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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas – A “rain bomb.” That’s how Michael Shoe, Williamson County Deputy Director of Emergency Management describes the deluge received in the wee hours of Saturday morning. He says the Emergency Operations Center activated at 4am.   “Received approximately 6 inches on the western side of the county.  San Gabriel crested about 24 feet,” Shoe said. Shoe says the river was back below flood stage by Saturday afternoon. “So it rose and fell…

Over 60 people in a wedding party were rescued from an overnight reception venue called Casa Rio De Colores in Liberty Hill after they became trapped by rising water from overnight storms.  According to the Austin Fire Department, some were forced into trees and required rescue but others were able to make it to higher ground. The Williamson County Fire Marshal’s Office coordinate the rescue efforts involving multiple departments from Travis County and Williamson County. The Liberty Hill…

Caldwell County crews are preparing for any possible weather threats. A “flash flood watch” has been issued in Caldwell County until Saturday evening. “Plan for these things, it makes it a lot easier and safer for everybody,” said Carine Chalfoun the Caldwell County interim emergency management coordinator.  What concerns officials in Caldwell County is the fact that they’ve rain almost every day this week so the ground is very saturated, so more water from rain…

Image Gallery 2 PHOTOS Rescue workers from Township No. 7 Fire Department and volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team use a truck to move people rescued from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence in James City. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)   WILMINGTON, NC (FOX 46 WJZY/AP) – WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence rolled ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, splintering buildings and trapping…

GALVESTON, Texas (FOX 26) – On Sept. 13, 2008, Ike made landfall near Galveston as a Category 2 hurricane. According to the National Weather Service, the storm system’s sustained winds ranged from 95-to 105 mph. While the storm was Category 2, the storm surge was catastrophic, inundating communities from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. Georgia and Oscar Barbin remember Ike quite well. They chose to stay in Galveston when Ike’s eye crossed over. “That was the freaky…

The twelve TX DOT employees in a caravan of heavy equipment rolled out of South Austin Thursday morning. They’re were heading for a staging area in San Antonio. Once there, the team will wait for the storm that’s been churning in the gulf for the past several days. “What we want to do is get ahead of this, in case it grows and becomes more stable and provides a more powerful punch for the gulf coast….

WASHINGTON – (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the official conclusion that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from last year’s Hurricane Maria, arguing without evidence that the number was wrong and calling it a plot by Democrats to make him “look as bad as possible.” As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas, the president picked a fresh fight over the administration’s response to the Category 4 storm that smashed into the U.S….

The main terminal at ABIA was busy Wednesday morning. Among those at the luggage carousel, Tom and Donna Moffitt. They arrived in Austin after catching one of the last flights out of Raleigh/Durham. “When we go there it was just jammed with people, everyone was trying to get out,” said Tom Moffitt. The Moffatts’ are from Wilmington, North Carolina which may take a direct hit by Hurricane Florence. The trip to Texas, for the Moffatts’, was…

AUSTIN, Texas – A light rain fell over the Texas Capitol dome Tuesday afternoon. But the real focus is on a disturbance forming near the Yucatan and another behind it. The state operations center went into Stage 3 preparedness at noon.         The ramp up. Among those called in; specialist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Boat crews have been deployed to south Texas; TPWD Col. Grahame Jones sent pictures to…

Heavy rains are moving through the Austin area this morning. A flash flood warning is in effect for areas south of Austin, including New Braunfels, San Marcos and Kyle, until 10:15 this morning. To keep you up-to-date, we’ve collated a list of handy resources during severe weather. 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…