Flash Flooding Causing Major Problems
Last Update: Jul 21, 2007 12:24 PM
Posted By: CyberBob
UPDATED: Saturday 12:30pm: It may not seem like it to you now, but the rain is going away! However the flash flooding is causing significant problems on roads and flooding is occurring along area rivers, creeks and streams.
In Medina County, the Red Cross has opened a shelter at Wools Middle School for voluntary evacuation of D’Hanis. They are expecting around 300 people to use this shelter. North of Highway 90 in Medina County, rainfall totals are over 5 inches of rain today with some totals in excess of 8 inches of rain.
In Medina and Uvalde Counties, Highway 90 is closed because of flooding. Uvalde is in standby mode to open a shelter at the Civic Center if necessary.
Moderate flooding is occurring in Sabinal at the Sabinal River. Minor to moderate flooding is occurring along the Nueces and Frio Rivers.
In Bandera County, moderate flooding is occurring along the Medina River above Lake Medina. Water is expected to trickle over Medina Dam spillway this afternoon. Minor to moderate flooding can be expected this afternoon and tonight along the Medina River south of Medina Lake and the San Antonio River at Elmendorf.
There are still flooding problems along the Guadalupe River south of Lake McQueeny from Friday’s rain. There are still some road closures in Comal, Guadalupe, and Gonzales counties from Friday’s rain and the rain early this morning.
The heavy rain is slowly moving north and northwest at 10-15 mph. It will continue to dissipate and move out of the region this afternoon.
4 Warn Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Jennifer Broome tells us Saturday is our transition day from very wet weather to more typical summertime chances of rain, which are late afternoon and evening pop-up storms. High pressure will build in from the north to give us drier weather. It doesn’t mean rain chances aren’t completely gone. We’ll hang on to the 20-30% chance of rain in the afternoons early next week.
YOUR FORECAST: Sat - Rain, heavy at times during the day. Flash flood watch in effect. High 82. Sat night - Isolated evening storms. Mostly cloudy. Low 73. Sun - Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon storms. High 90.
Train is stranded between Uvalde and Sabinal near San Antonio.
Thanks for the update.
Prayers from a Oregon Freeper who was born in Tyler, Texas.
okay, ‘train is stranded between Uvalde and Sabinal’ on hiway 90.this must mean the railroad bridge over the Blanco River or the Sabinal or the Frio is flooded.