Uh-oh!!

[gja1000]

I'm hoping that everyone gets some (much needed) rain, with very little wind and no damage. We are so dry in Austin - we really could use some rain. Yesterday we went to our deer lease south of San Antonio and everything was so pretty and green. They had 3 inches of rain down there a couple of weeks ago - but in Austin, we've only had a half an inch in the last couple of months. Man it is dry!!!

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by gja1000

I'm hoping that everyone gets some (much needed) rain, with very little wind and no damage. We are so dry in Austin - we really could use some rain. Yesterday we went to our deer lease south of San Antonio and everything was so pretty and green. They had 3 inches of rain down there a couple of weeks ago - but in Austin, we've only had a half an inch in the last couple of months. Man it is dry!!!

The 7 p.m. update has it going even farther south now. Will probably go in at Brownsville or even northern Mexico. Doubt if we will get more than a shower or two. Your deer lease may get a bit more!!

Some friends were in Monclova, Mexico over the weekend. They will probably get the storm, and they are so poor there they are ill prepared to deal with it. Seems like someone told me that mudslides are a problem for them.

[gja1000]

the further south it goes, the less chance we have at rain. Oh well, I just hope it goes into an unpopulated area and does not cause any problems!

[Marilyn]

Checking things out this morning, this may not be a powerful storm, but it's kinda strung out. Looks to me like we may be in for some rain after all. We're located near the coast in almost the very center of the Texas gulf coast. If you ever hear that a storm is going in at Port O'Connor, and I drop off the radar for a few days, you will know why. The rain may extend to San Antonio/Austin area. I know y'all could use it. We have daughters in each city and know what it's like up there. Here's the latest on the storm:
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[Marilyn]

Don't know if anyone is really interested, but I find weather fascinating. Here's a link to another cool map.

http://www.wunderground.com/wunderma...fx=1&hur.obs=1

[DianaB]

Keep us posted on what's going on! How bad does it have to be for you to evacuate? I know that you're not directly on the coast, Marilyn so I don't know how big of a threat you have to have. Do you just wait for the announcement to evacuate?

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Keep us posted on what's going on! How bad does it have to be for you to evacuate? I know that you're not directly on the coast, Marilyn so I don't know how big of a threat you have to have. Do you just wait for the announcement to evacuate?

We would probably wait for a mandatory evacuation. We weathered a direct hit from a category 1, Hurricane Claudette in 2003. We did evacuate for Hurricane Rita in 2005, but it was occolating between being a category 4 or 5 and was coming directly for us. There was a mandatory evacuation order issued, so we boarded up, packed what we could and left. It veered north however and hit near Beaumont/Port Arthur, so we ran for nothing. As a result, lots of folks are saying they won't run again.

Today, our govenor declared 14 counties in Texas disaster areas and we are one of them. Thought you might enjoy a pic of a disaster area. Attached is a photo out our back yard this afternoon. If you look closely, you can see golfers on the 14th green in the background. (The white PVC thing is our neighbor's soccer back stop. He broke it down for some reason.)

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We aren't seeing much at all from this hurricane, at least not yet here. So far have had a couple of very small showers. We may get some rain tonight or tomorrow.

Our hotels are all packed with evacuees from the valley. Lots of RV's in parking lots around town. I feel for the people in the valley. There are lots of poor people, especially in northern Mexico who will suffer from this storm.

We will be fine here though ladies, so your thoughts are appreciated, very much, but save most of them for later in the season. We may be running next time.