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Who got rain last night? We did!

8 years ago

And just in time too. My rain tub was completely empty. I didn't even know it was in the forecast.

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briaustex

8 years ago

No rain last night, but got an inch on Saturday and it just started pouring here in Austin a few minutes ago. I'm getting spoiled with all this rain as I only have had to water a few things in pots every few days, and I've only had the sprinkler system on once this year. Happy for the smaller water bill so far this year!

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jolanaweb
8 years ago
Good for you! We were supposed to and didn't, we got a good shower the day before
carrie751
8 years ago
Only a 10% chance, Marti, and you were the lucky one. I did not get rain north of you.
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Fantastic!!! that so many got rain. Rain water nurtures unlike anything we spray on them through a hose. Not a drop here, just the humidity. No winds today. Forecast looks grim...106 tomorrow, then hotter each day to 113 on Monday, then cools back down to 110. Hot, but this time with humidity of 30-40%----calculated heat index into the 130s. Looks bad, but the trend has been the closer to the date, the forecast temp goes up one degree each day. 119 is our hottest recorded temp from 1943. Looks like we're gonna beat it this year. My heart bleeds for my roses, I have so many. I have been collecting several years and many likely can't be replaced. I don't want to loose them. I got up at 5am this morning and got a couple of pickup loads of mulch to spread around, maybe will help. But no mosquitoes, that is a blessing.
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bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
8 years ago
Thunderstorm woke us up around 3:00 am on the north side of Dallas and left a nice 3/4 inch of light rain rather than a pounding like last week's storm. Usually don't see anything when the forecast coverage is only something like 10%, so were not expecting it either.
tjayars1
8 years ago
Woke us up too. No light rain though, the opposite.
Joe B
8 years ago
We did in west tx, blew some of my sunflowers over. Wasn't in our forecast either, but we got a lot of rain.
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Original Author
8 years ago
We didn't get a shower this weekend like other areas did, so we were glad to get this.
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
It is pouring in my part of San Antonio right now. It's welcomed, but I didn't expect it.

Edit 35 minutes later: Almost up to an inch and a half! Whoo hoo!
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Original Author
8 years ago
Yay roselee!

I know what you mean briaustex. This time of year my water bill is usually over $200. This year, $63. I can live with that. Of course now I have to buy veggies and won't be canning anything so it's not all good.
annieinaustin
8 years ago
From far NW Austin: An inch on Saturday, another 1/4 inch on Sunday, dry yesterday and pouring again this afternoon ... sure not used to this!
wantonamara Z8 CenTex
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
30 miles west of Austin, It bubbled in spitting distance all around me but not on me so I watered the vegetable garden..

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