WHEN FLOOD MEETS DROUGHT: A TROPICAL SYSTEM IS AIMED AT TEXAS!

Update: Our part of central Houston received .95" of rain on Friday and .35" on Saturday from TS Don. This brings the monthly total to 3.60"....a normal amount of rain for the first time since January. Sadly, we plunge back into the drought next week with a high pressure dome parked over us and temperatures near 100 degrees all week. Still, I'm happy to get any rain at all. For now, the rain barrels are all full.  updated 7/30/11 David/


All the tracking models are lining this one up for the TEXAS coast this FRIDAY. IF it comes in south of Houston, then we get the wonderful DIRTY side of the storm with boatloads of precious, lifegiving rain. If it tracks further south towards Corpus Christi, then another lucky part of TEXAS gets to dance in the thunderstorms. As long as the winds stay under 74mph, they'll be only joy and happiness for this parched land. Stay tuned!

Source: National Weather Service ~ Houston/Galveston Station

UPDATED THURSDAY NIGHT:

Houston has a 60% of rain tomorrow morning with the chance of some of Don's outer bands tracking across our area. Anything would be helpful during this drought. Hopefully much of South Texas will see heavy rains up to 4 inches in spots.