Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 21 at 6:49PM CDT until May 21 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 21, 2026 - 4:49pm
Expires:
May 21, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2
and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to
1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Burnet, Marble Falls, Kingsland, Gainesville, Granite Shoals,
Horseshoe Bay, Meadowlakes, Highland Haven, Longhorn Cavern State
Park, Inks Lake State Park, Smithwick, Blowout, Cottonwood Shores
and Sunrise Beach Village.
Numerous County roads within the warned area have been reported
flooding, along with continued flooding issues in Granite Shoals.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
Area Description:
Blanco, TX; Burnet, TX; Llano, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
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