Governor declares state of disaster in Archer, Bastrop, Caldwell, Cass, Collin, Dewitt, Fannin, Grayson, Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Houston, Kendall, Jasper, Johnson, Newton, Nueces, Parker, San Jacinto, Walker, Wichita and Wilson countieshttp://kxan.com/2015/05/25/gov-abbott-adds-hays-bastrop-caldwell-to-disaster-declaration/
12 people missing (two families) and one man dead. - http://kxan.com/2015/05/25/hays-county-still-trying-to-access-flood-ravaged-areas/
I would never have dreamed that water would reach the top of that bridge!
Prayers for those that are suffering and have lost loved ones.
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Just incredible. We went through the flood of ‘02, in the Hill Country...and it didn’t seem as bad as this.
Prayers for all...who’ve lost homes/property....and lives, in the area.
I hear more rain is in the forecast, for the area...tornados, too. The Blanco river is also forecasted to rise well above flood stage.
When you live next to a river, any river, you are taking your chances with flooding.
Those big developments on the upper right of the second picture appear to be downhill AND dry. Optical illusion? Or massive diking?
Godspeed.
Looks like New Orleans after Katrina.
Makes you wonder why people would live in such flood prone areas.
Flood season in Texas.
Prayers up.
I keep hearing stories about how Texas is suffering from the terrible drought. Does this mean it’s over?
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I have family in the Hill Country.........they are safe...praying they stay that way..
Lake Travis was pitifully dry.....is now up 15 feet, but could use another 35 feet to catch up......
Dripping Springs caught some real damage...
Terrible about Wimberly......I’ve never been, but hear it’s very quaint and artsy.....I don’t know if that area was under water.
And the tornado that started near Rocky Hill in Gillespie County is at Laneway.
Prayers for y’all to stay safe and dry.
So far, we’re riding it out. I’ve never seen this much rain for so long.
My heartfelt prayers for all in the flooded and tornado stricken areas.
I’m about 60 miles east of Dallas...if anyone needs a report...a lot of high wind and heavy rain in progress.
We haven’t had any flooding so far, thank goodness. It is just soggy as all get out. And my rheumatiz is acting up. I feel like the Tin Man and need to go find my oil can.
I guess every generation has to learn the hard way that building a house near a river is flirting with death. We once had a vacation home perched well above the Medina River between Bandera and Medina Texas. Many of our friends and neighbors had houses lower along the river.
During the early 1980’s a hurricane went inland into the Texas hill country above San Antonio and dumped 36 inches of rain. That water ran down the valleys such as where the Medina river ran. A 45 foot high wall of water and debris came roaring down the valley, scouring everything in its path. Ancient cypress trees four feet in diameter snapped like toothpicks until none were left standing. Nothing left of the houses but bare slabs - even tile and linoleum were scraped off. The flood scoured an area at least a mile wide. We were lucky, but lost 8 neighbors. I arrived 3 days later to do relief work and heard all kinds of harrowing stories from survivors. The destruction I saw was incredible.