Flash flooding alert, New Mexico, AZ, and West Texas

[66788]

looks serious for this weekend.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flooding-threat-returns-to-ari/34047768

 

[janncoo]

Be safe everyone. Jan

 

[compassrose]

Every time it rains any at all in NM, they have "flash flooding alerts" and the roads turn into drainage ditches. I assume that the morons who designed the roads in NM decided that since it hardly rains they really didn't have to allow for water runoff and built the roadbeds lower than the surrounding terrain. So if you ever park on the side of the road or in parking lot in NM, becareful as to where you park. You could wake up in knee deep water. Oh, and the interections are built even LOWER than the roadbeds and turn into lakes. I'm glad my Jeep sits up high. I listen to my co-workers complain that their cars took on water while crossing one of the intersection lakes.

 

[akrvbob]

We have an extremely unusual event going on now, back-to-back Pacific Hurricanes. So last week one totally saturated the ground here and caused incredible flooding across the SW but terribly bad down in Phoenix. And now another one coming in except it turned inland directly toward AZ.

Could be pretty bad.
Bob

 

[VanLifeCrisis]

Stay safe everyone!

 

[sephson]

Any chance you could send some of that rain to Southern California? We could really use it and aren't quite as susceptible to flash flooding.

In all seriousness though, best of luck to those of you in the path of this rain.

 

[LeeRevell]

Fortunately our Florida rains have been small hard showers, not the three day deluges we have had in the past - then we get flooding! Several years ago we had a Hurricane Two-fer too, and the whole southeast was without gasoline for a month - had to have it trucked in from points north. All gas production was curtailed due to the Gulf storms. I was riding a motorcycle then and had fifty gallons stored, so I weathered it okay. Hate to have that happen again......

 

[akrvbob]

These are Pacific hurricanes and not Atlantic hurricanes so they will never hit Texas as hard. They have been clobbering the SW though.
Bob

 

[LeeRevell]

Seems Olde Mehico has been getting hit hard too.

 

[Stargazer]

This morning, I left Montrose CO area, drove through Gunnison, Salida (CO), Raton Pass NM, Amarillo TX, and am now stopped north of Lubbock TX. Not one drop of rain. Dry roads. A few clouds. It has rained here recently as the ditches have some standing water in them.

The reports for this part of TX said flash flooding. Hmmm...not yet. Maybe I'm just lucky. Maybe the weather forecasts are just a bit sensational? The computer models didn't look at all like the satellite pics. I seriously considered postponing this trip; I would have missed a family member's important milestone. Am so glad I took a chance. So far, so good.

Then again, tomorrow is another day.

 

[kyonu]

How far north of Lubbock are you? I live in Northwest Lubbock and we got flooded heavily passed 2 days! Been pure cloudy for 3 days and supposed to be this way until Sunday. IMO not sensational at all (amazingly enough).

 

[Bela's Mom]

With the canyons in that area, the water can drain off pretty quickly in the higher areas. I would imagine those in the lower areas experienced a lot of flooding.

A female deputy in Austin is still missing after she radioed that her vehicle was being washed away yesterday. They found her submerged car, but not her.

Be careful everyone.

 

[Stargazer]

I was 30 miles north of Lubbock at the rest area on I-27. Spent the night there, woke up at 5 am to drizzle and fog. Rained till about Sweetwater, then mostly dry all the way to just north of Austin.

I am very lucky with weather; always have been. Went to PNW and it was sunny and dry till the day I left. Same thing in Canada and Alaska. If you want to avoid bad weather, follow me

 

[kyonu]

Just an FYIzzle, HERE'S what happened to Lubbock last night within an hour. This is North Lubbock. Pretty insane!!!

My house nearly flooded in NW Lubbock, but it was a real treat to watch! Haven't seen that since I was in Washington!

 

[akrvbob]

Another storm coming out of the Pacific Northwest this weekend. Hopefully we are far enough south that it won't be a big deal.
Bob