Bastrop

... Flash Flood Watch in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening...

The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for the following counties in south central
Texas... Atascosa... Bastrop... Bexar... blanco... Burnet...
Caldwell... Comal... DeWitt... Fayette... Gillespie... Gonzales...
Guadalupe... Hays... Karnes... Kendall... Lavaca... Lee... Llano...
Travis... Williamson and Wilson.

* Until 6 PM CDT this evening

* expected heavy downpours of 2 to 5 inches today.

* Due to saturated soils... any heavy downpours that develop will
quickly produce runoff and a flash flood threat. River rises
have already occurred in some locations and will be prone to
additional rapid rises.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means flash flooding is possible in or near
the watch area. If you are in the watch area... plan now for what
you will do if flash flooding develops. Stay informed and be
ready to act if you see flooding or if a Flash Flood Warning is
issued.

... Record daily and all-time may daily rainfall set at San Antonio...

As of 750 am... San Antonio International Airport has recorded 7.11
inches of rain. In addition to breaking the record rainfall for may
25th of 1.66 inches set in 1933... it also breaks the record all-time
daily record for the month of may which was 6.82 set on may
31... 1937. It continues to rain and the total will likely be much
higher.

It is now the 3rd wettest day of all-time at San Antonio.

Below is the current number 1 and 2.

1... 11.26 on October 17... 1998
2... .9.52 on July 1... 2002