Looks like we're gonna be blessed with a little more rain today

5 mile dam on the Blanco north of San Marcos is destroyed. Most of the trees are gone. Large chunks of the banks are carved out. It will be not in my lifetime that this place will be back to normal.

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People were set up on the i35 service road fishing this afternoon At the red river

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Red River at I-35

Anybody know if fish will bite in flood waters???

This is hydrograph graphs we use on the Brazos to judge floods. You can choose to move up or down stream. Flooding projected for Cuero. Crest forecasted at 37.3 ft on Wednesday afternoon.

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=EWX&gage=CUET2

Best time to set trot lines is just after a rise when the river is on its way down.

From fox news in Oklahoma:

In northeast Oklahoma, Capt. Jason Farley was helping rescue people at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he was swept into a drainage ditch. The body of the 20-year veteran was recovered an hour and a half later, Claremore Fire Chief Sean Douglas said.

According to Fox 23, Farley was helping a rescue operation at a home during a girl's 5th birthday party. All of the attendees, which included children and one adult, were rescued through a window.

"He's our hero. That's for sure," the 5-year-old's grandfather Steven Darnell told Fox 23. "It could have been our grandkids or my daughter. I pray for his family and the other firefighters. They're like family to each other."

Good point. When I typed that I was thinking along the lines of the comment talking about sending cops down the streets to alert people.

I know several years ago our county sent out surveys asking for peoples cell phone numbers (completely voluntary) to add them to their database. Dispatchers are also able to access these for contact when issues arise. Cows out, illegal alien bailouts, etc.

Would the outcome have been different if the rental home had a landline installed and in the reverse 911 database? We have no way of knowing. Rentals I'm sure are problematic. So many go on vacation with the specific intent to unplug and might have even turned their phones off.

Thoughts and prayers to all involved.

The Blanco rose 26 feet in 1 hour. Like a freaking tsunami.

Just saw a rescue of a kayaker in the Austin area. How stupid can people be?

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Good point. When I typed that I was thinking along the lines of the comment talking about sending cops down the streets to alert people.

I know several years ago our county sent out surveys asking for peoples cell phone numbers (completely voluntary) to add them to their database. Dispatchers are also able to access these for contact when issues arise. Cows out, illegal alien bailouts, etc.

Would the outcome have been different if the rental home had a landline installed and in the reverse 911 database? We have no way of knowing. Rentals I'm sure are problematic. So many go on vacation with the specific intent to unplug and might have even turned their phones off.

Thoughts and prayers to all involved.

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Agree. Hope I didn't sound insensitive. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected as well.

I've always been hesitant on a reverse 911 calling tree. Too many people to call. I know some counties have an sms system like the A&M code maroon. Even with that, would a quick text be enough of a sound to wake some people?

We are in Galveston since last Thursday and weather has sucked - today is the first good day of weather and we made the decision last night to pull up and head out this afternoon only now I see tornando watch for north texas (we live in prosper)

Maybe we should lay low tonight and head back tomorrow as planned any one have any advice ? How are things looking up that way spotty Internet here on the beach

Really bad storm out by Marble Falls right now.

Lampassas too

stay dry and safe

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We are in Galveston since last Thursday and weather has sucked - today is the first good day of weather and we made the decision last night to pull up and head out this afternoon only now I see tornando watch for north texas (we live in prosper)

Maybe we should lay low tonight and head back tomorrow as planned any one have any advice ? How are things looking up that way spotty Internet here on the beach

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I'd wait until tomorrow. Weve got a pretty strong line of storms stretching from the hill country to DFW right now. If you leave in the next hour you'll likely be driving a good chunk of time in heavy weather and I imagine those tornado warnings will move with the storms.

Tornado in the area

Looks like the Marble Falls area may have gotten a tornado.

Ddp

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Good point. When I typed that I was thinking along the lines of the comment talking about sending cops down the streets to alert people.

I know several years ago our county sent out surveys asking for peoples cell phone numbers (completely voluntary) to add them to their database. Dispatchers are also able to access these for contact when issues arise. Cows out, illegal alien bailouts, etc.

Would the outcome have been different if the rental home had a landline installed and in the reverse 911 database? We have no way of knowing. Rentals I'm sure are problematic. So many go on vacation with the specific intent to unplug and might have even turned their phones off.

Thoughts and prayers to all involved.

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Agree. Hope I didn't sound insensitive. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected as well.

I've always been hesitant on a reverse 911 calling tree. Too many people to call. I know some counties have an sms system like the A&M code maroon. Even with that, would a quick text be enough of a sound to wake some people?

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. Probably not. A lot of phones have do not disturb features and I can certainly see folks on vacation turning them off completely.

Sad sad. There are automated systems. My community has one and the country does as well. I get a phone call with a recorded message, a text, and an email. Ooops! Never intended to sign up for all three. I like it though because parents can sign their kids up for it as well. So they get the warnings too.

Yup I think belton and stillhouse hollow are about to fill up.

Just called my mom in near Pendleton. They didn't know the weather was that bad, they're driving out of the area.

So the flooding is about to happen again. Flash flood warnings out and storms repeatedly going over the same areas where the rain fell Saturday night. Could be a repeat performance with the river flooding if the rain keeps falling (which it looks like it will).

Were about to get nailed here in Fort Worth

Jarrell is about to get nailed again.

Just got 2" in an hour... sw San Saba co

Canyon lake rose another 4 feet in the last 2 hours we are now at 922 feet and flood level is 943 last time it hit flood level was 2001

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Any hill country folks have pictures of the Perdenales?

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I have one looking west from the 71 bridge. Will try to post. It's from yesterday, but they are getting hammered right now

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Canyon lake rose another 4 feet in the last 2 hours we are now at 922 feet and flood level is 943 last time it hit flood level was 2001

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Canyon lake rose another 4 feet in the last 2 hours we are now at 922 feet and flood level is 943 last time it hit flood level was 2001

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You sure we were evacuated out of our time share in 2001 when they were worried about the dam before it finally went over the spillway

I stand corrected mom just texted me back it was 2002

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Anyone have an update on Amistad or Falcon? I know Zapata and surrounding areas got destroyed last night.

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Any word on Choke?

@TWCNewsAustin: LCRA reporting floodgate operations are under at Max Starcke Dam and Wirtz. Those downstream need to take immediate action!

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I stand corrected mom just texted me back it was 2002

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it was 4th of July weekend. Our neighbor burned down their boat dock and the next it was under water.

Wimberly being evacuated again. All the towns down stream like Cuero and Victoria are in for it later this week.