Lean Dean (the tropical version)

Absolutely yes, Dallas exceeded its yearly average rain total all the way back in June... but I'm amazed at how much nearly 2 weeks of 100º have dried things out. The lakes are dropping at a half-foot a day and are already just about at pool elevation. The exception is Lake Texoma, which gets 95% of its water from the Panhandle and is still 15 feet high.

 

You think with all this technology pinpointing probable paths for this storm, some agency would issue a preliminary warning for those in the gulf coast region to have their bags packed just in case?

 

Call me naive or dense, but I don't get it.

 

Me neither, my friend. Me neither.

 

NoOneLikesUs,

Do you mean other than the National Weather Service, or the National Hurricane Center, which has done so for decades?

Some people take notice of the warnings. Some don't.

 

To all y'all who might be in the path of Dean:

Batten down the hatches and hunker down when the time comes.

Sincerely,

Platy

 

The current forecast has it reaching the Yucatan next Tuesday. It's going to be almost a week before that storm could get to the Gulf Coast, if it gets there at all. My guess is they won't issue one until after it's crosssed the Yucatan or shot the gap between Cuba and the Yucatan.

 

Not to needlessly scare the shit out of everyone, but: http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/gfdltc2.cgi?time=2007081612-dean04l&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=Animation

Hit the button on the right that says "L (21)"; that tells you what the model thinks the storm will look like by the end of the forecast period, which I believe is a week from now.

 

You're fear-mongering. Jesus. That's like taking dead aim on my new hometown. Of course, I knew that when I moved here. Not hearing much talk out and about about Dean, but there's some in the newsroom here getting scared/excited/worried/etc.

Me? I'm just glad I live on the second floor in an area that didn't flood in 2005. Keeping my fingers crossed I don't have to deal with any of that.

 

Parts of Houston have received 9 inches of rain today and San Antonio has seen 7 inches. They just put up severe weather alerts for our area calling for intense rain through Saturday morning. Apparently, they are worried Erin will stall over West Texas and just dump on us.
Hopefully not.

 

I've been in a few floods in Houston. Scary stuff if you're trying to drive in low-lying areas. What happened with Allison was horrific for some people. Here's hoping Erin gets bored and moves on quickly, spreading around whatever is left in a harmless way.

 

It's not moving very fast at all. It is sitting just northwest of San Antonio and bearing down on San Angelo.