[dohboi]

Please note any flooding events, whether from downpours or ocean storm surges, over the next year here.

I'll start with what's going on in Louisiana right now:

Flash Flood Emergency in Northern Lousiana: Over a Foot of Rain in 24 Hours

(Weather Channel is reporting 14")

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... ain-in-24-

“near-record levels of atmospheric moisture for this time of year–more than 200% of average–remain in place over the region, and renewed rounds of heavy rain are likely through Friday. Extreme flooding rains were spreading into Southern Arkansas on Wednesday morning, and rainfall amounts of a foot in 24 hours are possible there, as well. Additional major flash flooding over the next few days is also possible in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Shreveport, Little Rock, Memphis and New Orleans….A large low pressure system (a “cut-off” low) has separated from the jet stream, and will stay parked over the U.S./Mexico border region during the next few days. The counter-clockwise flow of air around this low is bringing up plenty of warm, moisture-laden air from the tropics along the east side of the low, causing the heavy rains we’ve observed. By this weekend, when all of this rain has had time to flow into area rivers, expect to see several rivers crest at near-record flood levels. Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are near average over the Gulf of Mexico, which will keep the amount of moisture available to this week’s storms lower than would be the case if SSTs were unusually warm. However, the cut-off low has tapped into a moisture source in the deep tropics over the Eastern Pacific where SSTs are record warm.”

[dohboi]

Not sure what your source of humor is about people losing their homes to floods. I guess different folks get their chuckles out of different things...

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These floods were predicted based on the wild set up of the jet stream. http://robertscribbler.com/2016/03/08/m ... ment-71462

[dohboi]

Right-o.

Just maybe avoid getting on trains near San Fran for now:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hurt ... k-37482981

...and of course, try not to trod on the little stonehenges with your tiny elfin feet!

[KaiserJeep]

San Jose has had 110% of average rainfall so far - if we get the forecasted 3-4 additional inches, maybe we'll got to 140%.

It's a good start, most reservoirs are 40-50% full, enough to ration for a couple more years.

doughboy, the ACE train that derailed is a commuter train from the East, Livermore Valley area.

[dohboi]

Thanks for the local info and clarification, KJ.

[dohboi]

3,500 homes under mandatory evacuation in Bossier Parish, Louisiana as forecast of 25 inches of rain threatens to overtop a five-mile stretch of levee.

Bossier Sheriff says water rose the fastest he's seen in his 57 years in the area.

Mandatory evacuations ordered for 9 N. Bossier neighborhoods

http://www.ksla.com/story/31427988/mand ... ghborhoods

[dohboi]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... s-thunders

Record-Strength Upper Low Brings Extreme Rains to South U.S., Thundersnow to Mexico

A remarkably rare atmospheric event is unfolding over Mexico and the Southern U.S., where an upper-level low pressure system of unprecedented strength in the historical record for that location has stalled out, bringing multiple days of torrential rain to the Southern U.S. and snow to the mountains of Mexico. The upper low tapped into an atmospheric river of moisture from both the Western Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific, bringing rainfall amounts one would expect to occur only once every 200 years (a 0.5% chance of occurrence in a given year) over portions of northern Louisiana. According to the latest NOAA Storm Summary, as of 9 am EST Thursday, the city of Monroe, Louisiana had received 17.25" of rain since Monday, and Shreveport had picked up 16.70"

Rain forces toxic methane out of soil on Germantown cove

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/su ... 19991.html

[Tanada]

My niece had some pretty serious rain in Beaumont, TX, lots of pictures posted on FB. Nothing deadly, but lots of water damage to property.

[dohboi]

"lots of water damage to property"

And plenty more of that, and much, much worse, to come.

No thanks to thanks to all you tossers.

[ennui2]

Not sure what your source of humor is about people losing their homes to floods. I guess different folks get their chuckles out of different things...

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These floods were predicted based on the wild set up of the jet stream. http://robertscribbler.com/2016/03/08/m ... ment-71462

The only degree to which I express schadenfreude over the South being drowned is that the red states are where most of the AGW denialism comes from.

It's going to take lots of events like this to eventually shake that denial out of them.

[onlooker]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/record-loui ... fifth-day/
Record Louisiana floods continue into fifth day
http://www.latintimes.com/sao-paulo-flo ... zed-374426
São Paulo Flooding Leaves 21 Dead, Latin America’s Largest City Paralyzed

[PeakOiler]

I was happy to measure about 4.8" of rain in about four days this last week. Gave all my rainwater collection tanks a good recharge!

[onlooker]

I was happy to measure about 4.8" of rain in about four days this last week. Gave all my rainwater collection tanks a good recharge!

At least someone is benefiting from the deluges

[onlooker]

Beautiful thanks for sharing P. We have some nice flowers in upstate NY also.

[dohboi]

Always nice to take time to smell the flowers and all that. But there does happen do be an actual deluge about to sweep away communities in Louisiana right now.

http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3829

Dam break prompts urgent evacuation of Hebert in Louisiana