Significant Storm Damage. Lake Travis, Tx

[Shlbyntro]

I just received an email from my marina. And then my boat broker sent me these pictures.

I was just down here last night fishing with my Sunbird. I believe my Formula is ok, I'm gonna have to go see here in a bit. However, multiple brand new docks are destroyed. Power, sewage and plumbing have all been knocked out. The main gangway down to the marina has been ripped apart and sunk. No injuries are believed as the storm blew through in the middle of the night. Still waiting to hear of an all around assessment of other marinas and private docks on the lake.

 

[2Driver]

Horrible. Looks like more X-flights will be coming up for sale.

 

[highvoltagehands]

OH Shit! I think the walking ramp might have scratched your anchor.... Bummer for the marina, but Glad to see your boat made it OK.

 

[sirbob]

Which marina is this - it’s been years since I’ve been on that lake but it looks like it’s near the old Carlos and Charlie’s???

I used to keep a boat in Hurst Harbor and then another boat in the Lakeway marina at the Dolce hotel - it doesn’t look like either of those to me?

 

[Singleton]

That sucks. Going to take a few days to even get everything back into position

 

[renodaytona]

Dam, hope all is ok with your stuff.

 

[clarence]

Wow.

New to Austin, just yesterday I toured the West Beach Marina.

This looks close by?

 

[Shlbyntro]

Which marina is this - it’s been years since I’ve been on that lake but it looks like it’s near the old Carlos and Charlie’s???

I used to keep a boat in Hurst Harbor and then another boat in the Lakeway marina at the Dolce hotel - it doesn’t look like either of those to me?

Lake Travis [Lodges] Marina.
No other major damage at any large marinas has been reported. They are currently rebuilding the marina. I suspect that the building company did not have the marina anchored well enough in its temporary configuration and it broke its mooring.

[Edit] some minor damage reported at Emerald Point on their most outer dock, lots of marina movement as well.

 

[Shlbyntro]

Wow.

New to Austin, just yesterday I toured the West Beach Marina.

This looks close by?

On Hudson Bend about 3 marinas over

 

[monkeyswrench]

Lake Travis [Lodges] Marina.
No other major damage at any large marinas has been reported. They are currently rebuilding the marina. I suspect that the building company did not have the marina anchored well enough in its temporary configuration and it broke its mooring.

I hope your stuff's good, glad it happened over night though. Less people at risk.

With there being construction going on, it's going to be a legal clusterF'k. Insurance companies and lawyers may drag stuff out, but people's boats may be long gone before any payments made. This may suck more after the fact.

In your immediate future, I see lots of repair work headed your way. Kind of a plus, but for bad reasons.

 

[Ace in the Hole]

I just sold our cruiser on L dock about 6 months ago. The marina has been under construction (had to be replaced due to open foam vs encapsulated. Docks are constantly being moved around right now. I'm betting that the temp moorings pulled. LTM is on a section of the lake that can get VERY windy, very fast. we were close to the end of the dock with our old cruiser..it would get some mean swells between the seawall and that end.

We still get the updates on email...unreal.

 

[2Driver]

Didnt a freak snow collapse a bunch of stuff a few years back, cant recall if that was Travis.

Between the super low water levels then the flood at LBJ you guys have been taking a beating. Sure is a nice like when its full

 

[buck35]

Didnt a freak snow collapse a bunch of stuff a few years back, cant recall if that was Travis.

Between the super low water levels then the flood at LBJ you guys have been taking a beating. Sure is a nice like when its full

I think that deal happened in Georgia.

 

[Shlbyntro]

I just sold our cruiser on L dock about 6 months ago. The marina has been under construction (had to be replaced due to open foam vs encapsulated. Docks are constantly being moved around right now. I'm betting that the temp moorings pulled. LTM is on a section of the lake that can get VERY windy, very fast. we were close to the end of the dock with our old cruiser..it would get some mean swells between the seawall and that end.

We still get the updates on email...unreal.

I just drove down to see everything for myself.. L dock is mangled and destroyed. It got crushed between both halves of the marina.

The entire marina is out of position nearly 100yards and folded up like an accordion. Here are some more pictures

Here's where the marina was last night

T minus 6hrs before the storm that nobody knew coming.

 

[last1]

You think the Northshore marina is ok. My cousin keeps his Formula there?

 

[Shlbyntro]

I was spying on it from across the lake. It appears to be in tact

 

[buck35]

Damn, that's horrible. Was this a wind storm event,or a tornado?

 

[Ace in the Hole]

Damn, that's horrible. Was this a wind storm event,or a tornado?

We get weird wind storms out of absolutely nowhere. VeryIntense Very fast.

 

[MooreMoney]

We had a thundstrom here in houston yesterday. Was the worst rain and lighting I have ever seen here in 4 years. Lasted about 20 minutes and came out of no where.

 

[last1]

I was spying on it from across the lake. It appears to be in tact

Thank you

 

[hawgty55]

Saw this storm headed south on my way home from work about 230am

 

[Shlbyntro]

 

[Shlbyntro]

I got to walk the the docks for the first time today, charged up the batteries on my boat and went and bilged out some others that were sinking

 

[Shlbyntro]

 

[Taboma]

Storm damage sucks, water got mad and left, I thought those exposed cooler foam floats were outlawed 50 years ago, because they gradually shed the chunks of foam

But this is something you don't see every day Holy hell, even a raised planter across the deck.

 

[Carlson-jet]

I wish I could give you more likes for helping and thinking of others.

 

[Shlbyntro]

Storm damage sucks, water got mad and left, I thought those exposed cooler foam floats were outlawed 50 years ago, because they gradually shed the chunks of foam

But this is something you don't see every day Holy hell, even a raised planter across the deck.

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Oh, he used to have a windmill on it too for generating power to run the hydroponics

 

[farmo83]

Maybe it was a microburst? A few years ago we were hanging down by the LOVE sign is and bad weather blew in. It was a shitty run back. The roof of some piers got blown off down by the trailer park and one roof of a house. Our place had a few showers and that's it and its maybe 1.5 miles away. Either way hope all gets fixed.

 

[Ace in the Hole]

The houseboat with the Honda Generator is a guy named Chris..good guy. Boat across from him (Josephine) is another good dude. I was on that dock before I sold my cruiser...crazy stuff.

 

[Shlbyntro]

The houseboat with the Honda Generator is a guy named Chris..good guy. Boat across from him (Josephine) is another good dude. I was on that dock before I sold my cruiser...crazy stuff.

I've had a few beers with Chris, and Don, and Gene, and Lisa. All after 5 of course

Which cruiser was yours Ace?