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David Tewes has been a journalist for three decades, including more than 20 years as a local government and weather reporter for the Victoria Advocate. He is a trained storm spotter and rainfall observer for the National Weather Service. David maintains his own weather station and has taught astronomy and weather merit badge classes for the Boy Scouts.

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Real Name:David Tewes
Member Since:September 24, 2007
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When will the next hurricane strike? Posted September 04, 2008
   Here’s an interesting fact: The Texas Coast gets hit by a hurricane an average of every 2.6 years.... Read More >>
Spectacular sunrises and sunsets reported Posted September 03, 2008
   I don’t know if any of you caught the sun rising over Victoria this morning, but it was... Read More >>
The peak of hurricane season is here Posted September 02, 2008
Will it ever end? The tropical systems are lined up from the United States nearly to Africa. There are four. Count... Read More >>

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Noel,    I think they will take the report at any time. But they prefer it at about 7 a.m. because that gives them... Read More >>
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  Ya, Gabe. What do you have against guns? Are you one of them pinko commies or something? Read More >>
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Hey SugarMagnolia,     I was just out in the backyard admiring the comet myself. I really does... Read More >>

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We're overdue on getting a real bad boy storm hitting our coast. I would discount the Weather Service's records a... Read More >>
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Mike, I've seen some unusual looking skies in Houston. I think your explanation is a logical one. Read More >>
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David - I think a lot of it has to do with whether one even is around for sunrise and sunset. I have noticed a... Read More >>

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Comment From: redredrose

Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:11:10 CDT
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Comment From: ShawnClark

Mon Nov 19, 2007 15:34:08 CST
Life here's pretty good: low stress, friendly co-workers, government holidays (13 a year!). What more could a guy ask for? How's life at the Advocate? Has the newsroom recovered from the crushing depression my leaving caused?
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Comment From: ShureleeUJest

Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:18:06 CDT

David,

I don't know if you're aware of these sites for "real time" data about the water levels in the Guadalupe, but after the flood of '98, I monitor them every time there's a really heavy rainfall in the San Antonio area.

Guadalupe River Gauges sites

1.Victoria at Moody Street Bridge:http://waterdata.usgs.gov/t...

2.Bloomington:http://waterdata.usgs.gov/t...

3.Cuero:http://waterdata.usgs.gov/n...

4.Placedo Creek near Victoriahttp://waterdata.usgs.gov/n...

5. Coleto Creek near Victoria:http://waterdata.usgs.gov/n...

6. USGS Real-Time Water Data for Texas:http://waterdata.usgs.gov/t...

7. Daily Data for Texas: Stage and Stream flow -- 446 site(s) found:http://waterdata.usgs.gov/t...

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