Evidently we weren't the only ones.
TEXAS flooding
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Evidently we weren't the only ones.
My son is in San Antonio. He loves the green lawns!
Yeah!
But it's hard to mow a swamp!
The Riverwalk section of San Antonio sure took a beating.
It is one of my favorite places to visit. The folks in San Antonio will clean it up and make it pretty again.
Yeppers.
Take it with a grain of salt and keep right on going!
Texas has some nice water ... the river walk is not an example thereof.
1 mile from where I live-Arlington, TX.
Look for more extremes. One problem is that the prevailing winds in the spring come into Texas off the Gulf of Mexico. And warmer water means more moisture in the air, which means more rain.
Later, when the prevailing winds shift west, over Northern Mexico, things dry out. But that might be delayed if the Gulf is very warm. And the vast majority of warming so far, has been absorbed by the world's oceans. (water has a huge specific heat, so will always take more thermal energy in than land will)
This could actually be a good thing for North Texas. The panhandle, and West Texas, not so much.
Later, when the prevailing winds shift west, over Northern Mexico, things dry out. But that might be delayed if the Gulf is very warm. And the vast majority of warming so far, has been absorbed by the world's oceans. (water has a huge specific heat, so will always take more thermal energy in than land will)
This could actually be a good thing for North Texas. The panhandle, and West Texas, not so much.
For instance?
I'm not getting why it might be good for north TEXAS.
Get out the Big Chief Tablet and crayons for me.
Thanks.
Every now and then Barbie suffers from the reoccurring notion he knows something about Texas ... just make the mistake of asking him. Just don't ask him for his credentials.
Barbarian observes:
Look for more extremes.
Tougher droughts. More violent storms (not more storms, just bigger ones). Drier in West Texas and the Panhandle. Maybe wetter in East and North Texas. Count on your property insurance rates going up on the Gulf Coast.
Stuff like that.
Barbarian observes:
One problem is that the prevailing winds in the spring come into Texas off the Gulf of Mexico. And warmer water means more moisture in the air, which means more rain.
Later, when the prevailing winds shift west, over Northern Mexico, things dry out. But that might be delayed if the Gulf is very warm. And the vast majority of warming so far, has been absorbed by the world's oceans. (water has a huge specific heat, so will always take more thermal energy in than land will)
This could actually be a good thing for North Texas. The panhandle, and West Texas, not so much.
By the end of July, the prevailing winds have moved westward so that it becomes very dry in North Texas. If the rising temps in the Gulf of Mexico delays that shift, North Texas will be wetter in late summer. A good thing, trust me.
Look for more extremes.
Tougher droughts. More violent storms (not more storms, just bigger ones). Drier in West Texas and the Panhandle. Maybe wetter in East and North Texas. Count on your property insurance rates going up on the Gulf Coast.
Stuff like that.
Barbarian observes:
One problem is that the prevailing winds in the spring come into Texas off the Gulf of Mexico. And warmer water means more moisture in the air, which means more rain.
Later, when the prevailing winds shift west, over Northern Mexico, things dry out. But that might be delayed if the Gulf is very warm. And the vast majority of warming so far, has been absorbed by the world's oceans. (water has a huge specific heat, so will always take more thermal energy in than land will)
This could actually be a good thing for North Texas. The panhandle, and West Texas, not so much.
By the end of July, the prevailing winds have moved westward so that it becomes very dry in North Texas. If the rising temps in the Gulf of Mexico delays that shift, North Texas will be wetter in late summer. A good thing, trust me.
Got it. Thanks.