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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:18 PM Aug 2017

CNN forecast for Victoria Texas: 52.04 inches total rainfall

I really really really hope this is wrong. Stay safe everyone! I'll go look at NHC and see what they say also.

400 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017 RAINFALL: Harvey is expected to produce total rain accumulations of
15 to 30 inches and isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches over the
middle and upper Texas coast through next Wednesday. During the same
time period Harvey is expected to produce total rain accumulations
of 5 to 15 inches in far south Texas and the Texas Hill Country over
through southwest and central Louisiana. Rainfall of this magnitude
will cause catastrophic and life-threatening flooding.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/252054.shtml

Not as dire. I wonder where CNN gets their info.

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CNN forecast for Victoria Texas: 52.04 inches total rainfall (Original Post) steve2470 Aug 2017 OP

Change the title k? You misheard or they're high. elehhhhna Aug 2017 #1

I saw it twice with my own eyes steve2470 Aug 2017 #2

It's fake news tho. elehhhhna Aug 2017 #8

I heard that jpak Aug 2017 #3

NOAA has these maps and they will often pinpoint an area with extreme amounts of rain LeftInTX Aug 2017 #4

60 inches holy jeebus, just unheard of, at least in my case nt steve2470 Aug 2017 #5

They had Houston with 30+ inches earlier. bathroommonkey76 Aug 2017 #6

that's a lot for Houston, lots of flooding if it transpires! nt steve2470 Aug 2017 #7

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

1. Change the title k? You misheard or they're high.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:25 PM

Aug 2017

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

2. I saw it twice with my own eyes

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:28 PM

Aug 2017

They are probably wrong. I don't think anyone is going to have a heart attack because of my title. Relax. The body tells the rest of the story.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

8. It's fake news tho.

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:44 PM

Aug 2017

jpak

(41,759 posts)

3. I heard that

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:29 PM

Aug 2017

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LeftInTX

(25,551 posts)

4. NOAA has these maps and they will often pinpoint an area with extreme amounts of rain

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:35 PM

Aug 2017

Often these maps change from forecast to forecast.
Victoria was probably selected because they are estimating the storm may stall over that area.

Yesterday, Columbus TX was going to 60 inches. These things often change. The importance is the overall effect. The coastal areas from Corpus to Houston can expect about 3 feet. Then, the deluge will move to Louisiana.

We were supposed to get 12-24 inches. I think we will get several inches.