A life threatening and extremely dangerous flash flood event is underway in Hays and Comal Counties in South-Central Texas. Numerous high-water rescues are being conducted. Evacuations are reported in parts of Wimberly due to rapidly rising water. Wimberley, San Marcos, Kyle, Buda are receiving prolific rainfall rates. This is a Flash Flood Emergency! Be ready to move to higher ground as water may rise rapidly. Some locations have received 6 to 10 inches of rain this morning.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
843 AM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR MUCH OF COMAL COUNTY…WESTERN PARTS
OF HAYS COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWEST BEXAR COUNTY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
COMAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
NORTHWESTERN BEXAR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
WESTERN HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 835 AM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A BRIDGE OVER
CYPRESS CREEK THAT MAY BE COMPROMISED…WITH EVACUATIONS TAKING
PLACE IN THE WIMBERLEY AREA. THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX PRODUCING HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN BEXAR COUNTY…NEARLY ALL OF COMAL
COUNTY…AND THE WESTERN HALF OF HAYS COUNTY. SEVERAL GAUGE
REPORTS OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OVER THE WARNED
AREA…AND RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES MAY
HAVE FALLEN OVER A FEW LOCATIONS.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR MUCH OF COMAL COUNTY…WESTERN
PARTS OF HAYS COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWEST BEXAR COUNTY. PEOPLE IN
AND NEAR THE CIBOLO CREEK…COMAL RIVER…GUADALUPE RIVER NEAR
CANYON LAKE…AND THE BLANCO RIVER AS WELL AS THEIR TRIBUTARIES
SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
NEW BRAUNFELS…WIMBERLEY…DRIPPING SPRINGS…CANYON LAKE DAM…
FAIR OAKS RANCH…CANYON LAKE…BULVERDE…SHAVANO PARK…
WOODCREEK…SPRING BRANCH…HENLY…LEON SPRINGS…CROSS
MOUNTAIN…TIMBERWOOD PARK…FISCHER…THE DOMINION…MOUNT
GAINOR…SATTLER…ANHALT AND GRUENE.

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.