San Antonio TX area flood thread

[newsperson999]

Record rainfall in SAN ANTONIO TX with over 10 inches at the airport breaking the all time month record for July in ONE DAY! doppler says 15-20 inches have fallen just north of SAN ANTONIO..roads closed, water rescues in progress. Rainfall rates of 3-5 inches per hour have been fallening in the area just north SAN ANTONIO. New radar shots the last few minutes show Moderate-Heavy rain moving/developing back towards SAN ANTONIO from the northwest.

Folks the system has stalled and I believe may be forming a tropical depression over land...How can this be? Well so much rain has fallen in the area and there is so much standing 78-80 degree water around its almost like being over an ocean. This has happened before with hurricane Danny which moved inland for days, weakened to nothing, dumped 14 inches of rain ahead of its path over NC..and was a strong tropical storm with 65 MPH winds as it moved off the coast!

In fact new radar shots showing almost "feeder" bands forming near the gulf.. Looks like the circulation is just NE SAN ANTONIO by 20 miles or so...Both visible and infared Satellite also very impressive

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Hey Texans.......hope y'all are all safe and dry.........

[Flyer]

My Dad was going to head to Austin this morning and I talked him out of it.

San Antonio radar

[hang 'em]

Just another drought caused by Global Warming. What did Bush know and when did he know it?

[laotzu]

The Sierra club has been thwarted again. How long until they lower the threshold for inflicting water restrictions?

Be safe.

glub...glub

[sinkspur]

If there's any good news, it's that the reservoirs, which were at 40% of capacity in much of South Texas, will be replenished.

[newsperson999]

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR... THE FRIO RIVER AND NUECES RIVER.

WIDESPREAD 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE HEADWATERS FOR THE FRIO RIVER AND NUECES RIVERS THIS MORNING. LEAKEY REPORTED 10 INCHES SINCE 1 AM. MAFOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE FRIO AND NUECES TODAY.

NUECES RIVER BELOW UVALDE. LATEST STAGE: 2.6 FEET AT 08 AM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE: 11.0 FEET. FORECAST: WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST AROUND 16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. AT 15.0 FEET MODERATE FLOODING WITH LIVESTOCK CUT OFF AND EQUIPMENT DESTROYED IN LOWEST AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN. SECONDARY ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES ARE DANGEROUS TO AUTO TRAFFIC ABOVE BARKSDALE TO BELOW CARRIZO SPRINGS.

FRIO RIVER AT CONCAN. LATEST STAGE: 3.8 FEET AT 09 AM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE: 11.0 FEET. FORECAST: WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST AROUND 25 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMPARES TO A CREST OF 25 FEET IN AUGUST OF 1998.

AT 25.0 FEET DISASTROUS LIFE THREATENING FLOODING DESTROYS ANYTHING IN THE FLOOD PLAIN FROM THE HEADWATERS TO BELOW CONCAN. HOMES ARE SEVERELY FLOODED AND A FEW WASHED DOWNSTREAM BELOW LEAKEY TO BELOW RIO FRIO. UP TO AND OVER 15 FEET OF TURBULENT FLOW IS LIFE THREATENING IN CAMP GROUNDS ABOVE RIO FRIO TO CONCAN.

FRIO RIVER BELOW FRIO BELOW DRY FRIO. LATEST STAGE: 1.7 FEET AT 09 AM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE: 12.0 FEET. FORECAST: WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST AROUND 17 FEET THIS EVENING. AT 17.0 FEET MAJOR FLOODING OF CROP AND PASTURELAND TRAPS LIVESTOCK AND CAN DROWN THEM. SECONDARY AND PRIMARY ROADS AND LOW BRIDGES ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS.

[TADSLOS]

Hey Texans.......hope y'all are all safe and dry.........

Safe yes, dry, not exactly, but that's ok. Any rain where I'm at is always welcome.

[newsperson999]

8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN AND AROUND VANDERPOOL
THIS MORNING..PERSONS ARE BEING RESCUED IN
AND AROUND VANDERPOOL THIS MORNING.

[TxBec]

betcha nolan creek is flooding its banks again.

[shadeaud]

You gotta love our rescue teams here. Even if some of the public is stupid enough to cross a high water warning barrier and get stuck in rising water, these guys risk their lives to save them.

[Siobhan]

Are you okay? I know you are near San Antonio. I'm praying for you and everyone there. God bless and keep you.

[TxBec]

nope.. splashing around and enjoying the break from the heat :)

[Clara Lou]

I'm way east of San Antonio. Enjoying the cloudcover and the occasional dousing. It's all soaking in. Radar shows we've got more wet stuff coming. June ended a lot better than it began.

[kinghorse]

Not to make light of other's misfortune but we are happy and safe at home after picking up the kids from camp the day before the rains came. What fortune. They spend the whole month on the other side of San Antonio (Kerrville) and nary a drop of rain. First day after closing ceremonies the 100 year deluge begins. Nice to draw a break for a change.

[newsperson999]

radar shows Mod-off and on heavy rain now parked over the city and northewst and not moving..

[kinghorse]

To be honest, the folks over there were begging for rain so this is good news (unless you live on the river).

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

You must be in West Texas, right?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I hear ya......lol......I remember those summer days well........ the forecast seemed to always be "Hot and dry".........

We even welcomed a storm just to break the monotony....

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Good - it is seldom that Texas doensn't need rain.......maybe the folks in SA would argue that right now, but the rest of the State needs it..........