Thunderstorms..

[Slim-Rob]

It is thunderstorming right now. And the back wall of my house is protected by Tyvek Homewrap ONLY.

We took the paneling of the back of the house because it was rotted. We immediatly found out some of the studs were rotted, as was the bottomplate (or whatever its called). We replaced all that, and we didn't have time to put the new paneling on. All we got up was the Tyvek Homewrap, which is a moisture barrier along with a few other things. I hope it can protect the back of the house for 1 night...:eek:

I love storms though. I can sleep through them and then laugh at people when they complain "The storm kept me up all night" :D

[AZTiger]

are you worried out the back of drywall or the studs themselves?

[yankee]

those same thunderstorms flipped a table in my backyard, and in the process shattered the entire top of it which was glass. now we have thousands of little glass shards scattered across our patio and in our pool. that will make a fine cleanup.

[Miss Kitty]

Send some of that rain down here. We need it!!!!!!!!!!!

[dragons08]

i love watching thunderstorms, i can sleep through them if im asleep, but if im up, i stay up and watch em

[RPM]

whats rain :confused:

[svhorns]

Its storming here at my place in austin too. Not a big fan of t-storms or the ones that are really severe.

[yankee]

i love watching thunderstorms, i can sleep through them if im asleep, but if im up, i stay up and watch em
i actually want to be a meteorologist, so i love to watch them too. i always try to get a look at the radar too.

[svhorns]

i actually want to be a meteorologist, so i love to watch them too. i always try to get a look at the radar too.
I like to watch them to but if I hear anything about a tornado ill be the first one to grab a mattres and head for the bathtub. Of course i would take my laptop with me in the bathtub and give yall updates.

[dragons08]

i actually want to be a meteorologist, so i love to watch them too. i always try to get a look at the radar too.
i used to want to be a meterorologist as well, i used to look at radar's all the time and try to predict what would happen and what not..i used to also want to be one of those people who study old ships (mainly titanic)...i was a HUGE titanic buff back in the day, i had the books with all the titanic facts and everything, i probally forgot most of that stuff by now, but man was i into it

[dragons08]

I like to watch them to but if I hear anything about a tornado ill be the first one to grab a mattres and head for the bathtub. Of course i would take my laptop with me in the bathtub and give yall updates.
i hate sitting there waiting for what might happen, im one of those people whou would wait till i acuttaly see one to go take cover

[yankee]

i used to want to be a meterorologist as well, i used to look at radar's all the time and try to predict what would happen and what not..i used to also want to be one of those people who study old ships (mainly titanic)...i was a HUGE titanic buff back in the day, i had the books with all the titanic facts and everything, i probally forgot most of that stuff by now, but man was i into it
thats crazy, i was the same. my bookshelf is filled with titanic books that i used to read as a kid. some pretty cool stuff.

[svhorns]

and in approx. 30 mins i will be hit with a severe t-storm wish me luck:o

[yankee]

and in approx. 30 mins i will be hit with a severe t-storm wish me luck:o
yeah, im watching the radar now. dfw should be inindated (sp?) with rain within the next 6 to 8 hours. strong to severe storms are predicted. right now all the bad stuff is sw of dfw.

[Miss Kitty]

Is anything moving my way? :(

[svhorns]

Is anything moving my way? :(
I doubt it everything is moving north northeast. College station will get some rain though.

[yankee]

Is anything moving my way? :(
where art thou?

[Miss Kitty]

where art thou?

Katy

[svhorns]

and the early parts of the storm have arrived. isnt to bad yet

[svhorns]

ok the hail arrived now i hate this part

[Miss Kitty]

ok the hail arrived now i hate this part

I hate hail. :(

[yankee]

Katy
the way things are looking, i dont think you'll get rain oot there.

[yankee]

ok the hail arrived now i hate this part
hail is a good sign of rotation within the clouds. watch out.

[Miss Kitty]

the way things are looking, i dont think you'll get rain oot there.


:( Oh well, that is what sprinklers are for.

[LUFPAN]

i actually want to be a meteorologist, so i love to watch them too. i always try to get a look at the radar too.

I thought that I was the only Weather Channel nerd on this board. Love watching those Storm Stories.

[Miss Kitty]

hail is a good sign of rotation within the clouds. watch out.

hail is a good sign of dents in your truck too. :mad:

[yankee]

I thought that I was the only Weather Channel nerd on this board. Love watching those Storm Stories.
i am glued to the weather channel during any weather crisis, here or somewhere else. and i always check in at least once a day to see how things are shaping up.

[svhorns]

alright the hail is gone the rain is still comin down pretty good. Not much lightning which is good its just a hard rain thats it.

[svhorns]

I hear tons of sirens though. Just an FYI im in austin

[dragons08]

Katy
wrong your "Somewhere in a Fantasy"

[Miss Kitty]

wrong your "Somewhere in a Fantasy"

Always. ;)

[Slim-Rob]

are you worried out the back of drywall or the studs themselves?

drywall. It's all good though, it made it through last night and some rain this morning.

[dragons08]

I thought that I was the only Weather Channel nerd on this board. Love watching those Storm Stories.
me2, i used to stay up and watch those all night! like a while back they had the El Nino thing, they had like an hour 'show' about it every night

[dragons08]

drywall. It's all good though, it made it through last night and some rain this morning.
probally will need to replace most of it huh? cause if its all that moisture trapped in there, yikes its going to be nasty

[Slim-Rob]

probally will need to replace most of it huh? cause if its all that moisture trapped in there, yikes its going to be nasty

Well we have the Tyvek homewrap up, which is supposed to be a moisture barrier. I doubt it's supposed to be exposed during rains though. We didn't have time to put up the paneling, so we just have to pray.

[dragons08]

Well we have the Tyvek homewrap up, which is supposed to be a moisture barrier. I doubt it's supposed to be exposed during rains though. We didn't have time to put up the paneling, so we just have to pray.
you guys doing it yourself? or did you pay someone to?

[Slim-Rob]

you guys doing it yourself? or did you pay someone to?

Ourselves. Seemed the cheaper route...but if the rains destroy or damage what we have done it may end up more expensive.:(

[dragons08]

Ourselves. Seemed the cheaper route...but if the rains destroy or damage what we have done it may end up more expensive.:(
ah i see, that seems to be a tough job!! how big of a surface is it?

[Slim-Rob]

ah i see, that seems to be a tough job!! how big of a surface is it?

UH. 8 ft walls, about 50ft long. 2 windows, sliding glass door, 36" wide door. Lots of obstacles :D

[dragons08]

UH. 8 ft walls, about 50ft long. 2 windows, sliding glass door, 36" wide door. Lots of obstacles :D
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that sucks! i hope i NEVER have to do anything like that ever...seems like a huge hassle, takes a lot of time, and what not...its brick as well isnt it?

[Slim-Rob]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that sucks! i hope i NEVER have to do anything like that ever...seems like a huge hassle, takes a lot of time, and what not...its brick as well isnt it?

No. The rest of the house is, but the back wall is wood paneling.

[dragons08]

No. The rest of the house is, but the back wall is wood paneling.
got lucky there...brick would be a pain in the ***...

when we put speakers out by our pool, the idioit pool guys, barried all but one of the wires, so we had to get it through the house, it had a spot for one speaker, the second one we had to wire through all that area as well, pain in the butt, because the pool people couldnt do it right! oh well, thats nothing compared to your rebuilding a side of the house, thought id share our most 'extensive' house job we did ourselves

[Slim-Rob]

got lucky there...brick would be a pain in the ***...

when we put speakers out by our pool, the idioit pool guys, barried all but one of the wires, so we had to get it through the house, it had a spot for one speaker, the second one we had to wire through all that area as well, pain in the butt, because the pool people couldnt do it right! oh well, thats nothing compared to your rebuilding a side of the house, thought id share our most 'extensive' house job we did ourselves

I worked with my bro-in-law over the summer. He owns his own company in Austin and does electrical work. I wired everything from in-ground-pools to a wall outlet at a display area for a $20,000 Bang and Olufson TV. (http://www.bang-olufsen.com/web2/systems/product.asp?section=systems&sub=tv&prodid=555) I think the TV is $20k, but I know those speakers(cone things) are $16,500 EACH. The TV can rotate towards the remote when you push a certain button. What a WASTE OF MONEY. It was cool to mess with during my off time. I have never been more scared in my life than the time I was working over that $20k TV

[dragons08]

I worked with my bro-in-law over the summer. He owns his own company in Austin and does electrical work. I wired everything from in-ground-pools to a wall outlet at a display area for a $20,000 Bang and Olufson TV. (http://www.bang-olufsen.com/web2/systems/product.asp?section=systems&sub=tv&prodid=555) I think the TV is $20k, but I know those speakers(cone things) are $16,500 EACH. The TV can rotate towards the remote when you push a certain button. What a WASTE OF MONEY. It was cool to mess with during my off time. I have never been more scared in my life than the time I was working over that $20k TV
that is fricon sweet! who were you doign that for? had to be someone famous..

[Slim-Rob]

that is fricon sweet! who were you doign that for? had to be someone famous..

I didn't do that picture...that was just the TV and some speakers.

I was workin' in Austin at some showroom for Bang and Olufson. There were some other companies selling there too, ALL of which I couldn't afford.

[Rebel84]

Wow! We got hit hard here in San Marcos! My truck and pontiac sunfire got NAILED! The other cars were in the garage, thanks goodness ! Windows in the house are out and will need a new roof! Shingles everywhere! Our hot tub house looks like someone took a hammer to it! heck it even busted out the grill on our AC unit ! We had golf/baseball size hail here. But.... All is good.... The humans and pets are okay !

[Slim-Rob]

Wow! We got hit hard here in San Marcos! My truck and pontiac sunfire got NAILED! The other cars were in the garage, thanks goodness ! Windows in the house are out and will need a new roof! Shingles everywhere! Our hot tub house looks like someone took a hammer to it! heck it even busted out the grill on our AC unit ! We had golf/baseball size hail here. But.... All is good.... The humans and pets are okay !

You have insurance though. I just saw on the news that the Tanger Outlets or w/e got hit hard.

I'm glad there wasn't hail here because it would go through the Tyvek and push the insulation and sheetrock into the house. That would be bad.

[dragons08]

Wow! We got hit hard here in San Marcos! My truck and pontiac sunfire got NAILED! The other cars were in the garage, thanks goodness ! Windows in the house are out and will need a new roof! Shingles everywhere! Our hot tub house looks like someone took a hammer to it! heck it even busted out the grill on our AC unit ! We had golf/baseball size hail here. But.... All is good.... The humans and pets are okay !
glad everyone is okay!

[Rebel84]

Thanks! And boy all those premiums will now come in handy. I have a neighbor that works out at the mall (outlet) and her car looks like it just went through enemy fire in Iraq! It was pretty crazy

[dragons08]

Thanks! And boy all those premiums will now come in handy. I have a neighbor that works out at the mall (outlet) and her car looks like it just went through enemy fire in Iraq! It was pretty crazy
i've been to that outlet mall quite a few times, very nice place

[Rebel84]

Yeah on the news a min ago they showed it and it looked like a war zone. They said over 1500 cars were damaged and had to be towed. There are still tow trucks going in and out of there!

[Miss Kitty]

Yeah on the news a min ago they showed it and it looked like a war zone. They said over 1500 cars were damaged and had to be towed. There are still tow trucks going in and out of there!

So glad you are okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[svhorns]

Wow! We got hit hard here in San Marcos! My truck and pontiac sunfire got NAILED! The other cars were in the garage, thanks goodness ! Windows in the house are out and will need a new roof! Shingles everywhere! Our hot tub house looks like someone took a hammer to it! heck it even busted out the grill on our AC unit ! We had golf/baseball size hail here. But.... All is good.... The humans and pets are okay !
we got hit pretty good here too in NW austin

[svhorns]

and at 2 in the morning theres about to be another thunder storm... will they go away....

[TexasRed6x]

and at 2 in the morning theres about to be another thunder storm... will they go away....
Yeah I got one around that time. It managed to knock the power out just for a little bit.

[Miss Kitty]

Yeah I got one around that time. It managed to knock the power out just for a little bit.


We started getting it just in time to go to work.

[drgnbkr]

We have it up here too..poured on me all the way to work..radar shows it all heading down I-45 so H town is in for more rain...

[Miss Kitty]

We have it up here too..poured on me all the way to work..radar shows it all heading down I-45 so H town is in for more rain...

As long it is finished by going home time. I don't care.

[TexasRed6x]

We started getting it just in time to go to work.
That sucks. It makes traveling dangerous.

[ktchamp97]

This is what we had south of Midland the other night...

I think this particular cell headed through jtk country...

http://www.5atexasfootball.com/images/joshpics/midlandthunderhead1_04192006.jpg

[yankee]

This is what we had south of Midland the other night...

I think this particular cell headed through jtk country...

http://www.5atexasfootball.com/images/joshpics/midlandthunderhead1_04192006.jpg
now that is a mean looking thunderhead.

[mtbray]

i actually want to be a meteorologist, so i love to watch them too. i always try to get a look at the radar too.

You should enjoy fooling around on this site then. Most of the stuff is updated by NASA within 6-7 minutes from space so it's pretty damn cool imo.

http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/kimmel/kimmelforecastlab.html