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  • Storm Edouard - Over 22 Inches of Rain in East Texas

    From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to talk.politics.misc,alt.survival,alt.politics.usa,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh on Wed Sep 2 11:46:56 2026
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    This was not a big or strong storm, but once it came
    ashore the forward speed diminished and it was still
    close enough to the Gulf to keep sucking in moisture.

    Rather broad areas north of Port Arthur got 18, and
    even 22 inches of rain over the past day. Lots of
    flooding.

    Only 'good' bit was that the area had been suffering
    something of a drought. The soil should be able to
    absorb quite a bit of water - but only over several
    days, not 22 inches all at once.

    At this hour the radar picture is finally beginning
    to break up - but earlier on it still looked like very
    much like a tropical storm.

    It SEEMS that extreme rain events are increasing of late.
    Might just be better REPORTING though. Some will feel
    compelled to scream "Global Warming !" but if you listen
    to the reports they're like "the most rain SINCE 1929
    or SINCE 1949 or SINCE 1899". Not many SUVs in 1899.

    Oh, an entrenched pattern is also sending heavy storms
    through the northeastern states day after day. Alas
    little in the US or Canadian 'west' - the Colorado
    river is now so low panic seems to be setting in.

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