Flash Flood Emergency for the Blanco River Basin and Tributaries in eastern Hays, Southwest Caldwell, and northern Guadalupe counties in South-Central Texas. This emergency situation includes north San Marcos. A catastrophic flooding event is underway on the Blanco River at Wimberley where the river is now 7-8 feet above the record high crest set in 1929. Numerous to dozens (if not over a hundred) homes have been flooded with dozens of water rescues in progress. This wave of water will move downstream and impact locations in West Kyle and north San Marcos in Hays County along the Blanco River. Water will then move into northern Guadalupe and southwest Cardwell counties. This is a historic and life-threatening situation. Catastrophic flooding is underway in Wimberley and this will spread downstream this morning. If you have friends/family in the areas we mentioned you need to wake them up.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
125 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015

…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE BLANCO RIVER BASIN AND TRIBUTARIES
IN EASTERN HAYS…SOUTHWEST CALDWELL…AND NORTHERN GUADALUPE
COUNTIES INCLUDING NORTH SAN MARCOS…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 915 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 111 AM CDT…A RECORD RIVER STAGE OF OVER 40 FEET HAS OCCURRED
ALONG THE BLANCO RIVER AT WIMBERLEY. WATER WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM TO
IMPACT LOCATIONS IN WEST KYLE…AND NORTH SAN MARCOS IN HAYS
COUNTY ALONG THE BLANCO RIVER…BEFORE MOVING INTO NORTHERN
GUADAULUPE AND SOUTHWEST CALDWELL COUNTIES. NUMEROUS HOMES HAVE
BEEN FLOODED IN WIMBERLEY WITH HIGH WATER RESCUES ONGOING.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE BLANCO RIVER BASIN AND
TRIBUTARIES IN EASTERN HAYS…SOUTHWEST CALDWELL…AND NORTHERN
GUADALUPE COUNTIES INCLUDING NORTH SAN MARCOS. SEEK HIGHER GROUND
NOW!

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
SAN MARCOS…KYLE…MARTINDALE…STAPLES…REEDVILLE AND REDWOOD.

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.