Category Weather
Oh, geez (rain forecast)
Lake Levels and Rain
Lake Lewisville sits prettily at conservation levels.
Lake Level: 522.35′
Feet above Conservation Pool: 0.35′
Feet under Flood Pool: 9.65′
Corps is releasing 1,686 cubic feet per second
Of course, there’s a bit of rain on the way….
Storm images
Tim captured some gorgeous images of the storm on Monday, April 11, 2016.
From Tim Kraft
From Tim Kraft
From Tim Kraft
From Tim Kraft
From Tim Kraft
Rising lake levels
Lake Lewisville rising after recent rains.
Lake Level: 524.88′
Feet above Conservation Pool: 2.88′
Feet over Flood Pool: -7.12′
Corps is releasing 1,167 cubic feet per second
Lake levels between January 1 and March 10
Flooding after recent rains
From our caretaker, Mark Blanchard:
“Parking lot quickly filling up with the lake again. Crane pad is underwater. I am not sure what to think normal Lake level really means. I want to personally thank all of you that showed up yesterday to get the waterfront ready for the rising waters. The show of force made quick work and got the waterfront ready for the Impending flooding. I appreciate your time and effort to make it happen. Thank you all.”
Dock Update per the Harbor Master
Boat moving and re-locations have stabilized for now. If you have a boat in the water, you should find it in your regular slip or in a borrowed slip or still on a mooring.CHECK ON YOUR BOATExpecting rain in coming week.Ramps to docks have been installed permanently.New dock 4 and dock 5 install starts at end of March. Be prepared for club disruption like before.Fire extinguishers, safety ladders and throw lines coming soon.
Rain in Forecast
Ain’t no thing.
1 AM
2 AM
4 AM
2:30 PM, February 23
Threat of Damaging Winds
From our friends at the National Weather Service:
“Two rounds of storms expected across North and Central Texas Saturday through Saturday Night. The main threat associated with the first round of storms is heavy rainfall and flooding. The main threat associated with the second round of storms is damaging winds.”
Weekend Weather
From our friends at the National Weather Service
Lake Lewisville remains high after recent rains.
Lake Level: 529.97′
Feet above Conservation Pool: 7.97′
Feet over Flood Pool: -2.03′
Corps is releasing 6,366 cubic feet per second
Water levels still rising, just not as quickly
Lake Lewisville remains 8.37 feet above conservation pool, but still 1.67 under the flood pool. For the moment, the water is still rising, albeit slowly.
DCYC Policy for Water in Boats
Attention all boat owners —
North Texas received more than 10 inches of rain in the last 5 days.
The lake is up 7.5 feet from last week and may go up some more. Many boats in the harbor and on shore are holding rainwater and/or leakage from the lake.
YOU are responsible for pumping or removing the water, maintaining bilge pumps, checking dock lines, etc for your boat(s).
If the club employees or volunteers must pump out a boat or reset the dock lines, there WILL be charges added to your monthly bill. The details are covered in the Club Rules. The charges escalate with multiple pump-outs.
Questions can be directed to John Lusk, only if necessary. Ferry boat access to the docks 4 and 5 is limited and needs to be pre-scheduled for afternoons.
Water Levels from January 1 to December 1, 2015
Water Levels in November, 2015
Rising Water
From the Harbor Master: Urgent Assistance Needed at the Club
We need some volunteers with four-wheel drive trucks to help at the club in the face of rising flood waters. Please meet us at the club asap.
POSTED 9:54 AM, SUNDAY
Flooding (again)
Thanks to the following members for the images:
Courtesy of Kristin Lyon
Courtesy of Kristin Lyon
Courtesy of Suzanne Glorioso
Courtesy of Suzanne Glorioso
Courtesy of Suzanne Glorioso
National Weather Service on tornadic activity
From the National Weather Service Fort Worth office:
Flagpole
Damage Update from the Harbor Master, Tim Johnson
- Dock 5 had again broken free and but has now been secured.
- Gas lines going to the outdoor grills are broken. No one should try to use them.
Check back here for more updates….
Max Wind Report from Patterson’s Instruments
“El Niño behind storms to come”
Texas could see very heavy rains, with the worst of the weather in eastern Texas and the central Gulf Coast, “but that doesn’t mean there won’t be instances [of severe storms] farther west in the Dallas area,” Noll said. “You’ll have these storms move through and they’ll drag some significant cold fronts with them.
“You’ll see severe weather outbreaks in November and into the winter.”
Northern Texas could see more ice and snow than normal, with cold air pushing as far south as the Rio Grande Valley, Noll said. Places like Corpus Christi can expect lots of gray skies, drizzle and low clouds through the winter months.
If El Niño brings a series of significant rainstorms to the Dallas area, as it did in late spring, officials at the Army Corps of Engineers in Fort Worth said that the lakes and river should be able to handle it.
Denton Record Chronicle, “El Niño behind storms to come”
By Michael E. Young
The Dallas Morning News
Published: 15 November 2015 11:59 PM
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