A Flash Flood EMERGENCY has been declared for southern Hays County including Wimberley. Blanco River at Wimberley has riven 12 FEET in 30 minutes and will continue to rapidly rise. Numerous homes are flooded and being evacuated. This is a life-threatening situation!

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1124 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2015

…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE BLANCO RIVER BASIN AND TRIBUTARIES
IN SOUTHERN HAYS COUNTY INCLUDING WIMBERLEY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT

* AT 1121 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BLANCO RIVER AT WIMBERLEY HAS RISEN TWELVE
IN THIRTY MINUTES AND AN ADDITIONAL RISE OF AT LEAST SIX FEET IS
EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. NUMEROUS HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED
WITH HIGH WATER RESCUES ONGOING.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE BLANCO RIVER BASIN AND
TRIBUTARIES IN SOUTHERN HAYS COUNTY INCLUDING WIMBERLEY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
WIMBERLEY AND WOODCREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.