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Awesome shot of anvil/overshooting top of this thunderstorm down in Bexar County tonight 🌩️

NEW: Flood Watch extended again through Tuesday morning.

12:30 PM - Next batch of rain & storms begins to shift towards the Hill Country. Moisture will eventually track across the 1-35 corridor in the early evening and keep moving east late tonight. Flood Watch expires at 9 PM

LCRA stating that they will open at least two floodgates at Buchanan Dam this afternoon. @KVUE

FLASH FLOOD WARNING now in effect for Llano and Burnet counties.

See you at 7:30 & 9 PM tonight on KVUE+ for a look at Sundays weather and updates on the forecast.

NEW: Flood Watch has been extended through 9 AM Monday, July 14th

From what I can tell, the last time floodgates at Buchanan Dam were opened was in May 2019, six years ago.

Below is rainfall accumulation from a complex of storms in central Texas starting last night through this morning. These storms prompted numerous flash flood warnings with many locations reporting 5-7 inches with locally higher maximums.

LCRA: “May need to open one or more gates at the Buchanan Dam Monday”

Texas Task Force 1 has already rescued dozens of Texans in the Lampasas area. They and other first responders will continue operations to prioritize saving lives.

River Flood Warning for the Guadalupe River until Monday morning- expected to rise to 14.6’ ft Sunday afternoon as heavy stalled rains are forecast much of the day.

Colorado River near San Saba - rising ~2ft in under an hour. Radar estimated rainfall rates are 2-3” per hour here

If you are staying up late tonight, I’ll be on KVUE+ at the top of each hour starting at 12 AM to talk through our flash flooding situation #texashillcountry Stay safe everyone 🩵

Really important messaging from the @NWSSanAntonio about the dangers of flash flooding, especially after last week’s devastating flooding and tonight’s forecast. Be sure to have MULTIPLE ways to receive warnings, especially at night. #ATXWx @KVUE

New update from the WPC highlights the increasing potential of “dangerous and life threatening” flash flooding for parts of Central Texas & the Hill Country Saturday night into Sunday. Areas of torrential rain could develop overnight, with very high rainfall rates and total…

UPDATE: Mason, Gillespie, Llano Counties have been upgraded to a level 3 out of 4 moderate risk for flooding Saturday night - Sunday morning Have a way to receive (audible) alerts as you head to bed in this area tonight.

🚫 Lake Travis CLOSED to all water use until further notice 🚫 Due to flood damage, recreational, commercial & navigational activity is currently banned. Only emergency crews allowed. ⚠️ All Travis County Parks boat ramps are CLOSED. 🔗 parks.traviscountytx.gov

Checking in with y’all on KVUE+ at 7:30 & 9 PM for updates on the Central Texas flood risk this weekend

Flood Advisory clips Mason County until 7:15 PM - Majority of this rain will move north of our area, but could swell our rivers down stream