Dry Texas expected to again miss out on rain from storm

[Scurrilous]

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"As Louisiana prepares for the drenching rains of Tropical Storm Lee, no more than a few sprinkles are expected over the long holiday weekend next door in Texas, which is suffering from an historic drought.

What little rain is forecast for Texas is expected to be confined to the far southeastern part of the state, where the drought is the least severe.

"This is more of the bad luck that Texas has been experiencing," said Scott Landes, Senior Meteorologist with the Weather Channel.

He said the presence of the massive rain maker in the central Gulf of Mexico could actually decrease the chances of next door Texas getting any showers at all.

"When you have that strong low pressure system to the east, that will just pull in a high pressure ridge from the west into Texas, and that will bring with it gusty winds which will dry out the state even more."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/02/us-storm-usa-texas-idUSTRE7815XF20110902

[ixion]

1. I think it's pretty clear: God HATES Texas.

I say this tongue-in-cheek, but still....

[atreides1]

2. I don't think that Texas

Is even on God's mind...but you could be right...

[ixion]

3. yeah, it was said in jest

more to vex the whacko fundies than anything else. I'm personally not big on god.

[demosincebirth]

4. they must have done something really bad

[ixion]

6. well, for starters they elected Perry and Bush

that alone would piss anyone off... but their simultaneous level of whacko-fundie-xianism coupled with the arrogant don't-mess-with-texas attitude is enough to piss any deity off. :rofl:

[demosincebirth]

7. Then, they are in deep shit. I hope they repent.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. That's so sad. :^( And it might end up over states that have had

too much rain recently, which is also sad.

[w8liftinglady]

8. The fires at Possum Kingdom are 60% contained..

No rain means that's about as good as it gets.

Thank you to California, for sending planes capable of dropping water on these fires... they'd be so much worse.