Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San Antonio
The National Weather Service said up to 20 inches of rain was possible as officials reported at least two dozen water rescues.
- On Wednesday, slow-moving storms drenched South Texas, prompting dozens of high-water rescues after downpours washed out roads and farmland.
- Meteorologist Monte Oaks said this mid-summer pattern, driven by a stagnant low-pressure center, pulls tropical moisture from the Gulf and Pacific, occurring about once every five years.
- Uvalde County recorded the highest rainfall totals of 40 centimeters so far, while The National Weather Service projects up to 50 centimeters total by storm's end.
- Texas Gov Greg Abbott issued disaster declarations for dozens of counties; authorities reported no deaths or injuries after rescue teams recovered five people from floodwaters.
- Officials remain vigilant in Kerr County, where catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River killed more than 100 people last year, contacting summer camps to prepare for potential river flooding.
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Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San Antonio
Heavy downpours are still drenching South Texas with the possibility of dangerous flash flooding. The storms also spawned a tornado in San Antonio on Wednesday morning.
By Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert and Hanna Park, CNN. Another round of slow-moving storms bringing torrential rain is battering an already waterlogged area of South Texas, raising the risk of life-threatening flooding once again. The relentless downpours dumped up to 16 inches of water. The post South Texas faces worst-case flood scenario. Dozens had to be rescued appeared first on KVIA.
Flash flood emergencies, dozens of rescues in southern Texas after more than half a year’s worth of rain falls
(CNN) — Another round of slow-moving storms packing heavy rain is pounding an already drenched area of southern Texas Wednesday and creating life-threatening flooding.
Storms of slow displacement threw heavy rains over a wide strip of southern Texas on Wednesday, and generated a tornado in San Antonio one day after the downpours razed roads and farmland and caused dozens of rescues.
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