# Rain in Texas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641 "2011-09-17T17:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/41 "2011-09-19T18:09:35Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > BTW, tornado’s (what is the plural of?) show up here on the Texas Gulf Coast as a byproduct of a tropical storm or hurricane rather than the weather events in the Central USA. Those afternoon semi-tropical showers have been known to prompt tornado warnings near the coast. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/42 "2011-09-19T18:11:08Z")
Yes, the rain was a sweet relief! Saturday, I actually bathed my dog outside in the rain (with the hose.) it was awesome! More to come this week, they say. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/43 "2011-09-19T18:11:31Z")
I know the conditions have been dry but these fires were not intentionally set, were they? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/44 "2011-09-19T18:14:55Z")
There was arson near my house the other day. The second fire in George Bush Park. A man posing as a firefighter was arrested. [Story here.](http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-linked-to-Bush-Park-blaze-posed-as-2173741.php) ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/45 "2011-09-19T18:17:48Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > I’m sitting out on the patio in Houston Texas and it’s raining. > Torrents. > I even hear thunder in the skies. > > Excuse me, but I’ll be out dancing in the rain for a few… > > Yippee! I almost passed out this weekend when the thunderstorms came and the rain started. Now let’s just hope for a round 2 later this week, I heard on the weather there was a possibility for more from another front. Can I join you for a nice dance in the rain if we get another storm here in Houston? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/46 "2011-09-19T18:35:44Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I know the conditions have been dry but these fires were not intentionally set, were they? Some of them occurred in areas with clear weather, so lightning strikes were ruled out. They have cautioned the public about cigarette butts and outdoor grills. Believe it or not it’s now illegal to smoke in Houston’s Memorial Park. I think there have been on the order of 18,000 wildfires in Texas this year, 3,500,000 acres consumed. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/47 "2011-09-19T21:17:29Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Really? We oughtta get together, have some lunch. Hit me with a PM if interested, and I won’t take it personally if not. 🙂 Fish tacos at _The Cove_!!! (Cuz I just gots to do laundry–out of chones. 😉 ) When’s the next time Ruben V is playing? ---
**Author:** ![carimwc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@carimwc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carimwc)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/48 "2011-09-19T21:26:16Z")
I think it was the collective rain dance at Austin City Limits Music Festival that helped bring on the rain this weekend. Instead of running for cover, all us locals were dancing and cheering. It was wonderful. (So much better than MudFest '09) ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/49 "2011-09-19T21:41:09Z")
> [@carimwc](#): > > I think it was the collective rain dance at Austin City Limits Music Festival that helped bring on the rain this weekend. Instead of running for cover, all us locals were dancing and cheering. It was wonderful. (So much better than MudFest '09) Am I crazy or did it not really rain much at all in South Austin (Onion Creek)? I remember getting really excited on Friday on my way into work but then getting nothing but clouds. We had the news on in the lounge at work and everyone looked sad and jealous of the ACL folks playing in the sprinkles. It was slightly damp out when I woke up on Saturday, but not as much as I had hoped for after seeing the radar. Strange as it seems, the lack of rain bothered me much less when I lived in Vegas. Of course, Austin was green when I moved in last December, so that may be part of it. ---
**Author:** ![carimwc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@carimwc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carimwc)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/50 "2011-09-19T21:45:52Z")
> [@Frosted\_Glass](#): > > Am I crazy or did it not really rain much at all in South Austin (Onion Creek)? I remember getting really excited on Friday on my way into work but then getting nothing but clouds. We had the news on in the lounge at work and everyone looked sad and jealous of the ACL folks playing in the sprinkles. > > It was slightly damp out when I woke up on Saturday, but not as much as I had hoped for after seeing the radar. Strange as it seems, the lack of rain bothered me much less when I lived in Vegas. Of course, Austin was green when I moved in last December, so that may be part of it. Not crazy. It didn’t rain much at our house just a bit further north. (Wm Cannon/Stassney) But oh did it POUR at Zilker for about 10 minutes and more sprinkles. I have never been so glad to be wet. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/51 "2011-09-19T23:38:23Z")
Wow. I’m amazed how many fellow Texans there are here on this board. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/52 "2011-09-20T00:38:12Z")
In Cedar Park (just north of Austin) it rained about six drops and that was it. If anyone has good rain dances please break them out. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/53 "2011-09-20T02:05:45Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > In Cedar Park (just north of Austin) it rained about six drops and that was it. If anyone has good rain dances please break them out. I know the feeling kayT. Hopefully us rain-dancers can spark some moisture your way too. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/54 "2011-09-20T03:23:12Z")
> [@carimwc](#): > > Not crazy. It didn’t rain much at our house just a bit further north. (Wm Cannon/Stassney) But oh did it POUR at Zilker for about 10 minutes and more sprinkles. I have never been so glad to be wet. My father-in-law was probably giggling with glee; the in-laws live just south of Zilker Park off of Barton Hills Rd. If Zilker Park got wet, so did they. Up here (NE Dallas), we got about 2 inches of torrential, violent thunderstorm rain & hail, and were excited about it! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/55 "2011-09-20T04:00:51Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Wow. > I’m amazed how many fellow Texans there are here on this board. I’m a transplant from Louisiana, myself. I grew up with summers when the thunderstorms rolled in like clockwork–think how much I’ve been missing the rain! I had to go out in it Friday evening anyway, to load some things for Saturday, but I stayed out just to enjoy it. When it rained again for a while Sunday afternoon, I decided that all those things I’d planned to do weren’t so important, after all. I sprawled on the couch and watched the rain out the window and listened to it patter on the glass and rattle on the chimney cap. Surrounded by the comfortable sounds of childhood, I drifted off and dreamed green dreams. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/56 "2011-09-20T04:52:42Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I’m a transplant from Louisiana, myself. I grew up with summers when the thunderstorms rolled in like clockwork–think how much I’ve been missing the rain! > > I had to go out in it Friday evening anyway, to load some things for Saturday, but I stayed out just to enjoy it. When it rained again for a while Sunday afternoon, I decided that all those things I’d planned to do weren’t so important, after all. I sprawled on the couch and watched the rain out the window and listened to it patter on the glass and rattle on the chimney cap. Surrounded by the comfortable sounds of childhood, I drifted off and dreamed green dreams. Dang. Glad you enjoyed it too. Isn’t a summer rain great? ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/57 "2011-09-20T05:34:25Z")
I remember those torrential rains in Houston. I lived there in my early 20’s. Once during a terrific storm, when I first learned how to drive, I crossed 1960 Ave. without even knowing it. It was coming down in sheets. When I realized that I had actually gone all the way across both sides without being hit by another car I couldn’t believe it. Where I live now in the NW, when we hear thunder and see lighting it is a rare event. I miss it. I love the roar of loud thunder, the kind that can make you jump…and watching a good lighting storm is just exhilarating. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/58 "2011-09-20T12:10:45Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Hopefully us rain-dancers can spark some moisture your way too. No sparks!!! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/59 "2011-09-20T12:19:22Z")
> [@lacortadora](#): > > I remember those torrential rains in Houston. Houston’s normal annual rainfall is 48". Until this last inch or two, we were at 10.5 or so for the year, although the drought actually started before then. A true desert gets 10, which puts Houston in the semidesert or steppe range right now. Unbelivable. They reported on a recent dendrochronology study last week that looked at tree ring growth rates going back to the year 1550. It could only find one comparable year when they’d been similarly stunted. That was in 1789. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641/60 "2011-09-20T13:25:50Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Houston’s normal annual rainfall is 48". Until this last inch or two, we were at 10.5 or so for the year, although the drought actually started before then. A true desert gets 10, which puts Houston in the semidesert or steppe range right now. Unbelivable. > > They reported on a recent dendrochronology study last week that looked at tree ring growth rates going back to the year 1550. It could only find one comparable year when they’d been similarly stunted. That was in 1789. So the last time Texas had this little rain it caused a revolution in France?! :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-in-texas/596641.md?page=4)