A man and his dog get caught in the rain on Barton Springs Road on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman
A flood advisory has been issued through 3 p.m. Thursday for Travis, Hays and Williamson counties as heavy rainfall moves through the area. The advisory area includes Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Austin, Dripping Springs, Buda, Kyle, Wimberley and San Marcos.
Minor flooding is possible in low-lying areas and places with poor drainage, while dangerous flows may develop across low-water crossings. With heavy rainfall occurring across the Hill Country, motorists are urged to use extreme caution and never attempt to drive through flooded roads.
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As more showers and thunderstorms develop across the area, a flood advisory has been issued for Gillespie, Blanco, Kendall and eastern Bandera counties.
Follow along for live updates.
Flights into Austin-Bergstrom International Airport from most of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma were delayed Friday afternoon as heavy rains rolled through Central Texas.
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for the airport, meaning flights bound for Austin-Bergstrom from the affected area would be held at their origin airports in order to slow the flow of traffic into Austin.
The ground stop was issued just before 11:30 a.m. and was initially scheduled to expire at 12:45 p.m. The FAA later extended the ground stop until 1:45 p.m. and said there is a chance it could be extended again as storms continue to affect Austin’s airspace.
Flights departing from the Fort Worth and Houston air traffic control regions — including airports in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, Oklahoma City and New Orleans — were affected by the ground stop.
According to flight tracking website FlightAware, 180 flights, including 77 departures and 103 arrivals, were delayed by 1 p.m. Thursday at Austin-Bergstrom. Twelve flights were canceled.
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— Alex Driggars, transportation reporter
Visitors to Austin for this weekend’s Austin City Limits music festival may have to miss out on one of the city’s relatively unique quirks: autonomous vehicles.
Austin is home to several robotaxi operators, but severe weather could pause some of their services across the metro.
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Waymo has paused services in the past during flooding alerts, especially after one of its robotaxis was swept away in a flash flood in San Antonio in April. Waymo has not said whether it will pause services this week, but the company has said that it decides whether to pause service on a “case-by-case basis” during severe weather.
Tesla’s purpose-built Cybercabs have officially hit Austin streets, and this is one of the first severe weather tests for the vehicles, which have no steering wheel or pedals. Tesla did not respond to questions about Cybercab or Model Y robotaxi services amid flooding alerts this week or about severe weather operations in the Austin area.
Zoox and Avride, both still in the testing phase in Austin, did not respond to questions about their services this weekend.
— Karoline Leonard, transportation reporter
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A line of heavy rainfall is moving along the Interstate 35 corridor. Rainfall rates within the line are estimated at 1 to 2 inches per hour, with isolated rates of up to 3 inches per hour.
These intense rainfall rates could lead to minor flooding across portions of the advisory area in the coming hours. Residents in affected areas should remain alert for rapidly rising water and avoid driving through flooded roadways.
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— Mary Wasson, newsroom meteorologist