Interesting but for the drought

BLUFFTON, Texas (AP) — Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. His grave slipped from sight along with the rest of the tiny town of Bluffton when Lake Buchanan was filled 55 years later.

Now, the cracked marble tombstone engraved with the date Oct. 15, 1882, which is normally covered by 20 to 30 feet of water, has been eerily exposed as a yearlong drought shrinks one of Texas' largest lakes.

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http://news.yahoo.com/depleted-texas-lakes-expose-ghost-towns-graves-182124788.html

Veteran's Day 2011

Take time today to say thank you to a veteran for their service and their sacrifice.

Thanks.

RW

SPECIAL WEATHER UPDATE - FREEZE ON FRIDAY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

704 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

...FREEZING TO NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY...AND THE ADJACENT LOW LYING AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FRIDAY MORNING...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE HILL COUNTRY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND PUSH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COLD AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. WIND CHILLS IN THE 30S TO NEAR 40 CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING.THEY WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE I35 CORRIDOR.

A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY AND SETTLE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND SUBSIDING WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR AN IDEAL NIGHT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES IN THE HILL COUNTRY WILL FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND FALL BELOW FREEZING INTO THE UPPER 20S BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. THE ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. LOW LYING AREAS IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND THE ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING. A WARM UP IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS WARMER GULF BREEZES RETURN TO THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS AND VEGETATION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IN THE HILL COUNTRY...EXPOSED OUTSIDE PIPES AND FAUCETS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED OR WRAPPED DUE TO A MORE PROLONGED FREEZE.

BE AWARE. BE INFORMED. BE PREPARED.

RIVERWALKER