Flooding Closes Roads as County Sees Heavy Rainfall
Comal County received 4 to 13 inches of rain with Ammann Road tallying 13 inches and Bulverde area reporting the heaviest totals. Police reported 31 calls for high water incidents between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., many cars stalled or sliding, as low water crossings were shut and several city streets remained closed.
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New Braunfels
John Wommack
Wormack
Castell
West San Antonio
Comal
U.S. 81
Wright Avenue
Katy
Mesquite
Flooding in Texas Traps Two Youths As Rivers Rise
Flash flooding across Texas shuts roads and drives families from homes. In Wichita Falls a 12 year old boy, Paul Delaney, drowned while playing in a creek. North of there, 19 year old Steve Bitner disappeared after being swept from a Lake Kickapoo spillway. Police resume search efforts as creeks overflow and Red Cross coordinates aid.
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Texas
Wichita Falls
Paul Delaney
Delaney
Family Rescued From Flooded Canyon View Acres Roof
Comal County Civil Defense crews rescued Lillian Conrey and her two sons Kyle and Troy from the roof of their Bulverde home near Cibolo and Indian creeks after rapid floodwaters rose Thursday. Neighbors Claude and Inge Erving aided by reporting the alarm, as crews used a heavy carrier to reach the family.
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Canyon View Acres
Tom E. Cat
Lillian Conrey
Comal County Civil Defense
Conrey
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warm 90s In Sight
Partly cloudy and warm today and Saturday with highs in the 90s and lows in the mid-70s. Southerly winds from the south at 5 to 10 mph. Fair tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 8 and this morning’s low was 73. Sunset tonight at 8:29, sunrise tomorrow at 6:30 a.m.
Two Feared Drowned As Texas Floods Surge
Torrential rainfall in Texas caused widespread floods across Hill Country and beyond. rescue teams saved residents from rooftops and vehicles, while mobile homes near Wimberley were swept away. In San Antonio a wildlife compound suffered major damage and 20 to 40 animals were killed. Texas National Guard assisted rescues near Bulverde and a helicopter saved two sanitation workers from a flooding truck near the Bexar County line.
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Red Cross
Texas
Wimberley
Blanco
Hays
Comal
San Antonio
Bulverde
New Braunfels
Cibolo Creek
Texas National Guard
Bexar
Officials assess flood damage after historic rainfall in Texas counties
After at least 17 inches of rain fell in Comal and Bexar counties, Schertz city manager Jim Gilmore said the worst was over and then warned of renewed danger as Cibolo Creek rose 18 to 19 feet. The flood closed roads between Schertz and Randolph Air Force Base and briefly inundated a mobile home park on FM 78. Some residents evacuated while Bulverde area residents faced high water and a Spring Branch post office reported minor flooding. Debris cleanup began at Bulverde Air Park as rainfall subsided.
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Comal County
Bulverde
Ammann Road
Spring Branch
Bulverde Air Park
Comal
Bexar
Schertz
Jim Gilmore
Randolph Air Force Base
Gilmore
FM 78
Bulverde Road
Bulverde Lane
Wayne Sams
Shirley Eismann
Cypress Creek
R.D. Thompson
Humane Society seeks aid for wildlife shelter loss
The Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area collects donations for its Bexar County counterpart Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation after a fire at Interstate 10 Camp Bullis shelter destroyed seven years of effort. Volunteers need food funds and space, while donors may drop items at 1922 Kuehler Ave or mail to P O Box 231 New Braunfels. A fund exists at Northside Bank in San Antonio.
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The
Humane Society of
New Braunfels
Bexar County
Interstate 10
Camp Bullis
Humane Society
Cynthia Phillips
Kuehler Ave
P.O
Texas
Northside Bank
San Pedro
San Antonio
Phillips
Society
Steamy Roofs Trigger Fire Calls In New Braunfels
Fire officials in New Braunfels reported a rash of roof steam sightings after a sunny spell dried rain. Fire Marshal Elroy Friesenhahn said several calls for house fires proved to be steam, not flames, as crews avoided unnecessary deployments. The incident prompted a reminder to residents to verify smoke observations before alerting responders.
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Braunfels
Elroy Friesenhahn
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Comal River
Canyon
Canyon Dam
Edwards
Canyon Lake
Abby
SA Shelter
Leon Creek
Lynn Cuny
Lillian Thomas
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