- "wut?".

Facts don't matter.

I'm guessing you probably know this, but Portland ranks 3rd in US cities for rainy DAYS per year, at 161 on average.  Austin ranks... well.... not even among "others receiving votes" with only 79 rainy days per year on average.  So, twice as many rainy days in Portland compared to Austin.  The US average is 106 days.

Austin just tends to get heavier rainfall, when it does bother to rain.  Which is, of course, NOT right now...

 

[InkaUtexas 25285]

17 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

San Marcos doesn't get to claim forcefield. I watch time and time again as SM gets nailed while NB gets missed. 

It is hit and miss for sure. I have seen torrential rains here, and then watched other events just say fuck you. 

[jimmyjazz 45426]

3 minutes ago, utee94 said:

I'm guessing you probably know this, but Portland ranks 3rd in US cities for rainy DAYS per year, at 161 on average.  Austin ranks... well.... not even among "others receiving votes" with only 79 rainy days per year on average.  So, twice as many rainy days in Portland compared to Austin.  The US average is 106 days.

Austin just tends to get heavier rainfall, when it does bother to rain.  Which is, of course, NOT right now...

 

No, you're right, and it speaks to the difference between my wife and I.  She cannot handle gray.  Me?  I might actually be happier when it's gray.

[utee94 15732]

7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

No, you're right, and it speaks to the difference between my wife and I.  She cannot handle gray.  Me?  I might actually be happier when it's gray.

Yeah, I'm definitely more like your wife when it comes to that.  As crappy as it is to go... checks notes... over 70 days without any measurable rain at my house as of today, I still prefer sunny over gray.  Gray depresses me.

But here's a song in honor of you:

 

 

[miguelito 11168]

Mosquitoes checking that forecast like:

 

[atomheartbevo 89303]

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

52% chance of rain on Thursday according to Dark Sky.  What sorcery is this?

1 hour ago, BabaYaga said:

[Biff Tannen 45439]

Lol, down to 44% now.  It'll be back to 0 by tomorrow I'm sure.

[InkaUtexas 25285]

Nice shower in the triple 6. Just enough to get the dog muddy though. The sky sounds angry! I miss that. 

[1978horn 880]

almost .25 inches so far in 78737

[NorthLoop 14053]

Holy shit we got about 15 minutes worth. My JRT, who HATES water, ran outside and played in it. Our neighbors came outside too. It was like it was snowing. 

[irishtexan 11435]

21 hours ago, miguelito said:

Mosquitoes checking that forecast like:

 

Probably the only silver lining to this hellscape summer is that I haven't been bit by a mosquito in months. And we've got a culver running right behind my backyard. Normally can't even be in the back yard the skeeters are so bad.

[TonyTexas 10466]

7 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

And we've got a culver running right behind my backyard.

At least it’s not a Kenny Roger’s Roasters

[TexPx 2309]

Just got 3/4” in my N. Dallas exurb. Dropped the temp. 25deg.

[Teebox 89]

18 minutes ago, TexPx said:

Just got 3/4” in my N. Dallas exurb. Dropped the temp. 25deg.

Crap, jealous - whole lotta dark clouds and thunder but no rain in UP

[bolverk 29258]

I suppose this could go here or the blast furnace thread but choose here because of the more dire consequences of lack of water.

 

[Biff Tannen 45439]

6 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

At least it’s not a Kenny Roger’s Roasters

[Hate 20095]

There is a little hope for a good soaking over the next 12 days if this model verifies.

Edited August 10, 2022 by Hate

[texasdago 7544]

So nothing...

[BillyGoatHill 4276]

21 hours ago, bolverk said:

 

 

NWS going out on a limb....

[SimonBolivar 10890]

Looks beautiful out between Brownwood and Cleburne right now. 

[Trey3216 15321]

5 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Looks beautiful out between Brownwood and Cleburne right now. 

Looking at the radar and thinking.....

 

[Trey3216 15321]

In the meantime, it's absolutely brutal outside right now.  100 with about 50% humidity, and very little breeze.  It has to happen.  It has to happen.  It has to happen.  

[SimonBolivar 10890]

1 minute ago, Trey3216 said:

In the meantime, it's absolutely brutal outside right now.  100 with about 50% humidity, and very little breeze.  It has to happen.  It has to happen.  It has to happen.  

I'm sitting here just staring at it as I feel like this is as close as its going to get to us. PTSD I guess.

 

 

 

 

[Trey3216 15321]

Just now, SimonBolivar said:

I'm sitting here just staring at it as I feel like this is as close as its going to get to us. PTSD I guess.

 

 

 

 

Loop 340/Old Robinson?  

[Brisketexan 104219]

Whatever.  Dry as fuck. We're gonna stay dry as fuck.

[SimonBolivar 10890]

Just now, Trey3216 said:

Loop 340/Old Robinson?  

Road Ranger just north of Connally on 35. Half a mind to tell work to fuck off and just drive west until I hit it.

[Trey3216 15321]

1 minute ago, SimonBolivar said:

Road Ranger just north of Connally on 35. Half a mind to tell work to fuck off and just drive west until I hit it.

Gotcha.  Those 2 interchanges are damn near identical.  Yeah, I wouldn't mind cracking a coldie and driving toward Meridian right now until I hit the relief, then just stand there like Andy Dufresne.  

[utee94 15732]

It's never going to rain again.

[Biff Tannen 45439]

[atomheartbevo 89303]

36 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Whatever.  Dry as fuck. We're gonna stay dry as fuck.

[Nonbryan 173]

I washed my car to help our cause

 

[SimonBolivar 10890]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

Gotcha.  Those 2 interchanges are damn near identical.  Yeah, I wouldn't mind cracking a coldie and driving toward Meridian right now until I hit the relief, then just stand there like Andy Dufresne.  

Mass hysteria on TSTC's campus as it's pouring. I believe the first rain here (not at ACT) since early June.

[utee94 15732]

17 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Mass hysteria on TSTC's campus as it's pouring. I believe the first rain here (not at ACT) since early June.

braggart

[Trey3216 15321]

Fucker is starting to split.  Doesn’t look like it’s gonna make it to Hewitt.   
 

[NorthLoop 14053]

We getting any of that yellow cake?

[crash_davis 23076]

Maybe I'll finally get some rain after 2 months?

[utee94 15732]

Chances of this making it to Austin?

 

 

[Post Oak 20174]

Right the fuck around us.  At least its 79.

[Brisketexan 104219]

11 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Chances of this making it to Austin?

 

 

utee knows what's up.

[Biff Tannen 45439]

 

[NTVTXN 1432]

It’s pouring in Grapevine/Colleyville area.

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Post Oak 20174]

1 hour ago, Post Oak said:

Right the fuck around us.  At least its 79.

I'll be damned.  Raining pretty steady for the last 45 mins or so. 1/2 inch so far

 

[HiggyBaby 2504]

Getting pounded in north Dfw and I’m enjoying every damn minute of it

[Surly Bevo 24686]

It’s pouring in Grapevine/Colleyville area.

Yep getting pounded for 30 straight minutes here in Keller. After almost 70 days with no rain it was entertaining watching the first 15 minutes or so just run right the fuck off the ground into the streets.

[texasdago 7544]

Austin dome engaged

 

[Biff Tannen 45439]

1 hour ago, texasdago said:

Austin dome engaged

 

Seriously it was on it's way and all of a sudden it's sucking back up into itself.  I don't know how to make a Dark Sky gif, but it's wild.

[HiggyBaby 2504]

[conVINCEd 21468]

28 minutes ago, HiggyBaby said:

Getting pounded in north Dfw and I’m enjoying every damn minute of it

Ditto.  10 year old lab had forgotten what rain  is.  Looked very confused for a few seconds before frolicking around the yard for a bit.  Then it thundered, so back inside and hiding under my desk. 

[dimyh 1874]

Me 15 mins ago in my DFW backyard

[ztejas 43186]

Something stirring in Oak Hill. I can feel it in my loins.