I remember these floods very well. My aunt, uncle & cousins lived in and around Bandera. Some still do. It was a mess.
Sheryl From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: RE: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon NOAA sez: NWS Austin/San Antonio, Texas Introduction During the early morning hours of June 21, 1997 through the evening of June 22, 1997, a subtropical storm system produced excessive rain over parts of south central and central Texas, particularly over the Hill Country. The heaviest rain fell over Bandera and Kendall Counties, where storm total amounts ranged from 15 to near 20 in, with the highest total of 19.72 in in eastern Bandera County. A few estimates exceeded 20 in, where gauges overflowed, and exact measurements were unknown. Another concentrated area of 12 to 18 in of rain fell over the northern Hill Country in portions of Mason, Kimble and Gillespie Counties. The result of the excessive rain was record flooding along stretches of the Llano River in Llano County. Major river flooding also occurred on the Frio, Nueces, Sabinal, Guadalupe, Lavaca, and Navidad rivers. Heavy rain is not uncommon for central or south central Texas. It is part of the general climate of the area, where rainfall amounts vary considerably from east to west and year to year. Some notable heavy rains the area has experienced include an unofficial report of 48 in over a period of about 52 hr. in early August, 1978, resulting from the remnants of tropical storm Amelia and an upper-level disturbance. This rain fell near the town of Bluff, located northwest of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country. A short-term heavy rainfall rate of 21.87 in in 2 hr, 45 min occurred in Medina County, just north of D'Hanis, in late May, 1935. On average, south Texas can expect on 20 in rainfall event and several 10 to 20 in events per year (Grice and Maddox ) The 1978 event washed the Chevy dealership and the beer distributor in Bandera into Medina Lake. My old man found six-packs floating about 6" under the surface of the lake and he filled his fridge with them. He waited a month for the cerveza to calm down and for awhile he had a mess of free beer. T Sep 2, 2009 11:31:10 AM, [email protected] wrote: John, That depends upon how much. October 1998 and July 2002, the Medina River got a little deep in places. If I remember correctly, the October 98 event was during the TCR which was held at Chalk Bluff. I wasn't in Texas yet but have heard about the TCR when the river came up quite a bit. I have folks that tell me the October 98 flood event was very localized and didn't impact the western Edwards Counties. I think some of the cavers would beg to differ. Geary -----Original Message----- From: John Brooks [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:13 AM Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon It should be a great weekend. And even if it rains I don’t think anyone would complain. Just don't try to SCAN anyone.....or you will get lots of complaints! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
