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Forecasters in the Austin-New Braunfels National Weather Service office issued a flash flood watch at 1:18 p.m. Thursday, said Troy Kimmel, an Austin-based meteorologist and former lecturer at the ...
At 2:03 a.m. the National Weather service issued its fifth warning of the evening, each of which had been more strident than the last. This one said "This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
The location of the warning was near Almaden Expressway, where the river crested at 9.15 feet late Wednesday night, above the flood stage of 8.5 feet, according to the weather service.
Local emergency officials and the National Weather Service get their information from four gauges along the Guadalupe River upstream from Kerrville, where the flash flooding that killed at least ...
In Comfort, the river rose 29 feet the morning of July 17 and flowed out about two-thirds of a mile from its normal bank at the flood’s peak, according to the National Weather Service.
From what we know now, flash flood warnings did go out from the National Weather Service in sufficient time to evacuate, and NWS officials have said they had adequate staffing and technology.
In all, 10-12 inches of rain fell in the headwaters of the Guadalupe River, producing a massive flood wave. The National Weather Service warned of the life-threatening situation.
"Catastrophic" flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas from Hunt downstream to Comfort has caused at least 13 deaths, authorities said. "Move to high ground immediately!" warned Jeff ...