Geez - Texas storms stink.

Flood Advisory -- Harris County
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

112 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

HARRIS TX- 112 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... * UNTIL 215 AM CDT * AT 109 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY. SOME AREAS IN THE ADVISORY AREA (me) RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL EARLIER TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND PRODUCE STREET FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED 2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 215 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...AND BAYOUS. ADDITIONALLY...PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Yeah - so it stormed today. And now - it's 125am and it's started again. Just to give you some perspective, the below "zoom" is of where I live (between the big red parts).

Here are pics from the sunset tonight, it was pumpkin orange thru the entire sky - I've never seen anything like it.

At least there was a big rainbow.

By the way - it's now 146am. I actually (ha ha) have to get up at 6am to go to work (I know - it's rare but I am driving to a client in the morning) - and IT IS STILL LIGHTENING AND THUNDERING.

GRRRRRRR - I'm going to the garage to video it.