The multi-day heavy-rain event is finally ending across the Texas Hill Country and Edwards Plateau, but the flooding threat is not over. Major flood waves will continue moving downstream along several Texas rivers through the weekend and into early next week.
Flooding will remain possible along portions of the Llano, Frio, Nueces, Rio Grande, Devils, San Antonio, Cibolo, and Guadalupe river systems. Communities well downstream from this week’s heaviest rain could experience rising water even though little or no additional rain is falling locally.
A major flood wave on the Llano River will continue moving from the Junction and Mason areas toward Llano, Burnet County, and the Highland Lakes. Flood waves will also move downstream along the Frio and Nueces rivers through portions of South Texas.
Water moving into the Rio Grande could produce additional river impacts from Eagle Pass and the Colombia Bridge area toward Laredo and eventually the Rio Grande Plains. Flooding will also remain possible within portions of the San Antonio River and Cibolo Creek basins.
The additional rainfall threat is shifting west this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy rain will remain possible around El Paso, the Borderland, Big Bend, Trans-Pecos, Davis Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, and portions of the Permian Basin and Concho Valley.
For most of Texas, an upper-level heat dome will bring much lower rain chances and rising temperatures next week. Triple-digit heat will return, and recent rainfall will make conditions especially humid as wet soils release moisture back into the atmosphere.
In this Friday Texas Weather Roundup:
• When the Hill Country heavy-rain event ends
• This weekend’s West Texas thunderstorm chances
• Major flood waves moving downstream through Texas
• Rivers and communities that may experience rising water
• How the floodwater could benefit drought-stricken reservoirs
• Why Texas will become hotter and much more humid next week
• The statewide forecast through the upcoming week
Do not approach swollen rivers, creeks, or flood-control releases. Never drive onto a flooded road. Water can continue rising downstream for hours or days after the rain ends.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 River flooding continues after the rain
1:04 Heavy rain exits the Hill Country
2:14 Weekend flood threat shifts west
3:20 Major flood waves moving downstream
5:34 Reservoir and lake impacts
6:56 Texas heat dome returns
8:08 Rain chances through next week
8:35 Rivers to watch this weekend
9:30 Spinny Doomer member shout-outs
10:49 Final forecast and weather resources
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