it's raining cats and dogs!

it's been a long time since i have experienced the texas rain. it has been pouring... literally for over three hours... without any sign of letting up. flashes of lighting are casting shadows on the walls of my room and the thunder is shaking the walls of the house... reaching even to the blood in my veins. woah!! had i known that this was going to happen tonight, i would have maybe had someone stay with me. i can't sleep... even though i love the sound of rain. the thunder spills too often to even begin a sleep cycle. oh my gosh!! there is a second FLOOD ALERT in my area... i can believe it... i can't see the roads anymore out my window. i'm glad i am not out driving right now. that would be insane. the only good thing to come out of all this is that the temperature has fallen from the 93F that is was to 76F... what miracle! i'm still afraid to step outside after it's over... it still could feel much like a sauna.

courtisy of WeatherBug:

There are 2 active alerts issued by the National Weather Service for 78745

ALERT 1 - Flood Statement

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD STATEMENT UNTIL 2:45AM CDT
Issue Time: 12:40AM CDT, Saturday Oct 23, 2004
Valid Until: 2:45AM CDT, Saturday Oct 23, 2004

ALERT 2 - Flash Flood Watch

TX COUNTIES: BANDERA-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-COMAL-EDWARDS-GILLESPIE-HAYS-KENDALL- KERR-LLANO-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE-WILLIAMSON- 311 PM CDT FRI OCT 22 2004 FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6:00AM CDT
Issue Time: 3:22PM CDT, Friday Oct 22, 2004
Valid Until: 6:00AM CDT, Saturday Oct 24, 2004