Uh-oh!!

[Dobie]

I just want to put out there, that if any of you EVER have to evacuate your homes due to weather, fire, tornado - my door is open for as long as you would need it - I have a quiet house up in New Hamphire and it's always available to friends.

[Marilyn]

Awwwww, Dobie, thank you so much for your very sweet offer to all of us. We have such a wonderful group of caring ladies on here!!!!

Here's the latest radar. The rain is moving on shore this morning. It's wet outside, but really not storming and the winds aren't too bad. We're supposed to get 30 mph winds today and lots of rain. We'll see how it goes. I have to go to work though. On kinda good thing about a little bad weather is sometimes we get to stay home.

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Have a wonderful day everyone!!! You may wish to say a prayer for the folks down in the Brownsville and Matamoros areas, and beyond. They are in for a mess the next few days. South Padre is supposed to be back up and running this weekend, and people are being told not to cancel their vacation plans. Guess they are used to it on the island.

[Janet]

Just curious, you said you're just getting a little bit of rain, so why did your governor declare your county a disaster area?

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Janet

Just curious, you said you're just getting a little bit of rain, so why did your governor declare your county a disaster area?

Part of it is over-reaction since Katrina. The politicians don't want to be accused of not responding quickly enough, so they declare disaster areas well in advance, just in case, so they can get federal relief in quickly should things get bad.

The only real potential for problems here is flooding, should Dolly dump a lot of water. San Antonio could also get a lot of rain and they have major flooding from just thunder storms sometimes. Bexar county (San Antonio) is part of the disaster area. We get their runnoff.

We are under a tornado watch, and Corpus is under a tornado warning. There is a possiblity that a twister is on the ground at the Portlant/Ingleside area. One has not been sited, they are looking at radar and saying this.

We could see a twister in this area, but honestly, it is not likely. The Weather Service is just being cautious.

[DianaB]

If you ever need to evacuate you're more than welcome to drive up to Kansas with the girls and your SIL. I have a nice guest room! Or I have family in Mt. Pleasant that you'd enjoy staying with!!!

I hope that you get enough rain to completely wet things and fill up some ponds.

[Marilyn]

Thank you, Diana. Hopefully we won't need to take you up on that, but do appreciate the generosity.

Here's an update, another disaster area photo:

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This was taken in front of my office a few minutes ago. I know it's boring. We had a little rain this morning, but the sun has been shining most of the day. It is kinda windy though. I work very close to the bay. The camera is actually pointed toward a causeway bridge. Guess I could have driven to the water and taken a shot of the bay to make it more interesting.

I hear Corpus is getting lots of rain. I need to call down there and see how things are going!!

[Janet]

Saw some of the weather there on the news this evening, down by Padre(?) Island. lots of wind and rain. Hope everyone there is safe.