Days of heavy rain are expected from Texas all the way to Georgia with a Level 3/4 flood threat issued for each day through Thursday. Ryan Dirker from the Waco Office of Emergency Management, joins FOX Weather to talk about how his city is responding to this ongoing threat.
TEXAS – A firehose of tropical moisture is fueling torrential downpours across Texas, triggering ongoing emergency rescues and road closures amid life-threatening flash flooding.
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Flood Watches blanket almost all of South Texas, the middle and upper Texas coasts.
Rescue operations began overnight and continue this morning, with several reports of cars stranded amid the rising waters.
Torrential downpours have turned hazardous in Waco, Texas, leaving Interstate 35 flowing like a river amid life-threatening flash flooding.
Interstate 35 has turned into a river as first responders pulled trapped motorists from almost completely submerged cars, while further south in Austin, officials have already closed two dozen low-water crossings.
The photo below reveals a car floating down the highway after floodwaters picked it up.
Vehicle floats down I-35 during flooding in Waco, Texas, Monday June 15.
Additionally, severe flash flooding has caused significant damage to FM 1376 at Wasp Creek, closing the road.
Texas flooding causes significant damage to the roadway in the Sisterdale area on Monday.
(Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department)
Photos show the road buckled, creating a dangerous hazard for drivers.
Texas flooding causes significant damage to the roadway in the Sisterdale area on Monday.
(Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department)
Crews at the Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department continue to respond to multiple incidents involving vehicles and individuals stranded at low-water crossings.
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Elsewhere across the state, between 3 and 8 inches of rain has swelled waterways and spawned flooding in Boerne, Texas, prompting the city to close its trails until further notice.
Heavy rain swells waterways in Boerne, Texas, triggering severe flooding Monday.
(City of Boerne/Facebook)
As rain continues to fall, the National Weather Service has placed portions of Texas under a Level 3 out of 4 flood threat through Thursday, with widespread and locally severe flooding expected over the coming days.
