San Antonio, flash flood
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Residents across Central Texas are left with with damaged property after the area experienced record-breaking rain, dangerous winds and a short-lived tornado on Thursday, June 12. Several towns, many of which are in the San Antonio metropolitan area, are also experiencing flash flooding, resulting in a number of road and river closures.
After torrential rainfall and widespread flooding over the past 36 hours, conditions will quiet down heading into the weekend.
Heavy rain and storms trap drivers in high water on San Antonio's northeast side Thursday morning. SAN ANTONIO — Drivers are getting stuck in dangerous high water at Thousand Oaks and Wetmore on the northeast side of San Antonio Thursday morning after heavy rain and storms throughout the early morning hours.
Forecasters say the greatest threats with these storms are damaging winds with gusts up to 70 miles per hour and large hail up to 2 inches. However, they say an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. There is also the possibility of flooding with rainfall amounts around half an inch to 3 inches.
The pattern of morning storms continues Friday as high-resolution forecast models agree that numerous storms will be scattered across Southeast Texas.