Flash flood warning issued for part of San Antonio, I-35 corridor

A flash flood warning has been issued Monday for elements of the San Antonio metro space, the National Weather Service mentioned. The warning will keep lively till a minimum of 5 pm

Northern and jap elements of the San Antonio metro space are included beneath the flash flood warning. This additionally consists of Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Hollywood Park, Castle Hills, Windcrest, Kirby, Live Oak, Universal City, and Schertz.

The warning additionally extends up the Interstate 35 corridor into Comal County, together with town of New Braunfels.

According to the National Weather Service, a minimum of an inch to three inches of rainfall have already fallen within the warned space, and one other inch to 2 inches is feasible over the following few hours. In this area, flooding is feasible throughout creeks, streams, city areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Travel is just not really helpful within the warning space. If you could journey, achieve this very fastidiously, take it slowly, and don’t drive over flooded roadways.

High water has already been reported on each eastbound and westbound lanes of Loop 1604 at Hardy Oak Boulevard as of 1:30 pm, in accordance with the Texas Department of Transportation. South of Hollywood Park, the 200 block of Yosemite Drive has been closed on account of flooding.

According to afternoon radar imaging, a cluster of showers and thunderstorms has developed within the warning space, which is simply to the north and east of downtown San Antonio. Weather fashions recommend this exercise will hover in the identical areas into the night.

Areas to the south, from downtown San Antonio and into southern and western Bexar County, will expertise a lot decrease rainfall quantities. There, extra rainfall will seemingly whole lower than a half-inch.

Fortunately, extreme thunderstorms – together with the risk of giant hail and damaging wind gusts – should not anticipated with this exercise.