GFS model (12Z) shows nothing less than flooding catastrophe for TX. 24-48" of rain in 3 or 4 days.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Just-completed GFS model (12Z) shows nothing less than a flooding catastrophe for Texas. 24-48" of rain in 3 or 4 days.
Please pay attention

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[Canoe52]

1. OMG!

[elehhhhna]

2. Too late to buy flood insurance once it's a named storm.

Too late to buy flood insurance once it's a named storm.Best thing to do if your house floods and you don't have flood insurance is to set it on fire immediately

Just kidding, do not do this

[northoftheborder]

3. They seem very sure of the forecast this time. Could be devastating flooding - from San Antonio to

Houston and perhaps beyond. This storm is just going to come ashore, sit there several days, then go back out to sea and amble on north along the Gulf Coast.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. NEW: National Hurricane Center now calling for up to 35 inches of rain from Harvey

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NEW: National Hurricane Center now calling for up to 35 inches of rain in #Harvey http://wapo.st/2wsjpSx

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[nitpicker]

5. From the NWS

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=crp&wwa=flash flood watch

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
124 AM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017

(snip)
The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* A portion of south Texas, including the following areas,
Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Live
Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, and Victoria.

* Through Monday morning

* Heavy rains from Harvey will impact much of South Texas late
this week into the weekend. A prolonged heavy rain and flash
flood threat may evolve over parts of the area. The heaviest
rains are most likely to occur east of Interstate 37. Rainfall
amounts between 15 to 25 inches is expected with isolated
higher amounts up to 35 inches possible. Lower rainfall
amounts will occur further to the south and west, but
significant flooding will still be possible.

[TexasTowelie]

6. I grew up in Live Oak County which is about 40 miles inland.

One of the towns there, Three Rivers flooded extensively in 1967 during Hurricane Beulah. Fortunately, the will most likely be on the northwest side of where the hurricane makes landfall.

The first band of showers is currently making landfall along the middle of the Gulf Coast from Rockport up to Angleton and this is where the heavier flooding is expected to occur. The terrain in this area is relatively flat. While I'm about 50 miles inland at Wharton the elevation of the area is at 42 feet along the Colorado River while I'm at 52 feet on the other side of town. I'm expecting the first band of storms to pass through in about two more hours.