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Old 08-24-2020, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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You should rephrase that.... sounds kinda erotic. Lol
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Old 08-24-2020, 10:04 AM
 
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/weath...day/index.html

Looks like the biggest threat is Marco:



We may get lucky with Marco and it may just hug the coast.

Its still too early to say for certain but Laura looks like its going to miss us entirely:



Hard to say though, under current forecast Wednesday at 1am Marco's going to be in Houston area, Laura will be just outside of Houston. If they do merge into one super storm though then I will probably be alittle more concerned, hopefully that goes up Eastern Texas.
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Old 08-24-2020, 10:19 AM
 
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Doesn't matter what residual effects Centex area gets, the rain is more important.
Few power outages, minor flooding, downed tree limbs, and whatever else is all worth it.


Bring the rain, fill the lakes at any cost.
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Old 08-24-2020, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX via San Antonio, TX
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Doesn't matter what residual effects Centex area gets, the rain is more important.
Few power outages, minor flooding, downed tree limbs, and whatever else is all worth it.


Bring the rain, fill the lakes at any cost.
So if we get a big cell if tropical down pours that cause flooding on shoal creek or onion creek or said cell drops a tornado it doesn’t matter?
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Old 08-24-2020, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Doesn't matter what residual effects Centex area gets, the rain is more important.
Few power outages, minor flooding, downed tree limbs, and whatever else is all worth it.


Bring the rain, fill the lakes at any cost.
The lakes are doing fine, I think 85% or something.
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Old 08-24-2020, 11:07 AM
 
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The lakes are doing fine, I think 85% or something.
Travis is at 74%, and has been plunging since June.



And to the previous reply, minor flooding--who cares, and an ultra low probability minor tornado that rips off some metal awnings, or downs some tree limbs is no big deal.
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Old 08-24-2020, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX via San Antonio, TX
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Travis is at 74%, and has been plunging since June.



And to the previous reply, minor flooding--who cares, and an ultra low probability minor tornado that rips off some metal awnings, or downs some tree limbs is no big deal.
Lake levels fluctuate throughout the year. I’d highly classify 74% as worrisome.

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Starting in Llano County, Lake Buchanan, the largest of the five, acts as a reservoir for the entire region. Lake levels fluctuate with the seasons, depending on rainfall or drought conditions. The Lower Colorado River Authority, which operates the dams along the Highland Lakes chain, stores water in Lake Buchanan while also generating electricity at the dams.
Saying it’s 74% doesn’t mean anything. If it was at 100% then I’d start to worry. As far as flooring, I’m worried about more high level flooding. It happens quickly.
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Old 08-24-2020, 02:00 PM
 
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You weren’t here for Harvey were you? It was four days straight of rain and tropical storm forced wind. A large tree in my apartment complex at the time almost fell on four cars. You should worry about the wind and flooding. Oh, and then drive form the road to San Antonio and talk to them about October 1998. The only way I won’t have any a lil anxiety is if it’s just a low that goes over us.
I had several family members whose houses flooded in Harvey. I lived in San Marcos during the 1998 flood. This is going to be nothing like either of them. Right now Austin has only a 30% chance of getting ANY rain (as of this morning's new broadcast). Houston will get rain and some flooding, but honestly, Houston floods all the time, even with regular afternoon storms.

This isn't that big of a storm.
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Old 08-24-2020, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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The Austin topography is not suitable for any rains over 12" in a 24 hour period. However, it doesn't look like we will be getting more than a few inches of rain at most.

Places like Beaumont may be in for a drencher though....
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Old 08-24-2020, 02:40 PM
 
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I doubt Austin or San Antonio will get enough rain to use the windshield wipers on your car.
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