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Texasgal

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21. As someone who has lived

Mon May 25, 2015, 08:48 PM

May 2015

in Central Texas all their lives...and also lives in the capitol of flash floods...we know what to do.

Thanks for your advice though.

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More bad weather for Texas [View all] malaise May 2015 OP

I heard that San Marcos had over 7.5 inches today. TexasTowelie May 2015 #1

We are activley flooding right now. Texasgal May 2015 #2

Heard that an eighteen year old prom queen was among those malaise May 2015 #4

We have a saying in TVA land RobertEarl May 2015 #15

And that's the truth malaise May 2015 #18

It does catrose May 2015 #22

You sure that dosen't refer to the 1900 hurricane oneshooter May 2015 #39

You're probably right catrose May 2015 #67

Stay safe Texasgal. GGJohn May 2015 #5

Aw man, I'm hearing all about it from my friend in Dallas/Fort Worth. calimary May 2015 #43

In the meantime CA is mostly dry nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #3

Well, okay. Texasgal May 2015 #6

You are getting the floods because the rain is coming down in bucketfulls nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #9

We'd notice malaise May 2015 #19

But you are NOT in the US nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #23

As someone who has lived Texasgal May 2015 #21

Don't thank me nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

Agree AuntPatsy May 2015 #28

That was a bit of a nasty reply to nadin... malokvale77 May 2015 #35

Not a problem nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #41

Thank you nadin (nt) malokvale77 May 2015 #45

She changed the subject to make it about CA (about her) treestar May 2015 #65

This song... sendero May 2015 #7

The last time we had serious floods was 2002 malaise May 2015 #10

I've lived in north Texas.. sendero May 2015 #12

I'm hearing historic floods malaise May 2015 #66

I am under tornado watch and flash flood watch Gothmog May 2015 #8

Stay safe Gothmog. eom. GGJohn May 2015 #11

Stay safe! Texasgal May 2015 #13

I am not in a flood zone Gothmog May 2015 #17

Four hundred homes destroyed malaise May 2015 #24

CNN national is on Bordain marathon nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #26

I know - that's why I switched malaise May 2015 #29

The only reason I have not done a story nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #30

They bring him on national for plane crashes or malaise May 2015 #32

I know nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #33

My son left at 2:30 pm to pick his wife up at DFW airport. malokvale77 May 2015 #40

The roads, from reading the Guardian nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #42

Where from? tammywammy May 2015 #44

I have been trying to call him... malokvale77 May 2015 #46

I was just looking at Weather Underground. kentauros May 2015 #34

That is scary. okasha May 2015 #48

Thankfully, those thunderstorms are devolving. kentauros May 2015 #50

Gods. okasha May 2015 #55

Well, unlike the monster that went through Saturday, kentauros May 2015 #56

My son lives near that area and has lost power twice Gothmog May 2015 #49

I'm in an apartment kentauros May 2015 #52

Please be safe my friend! Alittleliberal May 2015 #57

We are under a tornado watch oneshooter May 2015 #14

Just got a Flash Flood warning oneshooter May 2015 #16

Stay safe and remember malaise May 2015 #20

Not raining real hard, just steady oneshooter May 2015 #36

Gah.. been running a shop vac in my basement for 40 of the last 48 hours. X_Digger May 2015 #27

That's a lot of water - the really hard part malaise May 2015 #31

Thru the slab, or the walls? n/t oneshooter May 2015 #37

A little of both. X_Digger May 2015 #38

My backyard is a lake and I spent part of Saturday night in the closet. Avalux May 2015 #47

Lake Travis rose 7 feet over the last couple of days Gothmog May 2015 #51

Lake Bridgeport has gone up 13 feet since Tuesday. tammywammy May 2015 #53

Friday morning Travis was at 636, this morning 654 and rising. hobbit709 May 2015 #60

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #54

It looks like White Oak Bayou near I-10 is out of its banks. kentauros May 2015 #58

Yep malaise May 2015 #59

Houston and surrounding areas are shut down Gothmog May 2015 #61

Crazy weather, a year ago they were in a drought. B Calm May 2015 #62

The roads in blue are underwater or have standing water Gothmog May 2015 #63

That's a lot of water malaise May 2015 #64

Well, it's floodin' down in Texas.... KamaAina May 2015 #68