Wednesday, June 30, 2010 11:14 AM
Sam Chapman
Aquapalooza and Alex
Hurricane Alex looks like it has finally decided where it will make landfall and where it will go after that. For a brief time, various computer models had it coming on shore in south Texas and then curving up to the Austin area. That could have been a very bad thing for Aquapalooza. If the area that drains into Lake Travis got 5-10 inches of rain, Aquapalooza may have been doomed.
However, the current path of Alex looks to be far enough south that we may see some rain bands with heavy downpours over some areas, but probably not enough to cause a flood. The good news is that we will have rain over the next several days and that will keep temperatures down and give our plants good moisture. The even better news for organizers of the 2010 Aquapalooza on Lake Travis is that the event should happen according to plans.