Comments on: Tropical Storm Erin to Flood Texas http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/ Storm Chasing Adventures with David Drummond Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:55:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Christy Hemme http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Christy Hemme Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:17:13 +0000 http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/#comment-442 <p><strong>Christy Hemme...</strong></p> <p>Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts !...</p> <strong>Christy Hemme…</strong>

Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts !…

]]> By: David http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-61 David Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:39:58 +0000 http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/#comment-61 I just saw this: AT 1012 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ABILENE POLICE ARE REPORTING CATCLAW AND BUTTON CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. NUMEROUS STREET CLOSURES ARE REPORTED IN ABILENE AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 50 WATER RESCUE CALLS IN THE ABILENE AREA. I was looking at the storm totals radar estimates, some showing some estimated totals to 11 inches...the max on my radar program! I just saw this:

AT 1012 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED VERY
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. ABILENE POLICE ARE REPORTING
CATCLAW AND BUTTON CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. NUMEROUS STREET CLOSURES ARE REPORTED IN ABILENE AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 50 WATER RESCUE CALLS IN THE ABILENE AREA.

I was looking at the storm totals radar estimates, some showing some estimated totals to 11 inches…the max on my radar program!

]]> By: David http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-58 David Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:30:19 +0000 http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/#comment-58 <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td><p>As expected…</p> <p>SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Authorities say they now know of at least five people dead and two missing as the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin pushes across Texas.</p> <p>Forecaster say the storms dumped up to 11 inches of rain in parts of San Antonio, Houston and the Texas Hill Country. West Texas braced for as much as eight inches of rain today.</p> <p>Searchers in Kendall County today found the body of a father who went missing with his son after their pickup truck was washed over a bridge and into a creek. Authorities say the man’s 28-year-old son remains missing.</p> <p>Also today, Texas agriculture officials on set crop losses so far this year from record South Texas rainfall at 200 million. Carl Anderson, a Texas Cooperative Extension economist, predicts that amount will rise.</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div id="cubeDiv" style="position:relative;"><span style="position:relative; z-index:2;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="swfclipv609340" width="350" height="551"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.thenewsroom.com/mash/swf/cube.swf?a=v609340&m=76241&v=1" /><param name="base" value="."/><embed src="http://www.thenewsroom.com/mash/swf/cube.swf?a=v609340&m=76241&v=1"base="." width="350" height="551" name="swfclipv609340" allowScriptAccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></span><span id="voxAdv609340" style="position:absolute;z-index:2;"></span></div> </td> </tr> </table>

As expected…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Authorities say they now know of at least five people dead and two missing as the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin pushes across Texas.

Forecaster say the storms dumped up to 11 inches of rain in parts of San Antonio, Houston and the Texas Hill Country. West Texas braced for as much as eight inches of rain today.

Searchers in Kendall County today found the body of a father who went missing with his son after their pickup truck was washed over a bridge and into a creek. Authorities say the man’s 28-year-old son remains missing.

Also today, Texas agriculture officials on set crop losses so far this year from record South Texas rainfall at 200 million. Carl Anderson, a Texas Cooperative Extension economist, predicts that amount will rise.

]]> By: Dewdrop http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Dewdrop Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:44:01 +0000 http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/#comment-54 I can't even imagine a Houston scneario... how devastating. I am seeing as northward shift now... if that thing slips through the Channel, watch out! I can’t even imagine a Houston scneario… how devastating. I am seeing as northward shift now… if that thing slips through the Channel, watch out!

]]> By: David http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-53 David Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:06:29 +0000 http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/#comment-53 Yeah I had looked at the GFS yesterday late and noted it was showing in coming in near Brownsville. Honestly, just from a chasing perspective I would much rather chase it down that way than over around the Houston area. Much, much less trees to deal with, and the ones there are aren't as tall. Yeah I had looked at the GFS yesterday late and noted it was showing in coming in near Brownsville. Honestly, just from a chasing perspective I would much rather chase it down that way than over around the Houston area. Much, much less trees to deal with, and the ones there are aren’t as tall.

]]> By: Steve Miller TX http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Steve Miller TX Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:05:35 +0000 http://daviddrummond.com/blog/2007/08/16/tropical-storm-erin-to-flood-texas/#comment-52 Man, the flooding is already bad down in S and SE Texas today from Erin. Interesting that the models are tracking the remnants into W TX and the PH. 2 inches here in Amarillo and we have high-water rescues. The trees being more easily uprooted is an excellent point I hadn't thought of. A similar scenario unfolded years ago somewhere in the SE US and the tree devestation was horrendous. That's sad because there are alot of majestic and unique oak trees in Brazoria county. I say unique because they have a more contorted branch pattern than other oaks you see. I've surmised they grew that way from hurricanes over the years....or perhaps a special strain. They are pretty cool. But, Dean could be quite mean and nasty and stronger than any hurricane to hit the TX coast in a very very long time. Latest models are starting to eye Brownsville to Corpus Christi. Yikes. Man, the flooding is already bad down in S and SE Texas today from Erin. Interesting that the models are tracking the remnants into W TX and the PH. 2 inches here in Amarillo and we have high-water rescues.

The trees being more easily uprooted is an excellent point I hadn’t thought of. A similar scenario unfolded years ago somewhere in the SE US and the tree devestation was horrendous. That’s sad because there are alot of majestic and unique oak trees in Brazoria county. I say unique because they have a more contorted branch pattern than other oaks you see. I’ve surmised they grew that way from hurricanes over the years….or perhaps a special strain. They are pretty cool.

But, Dean could be quite mean and nasty and stronger than any hurricane to hit the TX coast in a very very long time. Latest models are starting to eye Brownsville to Corpus Christi. Yikes.

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