So important to remember this! Many have commented about how this flood didn't do any damage and wasn't a big deal, but there's always the risk of quickly rising waters in a flash flood causing loss of life. While we're very grateful for the rain, we must not forget that it can be dangerous and we're all very lucky that there were no major incidents this time around!
Whomever "narrated" this video (not a real voice by the way), has no idea what they are talking about! This was a spit in the water compared to 1978, 1987 and 2002 where true major flooding and loss of life happened! Get your facts straight before putting out a video of things you know nothing about!
@deanjohnson. I think you're misreading this a little bit. We were prepared for what was coming but there's no reason not to put out the warnings they put out. That is a lot of water but again we were ready for this time. And I don't know if you were down here in 2015 when the Blanco And the Guadalupe both flooded. But I was and that's a night nobody wants to ever see again
My Grandma was in the kerrville hospital and we didn’t have a tv! We knew it had rained a lot but it wasn’t until we tried to drive from Pipe creek through Bandera and saw that it was like a lake had taken over! The water was all the way into the first floor of the hospital and my grandma was on the 3rd floor! We had to drive around back over to I-10 and come in from the north
@@russf.6473 Clay Church, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, - which manages the lake - said this week's rains will help the lake level a little. "This rain that we have received over the last 24, 30 hours, or so, has been very beneficial, but unfortunately, it's not going to raise levels on Canyon Lake all that much - probably see an increase of 12 to 18 inches in actual lake levels," he said. Texas Public Radio | By Brian Kirkpatrick Published July 24, 2024 at 6:06 PM CDT
@@garyloudermilk5177 Maybe. I do have to wonder though because there is currently a lawsuit going on, initiated by SAWS against BMA water, because they want out of a contract. I've also heard rumors about water being diverted away from the lake. I've also noticed it hardly ever rains in and around the lake. I've documented for over two years the strange phenomenon of radar showing storms dissolving on approach then reforming after passing by the area. Something strange is going on. We have neighbors whose wells are drying up. And with all of these things going on simultaneously I can't reconcile it as all natural occurrences.
Medina Lake has risen 4.6 feet since 22 July. It takes 11 inches of runoff over the entire drainage area to fill this lake. 2 year drought plus hundreds of dry ponds soak up all runoff from smaller rains.
@@cyclingtexas1670 The other commenters were right. I did check and it did rise a couple of feet as of today. I guess the reporting is delayed. The massive amount of rain occurred on the night of July 22 and wasn't reflected yesterday. It is reflected as of today though.
U mean tha year the water touched the bridge in COMFORT/ and MY DADDY pulled out a dead body from a attic and became tha heart of tha CITY.......Yeah I herd about tha flood of 78'' . RIP MANUEL "BUCKY" CASTRO.....LOOK HIM UP FRONT PAGE OF THE AUSTIN STATESMAN.......NO CAP
It's TEXAS, poorly designed infrastructure with politicians who live in the high lands and don't want to do anything about it other than laugh at the working people that vote for them!
You guys should start paying attention to the radar when rain is in area. It’s fascinating to see the storms approach then completely disintegrate over the lake then often reform after passing. So strange. I’ve been documenting this strange phenomenon for almost 2 years.
The problem is more than the drought. For the past few years rain water that normally ran off to replenish Medina Lake has suddenly re-routed "totally on its own" to channel to the Edwards aquifer instead. So no amount of rain helps the lake when it's being diverted to supply the growing populations.
Wait, what? Are you serious? So people’s wells are going dry now because of this situation? Hmmm… Seems sketchy. Y’all know that SAWS is suing BMA water?
The only debate is the reasons for the lake being so variable during certain times. How much is due to drought, agriculture, or management by the various authorities overseeing the lake.
