One of the worst droughts in state history.

[Crusty]

far west or spicewood springs?

That's Bastrop. I-35 at the bottom of the pic.

 

[Juddog]

Do you say the same for the East coast states that are flooding?

FSM doesn't need to punish the East coast since they don't hold prayer rallies for a false god, FSM was just dumping some extra water to prepare for noodle cooking.

 

[Aikouka]

I'm surprised Alabama isn't listed as being that bad. This past weekend was the first time we've seen rain in awhile (that I can recall), and it seems we're getting everything that we've missed as it's rained for about 2 days straight now.

 

[FelixDeCat]

You want some of our water? We had the snowiest winter on record, August 2011 was the rainiest month ever. Not just the rainiest August, the rainiest month. And this week Lee is channeling up the coast and we're getting rain all day every day. Maybe you can use some of those dead trees to build arks, we would buy them.

I'm surprised Alabama isn't listed as being that bad. This past weekend was the first time we've seen rain in awhile (that I can recall), and it seems we're getting everything that we've missed as it's rained for about 2 days straight now.

I would love to even have a sprinkle right now. Ive never seen trees dying of thirst. You are probably getting the water that is evaporating from around here.

The hot dry weather is also producing a "plague" of locusts. They are everywhere! I went bike riding along the bank of the Trinity river on a thin trail surrounded by grass. I saw lots of them jump into the air as I passed by for miles.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Best summer that I can recall here.

 

[Nemesis 1]

I would love to even have a sprinkle right now. Ive never seen trees dying of thirst. You are probably getting the water that is evaporating from around here.

The hot dry weather is also producing a "plauge" of locusts. They are everywhere! I went bike riding along the bank of the trinity river on a thin trail surrounded by grass. I saw lots of them jump into the air as I passed by for miles.

Wait till next year. Those little grasshoppers should be everywere. Your state is breading them . For the good of the many , We need to nuke texas.

 

[HendrixFan]

June 15th of last year the water level at Lake Travis was 677ft.

By July 26th of this year it was down to 640ft, with cliff diving virtually wiped from possibility.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Let's us get together and pray for rain, y'all.

I've been wondering if this is the start of another "dust bowl" scenario like in the 1930's.

There's a pretty large area of the country affected by this, much of it agricultural.

California has gone through several droughts in the past 20 or so years, none as severe as what Texas/Oklahoma are getting now.

It's gotta suck to see many places flooding...and you're drying/burning up.

Let's us get together and pray for rain, y'all.

Why don't you make it rain yourself ? Because you don't know self . Thats sad. Yet you speak of prayer . God resides inside you but the 2 of you don't see heart to heart.

 

[RPD]

^ Yikes (at the photos).

 

[ElFenix]

That's Bastrop. I-35 at the bottom of the pic.

I-35 doesn't go through bastrop :hmm:

(i meant where the picture was taken from in my previous post )

 

[Possessed Freak]

Please take some of our rain.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Why don't you make it rain yourself ? Because you don't know self . Thats sad. Yet you speak of prayer . God resides inside you but the 2 of you don't see heart to heart.

And the lord said unto abraheth, bring thee not forth into thy grace. -amen

 

[Crusty]

I-35 doesn't go through bastrop :hmm:

(i meant where the picture was taken from in my previous post )

About 200' above I-35 . My parents live downtown so I can get some good shots from their balcony.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Along with prayer comes patience. We will get rain eventually, hopefully enough to bring us back to normal over time.

I did pray for those in the path of hurricaine Irene. Thankfully it wasnt as bad as predicted.

Odds are you will get rain . Beings how your ground is so hard the first rains will be run off and not soaking. Odds are that first rain that you pray for will be more than what you desire. Wasted prayer . Try communing with mother earth . The results might surprize you

 

[nageov3t]

live in desert, complain about lack of rain?

 

[Nemesis 1]

And the lord said unto abraheth, bring thee not forth into thy grace. -amen

I sugjest you learn the true meaning of Amen

 

[fatpat268]

I live about 60 miles north of Austin, and while my grass dirt hasn't started cracking like that, I have noticed quite a few potholes in my backyard where the dirt essentially collapsed. I now have about 10 patches of topsoil where I filled the holes in. I know the foundation will probably need to be repaired. I noticed a small crack above a door frame.

Also, my driveway is pretty much wrecked...there's several large cracks in it. There's also sidewalks around the neighborhood that have sunk by about 6 inches or so.

But yea, this drought sucks.

live in desert, complain about lack of rain?

Most of texas isn't desert, and this lack of rain coupled with extreme heat certainly isn't typical.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I sugjest you learn the true meaning of Amen

And gabrieleth said to abreheem, please not thy wife's point for oneth. And there was much rejoicing. -amen

 

[AbAbber2k]

lol Rick Perry

 

[JulesMaximus]

God hates Texas

 

[HendrixFan]

live in desert, complain about lack of rain?

Central Texas isn't desert, which is why there are wildfires going now. Fires wouldn't spread out in West Texas where it is desert because there is nothing to burn.

 

[AMDZen]

live in desert, complain about lack of rain?

And about consecutive 100 degree days, as if that isn't Texas every summer.

Hard to feel bad for Texans

 

[ElFenix]

live in desert, complain about lack of rain?

houston averages 4 feet of rain a year. so far we've received 11".

 

[HendrixFan]

houston averages 4 feet of rain a year. so far we've received 11".

Austin averages 33 inches and we are under 7 inches for the year.

 

[FelixDeCat]

And about consecutive 100 degree days, as if that isn't Texas every summer.

Hard to feel bad for Texans

Our all time record for consecutive 100 degree days was 1980 with 42. I remember that one as my grandparents kept us all in doors. This year we had 40 days in a row and a total of 64!

Thats not a regular Texas summer, thats just bad.