Headline:
Flood Warning issued July 15 at 6:37AM CDT until July 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 15, 2026 - 4:37am
Expires:
July 15, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio TX has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
San Antonio River Near Elmendorf affecting Bexar and Wilson
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...San Antonio River near Elmendorf.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 39.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding damages crops
and floods pastureland below San Antonio to below Floresville.
Secondary roads and low bridges, irrigation pumps, oil field pump
jacks and tank batteries flood. Livestock are cut off in low areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 20.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 33.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 38.5 feet tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 35.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
38.6 feet on 10/15/2021.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight by 1245 AM CDT.
Area Description:
Bexar, TX; Wilson, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Sender: