#flood-safety

#flood-safety

Flash flood warning: Take action! A flash flood warning is issued when a flash flood is either imminent or already occurring. In flood-prone areas, it's crucial to move immediately to higher ground. A flash flood is a sudden and violent inundation that can develop within minutes to hours, and it can even happen in areas not currently experiencing rainfall. Flood warning: Take action! A flood warning is declared when flooding is on the verge of happening or is already underway.

On Memorial Day weekend in 2015, the Blanco River suddenly rose more than 40 feet in the middle of the night, carrying away nearly everything in its path.

The sirens are a testament to the determination of a community that has experienced deadly floods in the past, warning residents of devastating floodwaters that hours earlier had killed at least 118 people in communities along the same river.