More rain expected

by Alexandria Randolph

UPDATE: As of 2 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service extended at Flash Flood Warning to 4:45 p.m. for Burnet and Llano counties.

The National Weather Service has suggested that central Texas residents avoid traveling overnight, and remind at flooded roadways to “Turn Around, Don't Drown!”

“We have seen another historic October Flood event materialize across portions of South-Central Texas today,” stated a National Weather Service release. “(The) hardest hit areas with heavy rainfall have been Comal, Hays, Travis and eastern Bastrop Counties.”

Flash Flood Emergencies continue for Onion Creek in Travis County until 4:15 p.m. and the Blanco and San Marcos Rivers near San Marcos until 3:30 p.m. Other Flash Flood Warnings continue throughout the eastern Hill Country and along and east of Interstate 35.

Wind damage has occurred in the towns of D'Hanis, Floresville, and the Geronimo/Zorn area. Survey teams may be sent out over the weekend to survey damage and estimate wind speeds and whether damage is tornadic or straight-line.

Highland Lakes area residents are experiencing heavy rainfall Friday and may expect more over the weekend.

The National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio issued a flash flood watch through 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 for Burnet, Llano, Williamson, Blanco, Travis and surrounding counties.

The statement issued by meteorologists that “historic flooding across central and eastern portions of south central Texas” is possible, and that early morning storms and showers on Friday “will continue to produce five to 10 inches of rain” Friday afternoon.

Isolated rainfall totals of 15 to 20 inches are possible, the statement read, especially as a “broad, upper level disturbance approaches” over night and Saturday morning.

The Lower Colorado River Authority has reported rainfall totals in the past 24 hours up to 2 p.m. as follows:

Marble Falls, 4.96; Backbone Creek at Marble Falls, 2.48; Sandy Creek near Kingsland, 1.59; Kingsland, 0.98; Little Llano River at Llano, 0.48; Llano, 0.30; Tow, 1.27; Buchanan Dam, 1.28; Spicewood, 5.34; Round Mountain, 1.51; Johnson City, 4.21; Cow Creek near Lago Vista, 4.82; Bertram, 4.35; Burnet 2.91.

Burnet County dispatchers reported high water in the area of Krause Springs in Spicewood and in Hoover's Valley.

Low water crossing closures in Marble Falls are as follows:

- Commerce Street and Trade Street intersection

- 800 block of Avenue U between Broadway Street and 7th Street

- 700 block of Avenue T between 4th Street and 7th Street

- 1500 block of 2nd Street between Avenue P and Avenue N

- 90 block south Avenue N between Backbone Street and Yett Street

- 800 block of Lakeshore Drive between Edyth Street and Trinity Street

- 800 block of Main Street between Broadway and Ninth Street

- 800 block of Avenue L between Broadway Street and Ninth Street

- 1300 block of Broadway Street between Avenue L and Avenue N

Meteorologists predict a 90 percent chance of severe thunderstorms Friday night and a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms on Saturday with highs near 74 degrees. Sunday should be sunny with a high of 75. Monday is expected to be sunny with a high of 80.

Updates will be posted as they are available.