Texas You OK??

[whoose]

The storms look terrible on the TV news this morning. How are they affecting you and you gardens.

[OzoneNY]

I got rain. About 2 inches but that is all. Others around the state are not so lucky. A coworker of mine got hit with baseball size hail. Destroyed his car, destroyed a shed in his yard and made a few holes in the roof of the house.

[whistech]

We got 8.5 inches of rain last night and it is still raining today. They are not having school today in the Houston area or Conroe. I'm fine and since I have raised beds, for the most part my garden is fine. It looks like that I have a 3 or 4 tomatoe plants that I did not have cages for and using bamboo stakes for support have fallen over but I'm not going to worry about them until it quits raining. We are supposed to get another 5 or 6 inches over the next 3 or 4 days.

[clkingtx]

We have had lots of rain, but no problems with my kiddie pool gardens, other than making sure nothing drowns! I am thankful so far we have been spared any damage.

Carrie

[Worth1]

Still kicking.

Worth

[imp]

Anyone heard from any of the Houston area people?

[PhilaGardener]

Hope everyone is doing OK. That is a lot of water!

[whistech]

Imp, I'm north of Houston and I'm fine. Parts of Houston are flooded pretty bad. What a lot of people don't realize is how spread out the Houston metropolitan area is. It is 70 to 90 miles from one side to the other.

[KarenO]

Sending you some dry thoughts. Hope everyone is ok and I hope your gardens are too
KarenO

[TexasTycoon]

Luckily our apartment patio is covered and the complex has excellent drainage. Lots of water in the creeks around here but I haven't heard of any flooding in my area just yet.

It's funny, I was talking to a coworker the other day who had no idea that Texas could flood or that flash flooding is a very real problem for us because he moved here just a few years ago when we were in the middle of severe drought. I think a lot of the people newer to the state are experiencing big problems with the rain because of this. I'm glad for the rain, but not glad for the destruction it can bring.

[My Foot Smells]

Feast or famine. Tex usually gets in all in one whack. Rain decreases 1" for every 100 miles going from east to west tex. Midland is a dustbowl. Soon enuff everyone will be praying for hurricane season to bring relief. Past few years in San Antonio they had the water police issueing fines for watering lawn or garden. Neighbors snitching on each other... The low lying area of Houston has been prone to FF for 100 years.... but still a lot of rain in one swoop. Stay dry, and be thankful that the HEAT hasn't set in....... YET. It's coming.

[My Foot Smells]

my apologies for above generalizations. Houston is reported that this flood is a 500 year flood. I've always heard of the "100 year" flood, but 500? Wondering who lived in Houston 500 years ago, amigo? kemosabe? that would be the year 1516.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by My Foot Smells

my apologies for above generalizations. Houston is reported that this flood is a 500 year flood. I've always heard of the "100 year" flood, but 500? Wondering who lived in Houston 500 years ago, amigo? kemosabe? that would be the year 1516.

I actually have written accounts of the first Spaniards that were on Galveston Island Texas in the 1500's.

Worth

[PhilaGardener]

The problem is 100 year floods are coming every couple of years now . . . I guess millennial floods will be next.

[dmforcier]

The Army Corps of Engineers keeps having to redefine "500 year flood", especially in Texas. We seem to have one of them every decade or so up here.

Problem is, all those people in the "500 year" flood plain are suddenly in the "maybe next year" flood plain and can't afford insurance. Wreaks more havoc on some communities than the actual floods.