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Just now, texasdago said:

This is the rain event that won't quit.

 

Oh, and Lindner needs to learn how to write Guadalupe 

 

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Yes.  I’ll let him have the maths and leave the spelling to us.

Dude is probably tired as shit too.

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Flash flood warning for a big part of Travis and Williamson supposed to expire at 6:00, but Doppler looks like there's a lot more rain still to come.

Is Leander going to re-flood?

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Gauges at Hamilton Creek and Big Sandy are still borked, but Cow Creek is operating.  This one was down to 1 cfs just a couple hours ago, now rising again, currently at 1.27K cfs.  Yesterday it peaked at 57K and at some point during that event, is when the bridge at 1431 and Cow Creek washed out..

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Final(?) Sunday update:
(unless things get bad, which I really doubt at this point tonight)

Well, the dry air held off enough (and protected most of Austin and S along the 35 corridor) but in the end the daytime heating allowed the storms to creep back in from the N and W. And two of the most concentrated blobs hit in the 2 worst places - Kerr County and NW Travis and up through Willie and Llano/San Saba. The center of this system has ambled SW this afternoon to the Llano County area. Not a great dry out day but at least it's clear that the system has lost some broad pop. However, the system is clearly evaporating out in the Kerr area and more slowly so in our area. I'd expect things to quiet down the rest of today.

Today's rains did have points of heavy rates; however, they were less broad and intense than the past 2 days. Saturated ground has allowed for some brief flash flooding but streams should recover within a few hours. There is only one active flash flood warning - unfortunately the western part of Kerr County. However I'd expect that to pass soon with the diminishing rain if it hasn't yet already.

Overnight should be mostly quiet if we get to midnight. How much rain starts bubbling up post-midnight with this tropical situation is anyone's guess, but most NWS models show a decrease for Monday, and for the system to be much less oppressive. Nevertheless I'll post something tomorrow a.m. because I can't take that for granted.  FWIW I'll also post a few off-the-cuff reactions to this whole thing.

Hopefully the weather will normalize now... still a decent chance of afternoon showers/storms this week, mostly due to high humidity and prevailing winds coming from the SE by Monday evening, and this system's influence on this region will finally end. See you tomorrow (unless situation warrants something tonight, I doubt it).

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13 minutes ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Major flooding underway in New Braunfels

Yep this is new... TS's were dumping rain west of NB today and along with the heightened flow of the Guadalupe a Flash Flood warning was issued at 7:30 tonight. Take care down there, stay away from the river.

I don't see any other warnings anywhere in our region at this time.

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10 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:


Did you make your trek with the grandkids today? If so, how was it?

Yes, I mentioned it above somewhere. San Saba is tore up on the east side and the river is still very wide and flowing hard. 

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1 hour ago, utee94 said:

Gauges at Hamilton Creek and Big Sandy are still borked, but Cow Creek is operating.  This one was down to 1 cfs just a couple hours ago, now rising again, currently at 1.27K cfs.  Yesterday it peaked at 57K and at some point during that event, is when the bridge at 1431 and Cow Creek washed out..

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Cow Creek…..isn’t that near Sunrise Ranch where Bevo lives?

 

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8 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Cow Creek…..isn’t that near Sunrise Ranch where Bevo lives?

 

Bevo lives mostly on a ranch off of FM 1869 near Liberty Hill.  They have a second ranch on FM 1174, but it is on high ground well above Cow Creek.

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33 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Daughter works at Schlitterbahn and I just picked her up. That was fun. 

You went on water slides at a time like this?  Sir, this is not the time for that.  
 

Were the lines long?  Asking for a friend 

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Probably already discussed but this thread moves fast. In Tulsa there is a very unique siren that indicates that the Arkansas River is expected to rise suddenly. It’s very different than a tornado siren and only sounds along the river. Is that in place along this river? A phone message of “flash flood warning” is pretty general although arguably people on a river should know it affects them directly. Either way a river siren seems like it would be the most effective warning for people to head to higher ground. Is that a thing in Texas?

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Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/texas-disaster-warning-emergency-communication-bill-kerrville-floods

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State Rep. Ken King’s HB 13 would have created The Texas Interoperability Council and tasked it with crafting a statewide strategic plan governing the use of emergency equipment and infrastructure. Even if it had passed, it would not have gone into effect until Sept. 1, after the Hill Country flooding.

The bill would have also created a statewide communications network for first responders and provided grants for counties to help pay for improved communications and warning systems, including radio towers. The bill’s initial $500 million cost drew heavy criticism from fellow Republicans including state Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington.

“This shouldn't be about anything other than the fact that it's a half a billion dollars,” Tinderholt, a hardline conservative and budget hawk, said during the April 1 House floor debate. “This is probably one of the most simple votes we should be able to take today. It's that this interoperability council is going to spend money to try and get these departments to be able to talk together.”

 

 

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