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To: Brumar89 who wrote (937829)	6/1/2016 6:16:45 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576627

"the Brazos river has been raising" 4 feet above the record, and still going up. From the Climate Central report, issued last Wednesday: Record-breaking rain across Texas and Oklahoma this week caused widespread flooding, the likes of which the region has rarely, if ever, seen. For seven locations there [including Houston], May has seen the most rain of any month ever recorded, with five days to go and the rain still coming. While rainfall in the region is consistent with the emerging El Niño, the unprecedented amounts suggest a possible climate change signal, where a warming atmosphere becomes more saturated with water vapor and capable of previously unimagined downpours. Actually, that was from last year. Congrats on beating it this year. Analysis finds heaviest downpours more frequent in Texas, 39 other states By Bill Dawson May 31, 2015 texasclimatenews.org

To: Brumar89 who wrote (937829)	6/1/2016 6:50:10 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576627

The Imus Ranch in Brenham got 15+ inches two days ago.... "In late April 2016, record rainfall fell in the Houston area, and some areas received nearly a season’s worth of rain in one night. The deluge led to deadly flooding, and nine counties were declared to be in a state of disaster. The map above shows a satellite-based estimate of rainfall over Texas on April 15-18, 2016. The data come from the Integrated Multi-Satellite Retrievals for GPM (IMERG), a product of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission. The brightest shades on the maps represent rainfall totals of at least 300 millimeters (12 inches) during that period. Blue areas saw less rain, and gray areas received no rain. These regional, remotely-sensed estimates may differ from the totals measured by ground-based weather stations. Rain fell in two main waves: the first storm system paused over the area late on April 17, and the second moved slowly across the region early on April 18. For storms like this one to form, conditions in the atmosphere have to come together in just the right way. A bubble of high pressure blocked the eastward advance of a low pressure system and caused storm systems to stall. Fed by moisture moving north from the Gulf of Mexico, thunderstorms grew over Texas and delivered the intense rainfall. On April 18, a record was set at George Bush Intercontinental Airport—Houston’s official observation site since 1969. According to the National Weather Service, ground-based measurements indicate that 9.92 inches fell on that day, breaking the record of 8.16 inches set in 1976. It also made April 2016 the wettest April ever measured at that site. On April 20, the flash flood watch issued for parts of Southeast Texas was cancelled as storms moved out of the area. The forecast indicated, however, that more thunderstorms and showers were possible on April 21." References Forbes/Science (2016, April 19) How Parts Of Houston, Texas, Saw Five Months' Worth Of Rain In One Night. Accessed April 20, 2016.