[nymomx2]

this mom in NY has a daughter at basic training at lackland AFB. Any word on the situation at lackland?

[TADSLOS]

this mom in NY has a daughter at basic training at lackland AFB. Any word on the situation at lackland?

The heaviest rain seems to be falling on the west side of San Antonio up in the Hill Country. Most of Lackland sits on high, but level ground southeast of downtown San Antonio. My guess is she's sitting in a classroom somewhere high and dry. Not to worry.

[Ted]

Lackland AFB should be OK, it's just northeast of downtown SA, and the worst is west of there. Just an educated guess, but she should be fine.

[bexardave]

Lackland AFB is due west of downtown San Antonio (I live in SA, by the way). The entire area is flooded not just a portion of town. However, not to worry, Lackland is on a sort of plateau and would guess that there are no problems there. There are some very dangerous areas within a few miles of LAFB (i.e. Leon Creek) that should be avoided at all costs. As with everyone else in Bexar & surrounding counties, don't go out unless you have to.

[AFCATMRet]

Trust me...if Lackland ever 'floods', the city is mostly gone by then. There are some heavy runoffs on base and around it, but the base itself is on fairly high ground. The Medina annex, sperated by about a mile from the main base, has more problems with high water (you basically drive 'downhill' to get to it, but when I worked there we always kept a close watch on the 'low water crossings' (which means 'low road, high water'). The true risks are for folks from the base trying to get home during times of high water, but since she's in Basic that's not a concern.

In other words, don't worry, she'll be fine.