The weather?

Biggest downpour I've seen in a very long time. Everything is underwater around here, there are huge puddles everywhere.

 

Nice downpour in Conroe. Light rain now.

 

Can anyone imagine what kind of snowstorm this could have been if it were cold enough to freeze?

 

I've decided to expound on my rain experience.

My house has a flat roof. It leaks on occassion. It has for a while, but when it's not raining, it's not a problem.

The leak is in my bathroom, so I prepared last night. Got out the little bucket I always use. Surrounded it with towels and went to bed. I woke up about 1:30 when thunder hit, and decided to make a pit stop. The little bucket was maybe 20% full, so I emptied it and myself and went back to sleep.

At 5:30 I heard a weird noise. My little bucket had overflowed hours earlier, and I had half an inch of standing water in the bathroom. I soaked every towel mopping it up, and got a bigger bucket. New bucket was 2.5 gallons and was filling every 15 minutes. BIG leak, LOTS of rain. No more sleep for me. I had to stay awake to empty the bucket.

As soon as the sun was up, I put on my rain coat and my waterproof boots, and I headed to the roof. Never had a leak this bad. Both scuppers were clogged with leaves and pine needles which allowed the pooled water to get as high as my skylights. I cleaned the scuppers and took my big push broom and started pushing water off the side of the house. It was a LOT of water. Nice way to start the day, a 7:15 drenching on the roof.

Yes, I'm getting a new roof. I'm also arguing with my insurance company and trying to find a roofer that isn't terrified of flat roofs.

Never buy a house with a flat roof.

 

Started a thread in Silver about the coverage.

Absolutely nothing I haven't seen before and doesn't warrant the coverage it's getting. Two weeks ago was much worse.

 

Most of DFW got a big downpour yesterday. It's been on and off today. A creek that runs at the back of my property was out of its banks this morning, with a "High Water" sign blocking access to a low bridge.

 

Me too. It was raining sideways and swirling in all directions. I now have a large cooler in my attic catching water. Luckily it is just a vent hole problem.

I am really glad my basement pumps were working during the storm.

 

lots of call's today.

 

Just North of Dallas in Collin County we had a very heavy downpour all night. Big lightening and thunder too. I live in a steel building (roof and outside walls) and it was loud in here last night. That was probably the loudest storm in the four years I have lived in this building.

No flat roof here but rain blew in through the ridge vent at the peak of the A frame. Nothing bad and I haven't found any water damage in the attic...

We needed the rain badly, but is that minute up? I want to drive my car!

 

I would've paid good money to see you on the roof in that "outfit"

 

That's why I didn't call you. You ALWAYS have a camera!