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PALACIOS It’s an overcast windy day as Ellis Chapman walks down a long pier facing Tres Palacios Bay. With his waders in hand, he wears a hat that says, “The Oyster Farm Company.”
This is a therapeutic escape for Chapman who makes the walk nearly five days a week, Monday through Friday. The pier looks out onto the small bay, which is an extension to the much larger Matagorda Bay located in the northern Texas Coastal Bend.
At the end of his walk, about 100 feet in both directions, are two growing systems used for oysters farming, or oyster aquaculture. From this vantage point, the systems appear to be nothing special and could easily be mistaken for trash or abandoned fishing material. However, a closer look into the shallow waters reveals cages of nearly perfect, fully grown Coastal Bend oysters.
As an upper-level disturbance moves out, our rain chances will start to drop. Heading towards the end of the week and weekend, count on plenty of heat, a good breeze and lots of humidity to take over the forecast.
Another round of showers & storms today before drying out
Temperatures warm up further into the weekend
6WEATHER Center
and last updated 2021-05-25 07:56:37-04
CORPUS CHRISTI â The 6WEATHER Center has been keeping close tabs on an upper-level disturbance that has been in close proximity to the South Texas area for a better part of a week and has brought badly needed rainfall to the area.
It was this upper-level disturbance that single-handedly ended drought conditions for many and brought too much rain for others who are still having to deal with standing water. Lake levels continue to rise as well getting closer and closer to 50% capacity for Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoir.