The Weather is Crazy

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri May 15, 2015 9:56 am

azgreg wrote:I've got a 1:04 tee time this afternoon. Hope the rain holds off until after that.

Says a like 60% chance from 3 pm-9 am tomorrow

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri May 15, 2015 10:07 am

ASUHATER! wrote:
azgreg wrote:I've got a 1:04 tee time this afternoon. Hope the rain holds off until after that.
Says a like 60% chance from 3 pm-9 am tomorrow

Wunderground says 35% chance starting at 1:00 this afternoon with 51% starting at 3:00.
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:85066 ... AZPHOEN241

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Fri May 15, 2015 6:00 pm

It poured here in Phoenix right before I got off work. The high today was 75. It's actually going to be cold tonight. I've never seen this in the 25 years I've lived in Arizona (Tucson/Phoenix). Nor have I seen this much rain in May. This is crazy.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri May 15, 2015 6:20 pm

Catintheheat wrote:It poured here in Phoenix right before I got off work. The high today was 75. It's actually going to be cold tonight. I've never seen this in the 25 years I've lived in Arizona (Tucson/Phoenix). Nor have I seen this much rain in May. This is crazy.

same in my 18 years in Phoenix and 11 in Tucson. Having a early March type wintery storm coming through in mid May is just weird. It absolutely never rains from about may 5-June 15.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri May 15, 2015 6:35 pm

I was in tombstone today and it didn't feel like it even hit 65. Of course Tombstone is at 4400 feet too.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Fri May 15, 2015 11:18 pm

the weather may be crazy, but I wouldn't mind if it stuck around a while

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Sat May 16, 2015 7:37 am

PieceOfMeat wrote:the weather may be crazy, but I wouldn't mind if it stuck around a while

Me too. We need the rain. We are also supposed to have a very wet monsoon season. It's caused by a super El Nino.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat May 16, 2015 7:07 pm

Catintheheat wrote:
PieceOfMeat wrote:the weather may be crazy, but I wouldn't mind if it stuck around a while
Me too. We need the rain. We are also supposed to have a very wet monsoon season. It's caused by a super El Nino.

I heard about an El Nino all last year too, and it completely disappeared. 80 percent chance, 70 percent chance, then next thing you know it's 20% chance.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Sun May 17, 2015 11:09 am

Weather is WEIRD.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon May 18, 2015 1:41 pm

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Mon May 25, 2015 2:03 pm

Neighbor put in a barrier that channels all his runoff into my backyard. There is a river up to the middle of my shin running through my backyard right now. Yippee.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon May 25, 2015 3:07 pm

My daughter and their hubby (Navy) moved to San Antonio from San Diego a month or so ago.

It has rained pretty much every day she has been there. She was freaking out the other night since they had a tornado warning and she was home alone. I told her to just stock up water and such in the bathroom, and if need be lay in the tub.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon May 25, 2015 3:42 pm

threenumberones wrote:Neighbor put in a barrier that channels all his runoff into my backyard. There is a river up to the middle of my shin running through my backyard right now. Yippee.

Time to dig a channel that runs it right back.

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Mon May 25, 2015 5:22 pm

Merkin wrote:My daughter and their hubby (Navy) moved to San Antonio from San Diego a month or so ago.

It has rained pretty much every day she has been there. She was freaking out the other night since they had a tornado warning and she was home alone. I told her to just stock up water and such in the bathroom, and if need be lay in the tub.

It is horrific. Going on a month of straight rain. Saw the aquifer overflowing in the park the other day. Never seen that - basically just random spouting springs all over the place. It has been a seriously fucked up spring.

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Mon May 25, 2015 5:25 pm

Chicat wrote:
threenumberones wrote:Neighbor put in a barrier that channels all his runoff into my backyard. There is a river up to the middle of my shin running through my backyard right now. Yippee.
Time to dig a channel that runs it right back.

Nope, the grade of the land would not allow. He is cool though so I'm sure we'll work something out. Took pictures of the rapids coming into my yard at the point of entry. Need to run a french drain on that side of the property out to the street - he'll probably split it with me...

..either that or I'm going to build a stone planter box that runs the length of the lot.

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Mon May 25, 2015 6:02 pm

It's going to reach the mid 100's this weekend in Phoenix. I'm sure Tucson will be close to 100 too. So summer has finally arrived. Not looking forward to the concrete heat island effect.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon May 25, 2015 8:00 pm

Supposed to be 101 from like Saturday til next Wednesday in Tucson

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Tue May 26, 2015 3:21 pm

I promised to never complain about rain after to 2011, but holy shit with the freaking rain.

Thoughts and prayers to all those missing and suffering in Whimberley and San Marcos. Sounds like they are down to just 30 missing. I just can't imagine...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-mom-sw ... d=31308907

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Tue May 26, 2015 4:06 pm

OMG Dill, what an incredible story. So sad. Can you imagine the water creeping up and then finally dragging the house off it's foundation. Next thing you know you are bouncing up and down in the flow of the river.

That is scary beyond belief. You come to a city to have a little family time and you are swept away. Life is just not fair. This is a story where angels need to step in and save these poor kids and the Mom.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue May 26, 2015 4:21 pm

Spent the weekend in Pinetop. Saturday afternoon it dropped into the 40s and started sleeting

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Tue May 26, 2015 6:10 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Tue May 26, 2015 7:05 pm

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Wed May 27, 2015 6:39 am

Houston radar right now. Unbelievable.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:08 am

Is this rain impacting the areas that have been drought stricken the past few years?

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:12 am

Hasn't been updated in a week, but you would think at central Texas would fall off the map.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:16 am

Unfortunately in huge rains like this most of the water ends up running off the surface once the top layer of soil is saturated, so while this epic series of storms will help it might not be as much as we'd think.

What's crazy about that map is Mass. and Conn. having any drought conditions at all after this past winter's epic snows.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:41 am

Houston received more rain in just a couple of hours than where I live all calendar year so far in the brown area.

Jan
0.32 inch (normal: 2.76 inch)

Feb
0.52 inch (normal: 2.99 inch)

Mar
0.3 inch (normal: 2.64 inch)

Apr
0.67 inch (normal: 0.98 inch)

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Wed May 27, 2015 11:18 am

Chicat wrote:Is this rain impacting the areas that have been drought stricken the past few years?

yes. most of the state is good, but there are still some areas in deep west Texas that are hurting. The majority of the lakes are back up to full pool.

Merkin wrote:Houston received more rain in just a couple of hours than where I live all calendar year so far in the brown area.

Jan
0.32 inch (normal: 2.76 inch)

Feb
0.52 inch (normal: 2.99 inch)

Mar
0.3 inch (normal: 2.64 inch)

Apr
0.67 inch (normal: 0.98 inch)

Parts of west Houston got 10+ inches of rain in 3 1/2 hours.

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Thu May 28, 2015 7:54 am

Ted Cruz Demands Federal Money For Texas Floods After Blocking Hurricane Sandy Relief

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/05/27/ ... elief.html

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Fri May 29, 2015 8:49 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun May 31, 2015 3:49 pm

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:31 pm

Looks like our first 110 degree day will be next week

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:24 am

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:55 am

the real dill wrote:

Wow! I feel for you. I wish disasters like this weren't becoming more common. Texas needs all the help they can get.

FreeSpiritCat · Post by **FreeSpiritCat** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 7:04 am

It looks like a hurricane Blanca is heading our way. It's definitely one to watch and likely to hit Arizona next week.

http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane ... exico-2015

EOCT · Post by **EOCT** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:19 am

the real dill wrote:
Chicat wrote:Is this rain impacting the areas that have been drought stricken the past few years?

yes. most of the state is good, but there are still some areas in deep west Texas that are hurting. The majority of the lakes are back up to full pool.

Merkin wrote:Houston received more rain in just a couple of hours than where I live all calendar year so far in the brown area.

Jan
0.32 inch (normal: 2.76 inch)

Feb
0.52 inch (normal: 2.99 inch)

Mar
0.3 inch (normal: 2.64 inch)

Apr
0.67 inch (normal: 0.98 inch)
Parts of west Houston got 10+ inches of rain in 3 1/2 hours.

Dill, are your downtown tunnels waterproof during wacky Houston rain?

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:46 am

EOCT wrote:
the real dill wrote:
Chicat wrote:Is this rain impacting the areas that have been drought stricken the past few years?

yes. most of the state is good, but there are still some areas in deep west Texas that are hurting. The majority of the lakes are back up to full pool.

Merkin wrote:Houston received more rain in just a couple of hours than where I live all calendar year so far in the brown area.

Jan
0.32 inch (normal: 2.76 inch)

Feb
0.52 inch (normal: 2.99 inch)

Mar
0.3 inch (normal: 2.64 inch)

Apr
0.67 inch (normal: 0.98 inch)
Parts of west Houston got 10+ inches of rain in 3 1/2 hours.
Dill, are your downtown tunnels waterproof during wacky Houston rain?

They have flooded before, but they rebuilt the pump and drainage system so they haven't flooded in like 15 years.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:23 am

They said on the radio this morning that this is the first time it ever rained on this date in Phoenix.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 3:13 pm

Tornado just hit ten miles south of my house. No reports of damage yet but scary shit...

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:31 pm

Our relatively gentle and rainy transition to summer in Az is certainly over alright.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:53 am

Can't wait to get my cabin built up north.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:30 am

Heading for Tucson Friday for ANOTHER June Wedding Saturday.

What are you people thinking?

It's just so much cheaper Uncle Merkin.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:34 am

Do they really call you Uncle Merkin?

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:43 am

It's about to get real in Texas if this tropical storm hits us dead on and moves slowly (which is what is being predicted). The rivers are full and the ground is saturated, and they are talking about 10-20 inches of rain over a 48 hour period.

I stopped by CVS about 10 minutes ago and they are literally scanning in cases of water from the truck and handing them to a line of customers to go check out. Water, ice, and batteries are completely off the shelves.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:29 pm

We can't handle much more rain up here either. We've already had some fairly significant localized flooding, and if that depression rides a frontal boundary up our way, we're looking at a more widespread flooding event. Not good...

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:36 pm

such a funny thing. huge chunks of the country are drying up and blowing away and leading to a massive environmental and economic fallout while not that far away there is way more rain than they can deal with.

the real dill · Post by **the real dill** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:46 pm

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:54 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:54 pm

Like has been noted, rain has to fall somewhere. If it's not raining out west it's raining elsewhere.

Have lots of relations in Fort Wayne, and one of them posted this on FB:

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 5:01 pm

Death Valley:

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