Major flooding in Austin from Hermine
Posted: 9:24 AM EDT on September 08, 2010
Major flooding is occurring in the Austin, Texas region after Tropical Storm Hermine dumped an estimated 10 - 15 inches of rain over the past 24 hours. Hardest hit was the area ten miles north-northwest of Austin, where an National Weather Serivce station measured 10.11" of rain yesterday. The rains have swollen the South Fork of the San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Texas, to 50-year flood heights. This afternoon, additional significant rains are possible near Austin as the sun's heat drives thunderstorm development in the very moist airmass over Central Texas.
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