Heavy rain swept throughout the San Antonio space Monday morning, triggering flood warnings, street closures and disruptions to summer season faculty applications as forecasters warned further rounds of showers and thunderstorms may carry extra flooding via Tuesday night.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for elements of the San Antonio metro space via the Monday morning commute as heavy rain moved south from the Hill Nation. A broader Flood Watch stays in impact for San Antonio and far of South Central Texas via 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The Flood Watch consists of Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Wilson, Atascosa, Caldwell, Bastrop, Travis and Williamson counties, in addition to a lot of the Hill Nation and Interstate 35 hall.
The Nationwide Climate Service stated very humid tropical air interacting with a stalled frontal boundary will proceed to assist showers and thunderstorms able to producing heavy rainfall. Whereas widespread rainfall totals of 1 to three inches are anticipated, remoted areas may obtain considerably increased quantities the place storms repeatedly transfer over the identical places.
Rainfall charges may exceed 2 to three inches per hour in stronger storms, making a danger of flash flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
The storms additionally disrupted summer season faculty applications and different actions throughout the area. Harlandale ISD, South San Antonio ISD and the Alamo Faculties District delayed operations Monday morning, whereas Bandera ISD canceled summer season faculty lessons. Judson ISD canceled athletic camps, practices and occasions, and Cibolo-Schertz-Common Metropolis ISD canceled summer season studying applications and camps due to flooding issues and dangerous journey situations.
Extreme runoff may trigger flooding alongside rivers, creeks and streams, in addition to at low-water crossings and different flood-prone places. Drivers are urged by no means to aim to cross flooded roadways.
Metropolis officers are urging residents to make use of warning whereas touring during times of heavy rain.
San Antonio’s most flood-prone low-water crossings embrace Outdated Seguin Street at Salado Creek, Outdated O’Connor Street north of Lookout Street, Pinn Street and Gibbs Sprawl Street at Rosillo Creek.
Residents can discover present situations and street closures at low-water crossings all through the county right here.
Showers and thunderstorms are anticipated to proceed via Monday afternoon, with some storms able to producing an extra 1 to 2 inches of rainfall.
Further rounds of showers and thunderstorms are anticipated Monday night time into Tuesday, prolonging the chance of flooding throughout the area earlier than situations regularly enhance later Tuesday.
Monday’s excessive temperature is predicted to succeed in about 82 levels beneath principally cloudy skies. Rain possibilities proceed Monday night time, with a low close to 74 levels.
On Tuesday, forecasters count on a 50% probability of showers and thunderstorms, primarily earlier than late afternoon, with a excessive close to 85 levels. Further rainfall of one-half to three-quarters of an inch is feasible. Rain possibilities diminish Tuesday night, although remoted showers might linger.
Situations are anticipated to enhance starting Wednesday, when principally sunny skies return and temperatures climb to round 90 levels.
The warming development continues later within the week, with highs reaching the mid-90s by Thursday.
Rain possibilities return late Thursday night time, with a slight probability of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Extra widespread rain possibilities arrive on Juneteenth, when forecasters count on a 50% probability of showers and thunderstorms. Further alternatives for rain are anticipated via the weekend.
Residents are inspired to watch the newest forecasts, preserve climate alerts enabled on their telephones and stay alert for doable Flood Warnings as situations evolve.
This story first appeared at Texas Public Radio.
