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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Cop cars are swept away in Dallas after torrential downpours and 14 million people across the southern Plains are under flood watch with up to 8 inches more due to dump down today
2022-08-23
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Heavy rain caused flash floods in parts of the Southwest over the weekend, with more rain forecast Monday

  • Dramatic Footage posted overnight showed firefighters in Dallas using ropes to rescue people from their cars
    It’s my understanding that Dallas lacks adequate storm sewers for their regular heavy rains, resulting in regular heavy flooding. Which may be why they build without basements
  • Outside one of the city's Downtown police departments, cop cars were photographed floating in deep water

  • Speaking on a video call on Saturday, Governor Abbott called on people to be aware of the dangerous weather conditions and to listen to warnings from local officials
Posted by:Skidmark

#11  Creek is now up 3-4’ and out of its channel. Flow is slow, presumably a log jam or such not far downstream, figuring another 2-3’ of rise across the flood plain. (House is another 30’ up…)
Posted by: Glenmore    2022-08-23 14:20  

#10  Daily Mail being Daily Mail.

From what I'm seeing, looks like people getting boned outside the 'normal' flood patterns.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-08-23 12:26  

#9  There are "Do not drive into flooded area" signs all over Texas.

Are the cops not familiar with that directive?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-23 11:48  

#8  Outside one of the city's Downtown police departments, cop cars were photographed floating in deep water

Did Blamtifa show up with their garbage dumpster schooner? Perhaps Commodore Spicoli at the helm?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-08-23 11:43  

#7  Love the way you think.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-08-23 11:20  

#6  Not only all of the above effects but, having this foretold on the 1950's classic Sci-Fi movie The Monolith Monsters (1957)...Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community. Well of course, it is the reason "The Swamp" wants to reintroduce Desertification all across the Southwest and Western part of the USA - Their "Green Agenda" Depopulation - and support for "Reconquista" --- Hey, and people are just worried because it is raining... just posting another point of view .... creepy though --- Those clouds.
Posted by: Chaviling Wittlesbach6431   2022-08-23 11:03  

#5  No basements because the soil will shrink and swell by 25%.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2022-08-23 10:15  

#4  No basements due to shallow rock and shallow structure foundations. Most houses in Texas are slab on grade.
Posted by: Bobby   2022-08-23 09:55  

#3  Did someone say drought?

Use the "migrants' to soak it up and then send them all to Europe.
Posted by:    2022-08-23 08:18  

#2  Had 6.3” here. Seems to have mostly soaked in - my ephemeral watercourses are not full and my creek was still in the culvert as of noon, though the heavier rain to the west may raise it in a day or so. Everything is already getting green again.
Posted by: Glenmore    2022-08-23 01:12  

#1  Had a nice drizzle all day today.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-08-23 00:51  

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