Long term drought for Texas- :-(

[Bird]

Yep a lucky strong cell passed over me late afternoon and I got another 3/4". Today, after talking about spreading fertilizer, I got out and spread 175 lb. The rain watered it in for me. My wife informed me that I'd better get both lawn mowers tuned up and ready to cut because it will take both of us to keep up with the grass growing.

Yep, I can just about watch the grass grow. I mowed 3 days ago, just before the rain, and my yard already needs mowing again.:shocked: And I told some friends I'd mow their yard but I'm afraid it's still too wet. But the rain missed us yesterday, so I'm hoping it's dry to enough to mow tomorrow.

 

[tallyho8]

The rain missed us again. Still no rain in April or May and none in the forecast.

It looks like we're going to be dry for a while unless the levee breaks.

 

[EddieWalker]

That storm yesterday was sooo close, but didn't quite make it to me. I was probably ten miles away from getting any of it. Maybe next time. At least the temps are supposed to be cool and in the 70's for the next week.

Eddie

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Our paper reports that we are one of the 3 driest counties in Texas.

 

[blueriver]

Our paper reports that we are one of the 3 driest counties in Texas.

Thats sad .. I feel bad for you, we got 2" yesterday. Slight chance of rain thru Wed. next week ... Thursday its clear thru Sunday (at this time) and dad gum it we have 100 acres ready to cut rake and bale ...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

We got another inch on Friday night. It still doesn't look good long term for a while. Ranchers are hoping it might rain enough to green up fields for their cattle, but not expecting enough for a cutting.

For those wondering, this makes about 2.25" total (basically since January).

 

[Bird]

We got another inch on Friday night. It still doesn't look good long term for a while. Ranchers are hoping it might rain enough to green up fields for their cattle, but not expecting enough for a cutting.

For those wondering, this makes about 2.25" total (basically since January).

You really do have it drier than us. I got about 1.15" Friday, so that makes 5.56" for May and 12.14" for the year so far.

 

[jinman]

Last night's storm produced 1" exactly of rain for us.:thumbsup: We didn't have any hail and the winds only picked up on the back side of the storm. All the dire warnings had me believing we were gonna see some bad storms, but it was just a pleasant spring rain for us. Too bad it wasn't that way for everyone else. I just heard of the problems in Joplin, MO. God bless those folks. They really got beat up last night.

 

[Bird]

Yep, Jim, I thought the radar made it look like you might be in for some serious weather. Glad to hear you weren't hurt by it. I only got about .22" of rain this time and I got the yard mowed an hour or so before it arrived, so couldn't ask for any better than that. And you're sure right about Joplin, MO. That's a terrible situation.

 

[Western]

Joplin is a neat town with allot of history, sure feel for those folks.

My NOAA thingy went off all afternoon yesterday. They said there was a tornado that was supposed to go over lake Bridgeport towards Chico? Did you guy's hear anything, I almost went fishing there yesterday!