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AUSTIN,Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The city’s Parks and Recreation Department announced Sunday that Barton Springs Pool will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 1 at 5a.m. after shutting down earlier this week because of heavy rains and flooding. Deep Eddy and Barton Springs pools will resume normal operating hours beginning Wednesday, Jan. 2.   Park officials want to remind visitors to use caution when swimming, no lifeguards will be on duty, so swim at your own risk. 

AUSTIN,Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The Lower Colorado River Authority will lower lakes LBJ and Marble Falls for the first 8-weeks of 2019. During that time, property owners along the Colorado and Llano Rivers can begin repairing and rebuilding from the heavy rain and flooding earlier this year. Sunday through Feb. 23, lake LBJ will be dropped 4 feet and lake Marble Falls will be lowered 7 feet. Residents will have time to remove debris…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Julie Roush Butler says God was with her Thursday morning as she waited for rescue in cold rushing water in northwest Austin. “I don’t know what to say other than I don’t usually ever cross those water crossings but it seemed so not very wide,” Butler said. Palmer Buck, Division Chief with the Austin Fire Department says they got a call around 1 Thursday morning from Butler saying her…

MARBLE FALLS, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Water levels are about to drop over at Marble Falls and Lake LBJ. Following the devastating flooding in October, the LCRA is going to make it easy for victims to make repairs to damaged property along the shoreline. December 30th, Sunday, the LCRA will begin dropping the lake levels at lake Marble Falls and Lake LBJ about 1 foot a day, this will give residents a chance to…

GEORGETOWN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Most of Central Texas was under a tornado watch Wednesday. With the potential for hail, damaging straight line winds and possible isolated tornadoes, people here are not taking any changes. There’s a storm brewing over Central Texas. “It’s not uncommon a big storm anytime of the year here in central Texas,” said Joe Sponsel who lives in Georgetown. With the rain falling and winds begin if to howl many…

The combination of unseasonably warm air, abundant moisture, and an incoming upper-level storm system will set the stage for possible severe weather Wednesday night. The line of thunderstorms will enter the Hill Country tonight between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. and near the I-35 corridor by midnight. Rainfall should come to an end for Fayette, Lee, and Milam Counties by sunrise. As of Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center had an “Enhanced…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lashed by rare criticism from conservatives, President Donald Trump declared Thursday he would not sign a bill to keep funding the government because it fails to provide billions for his border wall with Mexico, throwing Congress into deep disarray and risking a federal shutdown this weekend. Conservatives want to keep fighting for the money to pay for the wall as a last act of the GOP-led Congress before Democrats take House control…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Powerful natural disasters in Texas on the scale of Hurricane Harvey’s deadly destruction last year will become more frequent because of a changing climate, warned a new report Thursday ordered by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a state where skepticism about climate change runs deep. But the report makes no mention of global warming. And in urging steps Texas should take to lessen the impact of intensifying hurricanes and flooding, the…

BASTROP, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Bastrop County hosted its annual Lost Pines Christmas Snow Day but the festivities were a little different this year because of some wet weather. Much of Fisherman’s Park was under water Saturday due to heavy rains that hit most of Central Texas.  Friday’s severe weather had many residents in Bastrop concerned whether holiday festivities would be postponed or even canceled. “It’s put a big damper on festivities you have…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – Heavy rain this evening prompted the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio to issue its first December Flash Flood Warning since 2002 and more rain is on the way overnight.  Additional rainfall Friday night will be the result on an incoming low-pressure system from the Desert Southwest. By December standards, the current air mass in place over Texas is very moist, a factor which could result in intense showers overnight.  Much…

Severe weather is headed to Central Texas. To keep you up-to-date, we’ve collated a list of resources to turn to during weather events. Google Crisis Map Google’s map can alert you to any weather-related warnings or watches in your area, as well as display public shelter locations. National Weather Service Radar And Emergency Website Check the map below for updates on low-water crossing closures in Central Texas.  LCRA Hydromet Rainfall Totals Check the LCRA’s Hydromet…

Central Texas has had an enormous about of rain this fall and more is on the way. “We have the scattered showers today but the heavy rain that becomes more widespread is going to be coming in 2 rounds, one during the day Friday and then one Friday night, that’s when we’re going to get the bulk of the 2 to 4 inches of rain,” said Fox 7 Austin Meteorologist Zack Shields. Zack says there…

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for much of Central Texas through Saturday morning and a flood warning for Onion Creek and the Colorado and Pedernales rivers. Central Texas could see anywhere from three to six inches of rain on Friday in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. The service says the heaviest rain is expected Friday night into early Saturday morning, and that minor to…

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for much of Central Texas that goes into effect Friday at noon and last through Saturday morning. A flood warning was also issued for Onion Creek and the Colorado and Pedernales rivers. Central Texas could see anywhere from two to six inches of rain on Friday in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. The service says the heaviest rain is…