Overview

• San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said four people died after floodwaters swept their vehicles away near Beitel Creek.
• The San Antonio Fire Department has carried out at least 65 water rescues since midnight, retrieving motorists stranded in fast-moving currents.
• More than seven inches of rain fell in parts of the city, causing the San Antonio River to rise from about three feet to over 25 feet in under two hours.
• Search teams are working to locate several residents reported missing after low-water crossings and roadways were engulfed by floodwaters.
• The National Weather Service has flash flood warnings in effect for 23 counties until Thursday evening, urging residents to avoid flooded roads.