Speed and nature of the devastating Texas flooding...

[She Mate Me]

Apologies if Germans.

I found these two videos helpful in understanding what happened in Texas.

First is a very detailed discussion of the topography and geology of the area and how it played a key role in making what already would have been a terrible flood event into a catastrophic one.

The next is a video from a bridge showing just how fast it went from nearly dry creek bed to a massive raging river. It's incredible and horrifying to watch.

I didn't bother reading the locked thread. I can imagine what caused it...

 

[aTotal360]

That's insane.

 

[She Mate Me]

To clarify, the river video is obviously downstream a ways from where the worst loss of life was, as it's daylight. You're seeing all that water washing down from those hills channeled into what I assume is the Guadalupe River bed.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Apologies if Germans.

I found these two videos helpful in understanding what happened in Texas.

First is a very detailed discussion of the topography and geology of the area and how it played a key role in making what already would have been a terrible flood event into a catastrophic one.

The next is a video from a bridge showing just how fast it went from nearly dry creek bed to a massive raging river. It's incredible and horrifying to watch.

I didn't bother reading the locked thread. I can imagine what caused it...

I just saw pics of an f250 on its side. About 2” of running board an a little sidewalk was all that was visible above the mud/sand

 

[grinningmule]

I just saw pics of an f250 on its side. About 2” of running board an a little sidewalk was all that was visible above the mud/sand

Quite a bit of that is gravel too. Cadaver dogs are going to be needed for a while for the recovery efforts.


Guard rail twisted like a twizzler

 

[She Mate Me]

I'm just numb saying this, but I'm afraid the loss of life is going to go much higher. 300 or more. It's such a large area along that river. Incredibly hard to determine all those missing at this point.

 

[grinningmule]

I'm just numb saying this, but I'm afraid the loss of life is going to go much higher. 300 or more. It's such a large area along that river. Incredibly hard to determine all those missing at this point.

Yep, they were saying that a few days ago. Entire RV parks and campgrounds were swept away. They have no idea how many are actually missing. Cajun Navy posted a pic of a camper trailer buried upside down with just one wheel and part of axle showing.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

It’s truly amazing what water (and wind) can do.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Quite a bit of that is gravel too. Cadaver dogs are going to be needed for a while for the recovery efforts.

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That’s the pic I saw but couldn’t find it again. Unbelievable

 

[TilloDwg]

30+ foot rise in 45 minutes.

 

[Darryl Steight]

To clarify, the river video is obviously downstream a ways from where the worst loss of life was, as it's daylight. You're seeing all that water washing down from those hills channeled into what I assume is the Guadalupe River bed.

That is the wildest video I've seen so far. When it started I was thinking, this camera man is going to get unbelievable footage of the river way down there below the bridge. By the end I'm thinking I can't believe he's still on that bridge. Insane. Unfortunately, it reminds me of the videos from the Boxing Day tsunami in Asia back in 2004.

 

[She Mate Me]

That is the wildest video I've seen so far. When it started I was thinking, this camera man is going to get unbelievable footage of the river way down there below the bridge. By the end I'm thinking I can't believe he's still on that bridge. Insane. Unfortunately, it reminds me of the videos from the Boxing Day tsunami in Asia back in 2004.

Yeah, at the beginning I was like "that bridge sure is high above that river bed". It quickly becomes very clear why it's built that high.

If you watch the other video (which I'm sure qualifies as TLDW for many), it explains that the rock layer is so shallow in this area that the major waterways don't dig deep channels like they do around Mississippi. They just spread high and wide when a lot of the water is moving through.