Torrential rainstorms swept through South Texas on Tuesday, flooding highways and leaving motorists stranded. Forecasters have issued warnings for additional severe weather, which could trigger dangerous floods in counties already soaked and situated near the Mexican border.
In some of Texas’s rural areas, storms unleashed up to a foot of rain, prompting numerous high-water rescues throughout the region. This deluge resulted in prolonged highway closures near Uvalde, located approximately 80 miles (129 kilometers) west of San Antonio. Meanwhile, Kerr County remained under a flood watch, a sobering reminder of last year’s devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River that claimed over 100 lives.
Fortunately, there were no immediate reports of casualties or injuries from Tuesday’s storms.
The National Weather Service cautioned that more storms could drop an extra foot of rain into Wednesday, posing potentially catastrophic flash flooding risks to areas west of San Antonio. In response, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster across numerous counties.
“The intensity of the rainfall and the cumulative impact of successive storms will create a significant flash flooding threat through Thursday,” stated the National Weather Service.
Authorities on Tuesday posted videos of rescue crews on boats down flooded streets and one vehicle being swept downstream by fast-moving waters. Five people were rescued by members of the Texas Game Warden Search and Rescue Team and four were rescued by a local game warden, said Maggie Berger, a spokesperson for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
In Uvalde, officials said there had been at least two dozen water rescues. They opened a local event center for anyone displaced by flooding.
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