The Medina could use a little flooding right now. I do remember the '97 flood. I have a riverfront place a little above the lake. My family and I were at the waters edge very early that morning. Hoping that the rain would increase the flow rate for kayaking. It did!! I crossed the river that morning without getting my knees wet. With only our toes in the water we would take a step back every minute or so to get back on dry ground. By 3PM the river has risen 25'. At around midnight some private dams along Privilege creek gave way. In the dark, my brother & I were at the waters edge (trees and mobile home parts had been floating by all day making a lot of noise), our dogs ran up the hill at some different sound upstream. Well, we followed them pretty quick, and from then on stopped calling them 'Dumb Dogs'. It must be the drought, here I am hoping for another flood. It's feast or famine regarding moving water. rob
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:10 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > NOAA sez: > > > NWS Austin/San Antonio, Texas > > *Introduction* > > During the early morning hours of June 21, 1997 through the evening of June > 22, 1997, a subtropical storm system produced excessive rain over parts of > south central and central Texas, particularly over the Hill Country. The > heaviest rain fell over Bandera and Kendall Counties, where storm total > amounts ranged from 15 to near 20 in, with the highest total of 19.72 in in > eastern Bandera County. A few estimates exceeded 20 in, where gauges > overflowed, and exact measurements were unknown. Another concentrated area > of 12 to 18 in of rain fell over the northern Hill Country in portions of > Mason, Kimble and Gillespie Counties. The result of the excessive rain was > record flooding along stretches of the Llano River in Llano County. Major > river flooding also occurred on the Frio, Nueces, Sabinal, Guadalupe, > Lavaca, and Navidad rivers. > Heavy rain is not uncommon for central or south central Texas. It is part > of the general climate of the area, where rainfall amounts vary considerably > from east to west and year to year. Some notable heavy rains the area has > experienced include an unofficial report of *48 in over a period of about > 52 hr. in early August, 1978*, resulting from the remnants of tropical > storm Amelia and an upper-level disturbance. This rain fell near the town of > Bluff, located northwest of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country. A > short-term heavy rainfall rate of 21.87 in in 2 hr, 45 min occurred in > Medina County, just north of D'Hanis, in late May, 1935. On average, south > Texas can expect on 20 in rainfall event and several 10 to 20 in events per > year (Grice and Maddox ) > > The 1978 event washed the Chevy dealership and the beer distributor in > Bandera into Medina Lake. My old man found six-packs floating about 6" under > the surface of the lake and he filled his fridge with them. He waited a > month for the cerveza to calm down and for awhile he had a mess of free > beer. > > > > T > > > > Sep 2, 2009 11:31:10 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > John, > > That depends upon how much. October 1998 and July 2002, the Medina River > got a little deep in places. If I remember correctly, the October 98 event > was during the TCR which was held at Chalk Bluff. I wasn't in Texas yet but > have heard about the TCR when the river came up quite a bit. I have folks > that tell me the October 98 flood event was very localized and didn't impact > the western Edwards Counties. I think some of the cavers would beg to > differ. > > Geary > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Brooks [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:13 AM > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon > > It should be a great weekend. And even if it rains I don’t think anyone > would complain. > > > Just don't try to SCAN anyone.....or you will get lots of complaints! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit > our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: > [email protected]
