Overview
- Flood watches remain in effect Friday for Central and South‑Central Texas after heavy bands on Thursday produced localized flooding and dozens of road and low‑water crossing closures in the Hill Country and San Antonio.
- Forecasts call for widespread 1–4 inches of rain with isolated 6–8+ inch totals possible in the worst spots, but exact timing and locations of the heaviest downpours are uncertain because the Pacific cold front has slowed and stalled.
- State emergency managers report about 1,900 responders and more than 1,500 pieces of equipment staged, and the Texas National Guard activated personnel and helicopters to support high‑water and swift‑water rescues.
- Cities and counties have closed park and river access, distributed sandbags, erected barricades at low‑water crossings, and opened dam floodgates while real‑time road sensors and local sites track closures and hazards.
- Officials warn that saturated ground and last year’s deadly Hill Country floods raise stakes for residents and urge people to avoid driving through water, sign up for alerts, and follow local road‑closure monitors as the threat shifts toward the Gulf Coast this weekend.