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colliehauler
Explorer III
Oct 30, 2015

flood in Austin

Weather channel was showing RV's floating down the river under the I-35 bridge. Tiberwood Rv park in New Bruffels.

Tornado in other part tossed a 5th wheel on top of a Holiday Inn roof.

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  • Yes, nasty stuff..

    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
    FLASH FLOOD WARNING
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
    406 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2015

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE

    * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
    NORTHWESTERN BASTROP COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
    WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
    TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
    NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
    WESTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
    CENTRAL HAYS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

    * UNTIL 715 PM CDT

    * AT 402 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
    THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

    * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
    AUSTIN...ROUND ROCK...CEDAR PARK...GEORGETOWN...PFLUGERVILLE...SAN
    MARCOS...TAYLOR...LOCKHART...ELGIN...WIMBERLEY...GRANGER...
    WINDEMERE...TANGLEWOOD FOREST...ANDERSON MILL...SERENADA...AUSTIN
    BERGSTROM INT AP...KYLE...LEANDER...HUTTO AND LAKEWAY.

    ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED
    AREA. EVEN THROUGH RAIN IS DISSIPATING RUNOFF FROM EARLIER STORMS
    WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

    STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME
    UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.

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

    &&

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