Stormy days ahead.... ? (Austin, Impact: storage, farmers, title)

[CptnRn]

"Stormy days ahead", reads the title of a news story today on page A5 of the Statesman. I added the ? I can't find the article online but it included some interesting information.

September which starts Sunday, is usually the busiest month for hurricanes and tropical storms.

According to "Storm Frequency records, 1851-2012" September is the most active month with:

Tropical storms 560 total, 3.5 average
All hurricanes 390 total, 2.4 average
U.S. Landfall Hurricanes 104 total, 0.67 average

"its from August to October that the largest number of storms usually occurs. If predictions hold true, expect tropical weather patterns to get a lot busier in the near future. So far this season there have been six named storms - more than average.

Lets hope it brings central Texas some rain, the head of LCRA was quoted in another Impact article saying Sept. could cause Lake Travis to get low enough that it would trigger the next stage of water restrictions if the current trend continues.

EDIT: I found the interview here http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/g...cky-motal-geo/

In our opinion, we are not in a drought worse than the drought of record, but if this continues into next year with the very significantly low inflows into the Highland Lakes, we could potentially hit that trigger, and our board would be asked to declare a drought worse than the drought of record.

At certain levels of combined storage in those lakes, we have certain triggers. We ask people to conserve or, we start limiting some flows. We may start to curtail interruptible flows.
If [combined storage] hits 600,000 acre-feet, in our existing water management plan, we would be required to ask the board of LCRA to declare a drought worse than the drought of record. All firm customers would be curtailed up to 20 percent.

It’s not about the rice farmers anymore. Right now the only thing draining Lake Travis is the city of Austin and a little bit of environmental flows, so it’s us, and we have to be mindful of that.

[sxrckr]

Well, let's hope. We need a nice TS to come inland.

[Komeht]

You guys are asking for the long shot.

In anycase, I'd rather just have a long return to normal weather patterns.

[Trainwreck20]

Hurricanes/TS are part of the normal weather pattern .

[hound 109]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Hurricanes/TS are part of the normal weather pattern .

Not for the next two weeks.

10 Day Weather Forecast for Austin - weather.com

[mickey65]

At this point, I'm just going to believe it when I see it in regards to any hurricanes or TS'. I'm tired of being let down by the weather guys all the time. All last week we had all those "chances" of rain and I didn't get crap.

[Komeht]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Hurricanes/TS are part of the normal weather pattern .

They are unusual events here at best.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Hurricanes/TS are part of the normal weather pattern .

Originally Posted by Komeht

They are unusual events here at best.

Actually they are more common then this drought we are in.

I have seen rain from hurricanes and TS' fill up Lake Travis practically overnight numerous times since I moved here in 1977. The guys who worked out at the marina my boat was at often had to stay there over night, constantly adjusting the dock cables to raise them as the lake continued to rise with all the run off.

[CptnRn]

List of Texas hurricanes (pre-1900) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of Texas hurricanes (1900-1949)

List of Texas hurricanes (1950-1979)

List of Texas hurricanes (1980-present)

[Komeht]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

List of Texas hurricanes (1900

List of Texas hurricanes (1980

No limit that to the number that had an appreciable impact on central Texas (remember, Texas is HUGE) .

Yes they happen.

No not often.

What part of those two statements could be possibly controversial.