{"id":375272,"date":"2026-07-16T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375272\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:52:20","slug":"more-flooding-likely-in-south-texas-thursday-heres-the-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375272\/","title":{"rendered":"More flooding likely in South Texas Thursday. Here&#8217;s the latest."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Shown is the radar estimate rainfall across the region from 3 p.m. Monday through 3 p.m. Wednesday. Parts of Uvalde county saw up to 15-20 inches of rain.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shown is the radar estimate rainfall across the region from 3 p.m. Monday through 3 p.m. Wednesday. Parts of Uvalde county saw up to 15-20 inches of rain.<\/p>\n<p>NOAA<\/p>\n<p>Very\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/forecast\/article\/rain-flash-flood-texas-tropical-weather-22344779.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">heavy rainfall has inundated<\/a> parts of South-Central and Southwest Texas over the past two days. Since Monday, parts of Uvalde and Medina counties have received up to 20 inches of rain or more \u2014 more than 50% of the area\u2019s average annual rainfall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/boerne-texas-flash-flood-emergency-rain-22346577.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flooding continued into Boerne<\/a>, where parts of southern and eastern Kendall County have received 5 to 12 inches of rain. Rainfall totals have been lower in San Antonio, with rainfall totals ranging between 2 and 5 inches across much of the metro area since Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/rain-flood-flash-river-storm-weather-texas-22346068.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">round of heavy rainfall<\/a> is already underway across parts of the region Thursday, especially for areas west of San Antonio. Flash flood warnings stretch from Uvalde County northward into much of the Hill Country, including\u00a0Kerrville and Fredericksburg. And a\u00a0flood watch is still in place for the entire region until at least 7 p.m. Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Weather Prediction Center has assigned a level 3 of 4 risk of excessive rainfall for parts of the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country on Thursday, as another round of rainfall moves into the region.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Weather Prediction Center has assigned a level 3 of 4 risk of excessive rainfall for parts of the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country on Thursday, as another round of rainfall moves into the region.<\/p>\n<p>NOAA<\/p>\n<p>Where is the highest chance of flooding?<\/p>\n<p>Early Thursday morning, a cluster of strong and slow-moving thunderstorms are expected to develop in some of the same areas that have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/river-flooding-texas-rain-nueces-frio-sabinal-22346422.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">experienced torrential rainfall<\/a>. This includes the Hondo and Uvalde area, northward into the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>This region\u00a0\u2014 which also includes Kerrville, Bandera, Leakey, Rocksprings and Junction \u2014 is under a level 3 of 4 risk of excessive rainfall on Thursday. Those in this risk level are expected to receive another 3 to 7 inches of rain, with isolated totals of greater than 12 inches possible.<\/p>\n<p>The highest chance of rain will occur between 2 a.m. and 11 a.m. Thursday. However, scattered thunderstorms are still likely to move across the Hill Country and Edwards Plateau into the afternoon as well.<\/p>\n<p>Widespread flooding is expected across this corridor, especially in the cities of Uvalde, Kerrville, Medina, Utopia, and Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Shown is the potential future radar across the region at 8 a.m. Thursday morning.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shown is the potential future radar across the region at 8 a.m. Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Pivotal Weather<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio forecast<\/p>\n<p>Overall rain chances will be lower in the Alamo City, but a significant threat still exists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/tornado-warning-san-antonio-flood-weather-22345652.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scattered thunderstorms<\/a> are likely to move across Bexar County in the morning, with drier weather likely by the second half of the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Overall rain chances in the Alamo City will be around 50% to 60% during the morning, especially between 6 a.m. and noon. By the late afternoon and evening, a few isolated storms are still possible, but rain chances will decrease to around 30%.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio is under a lower level 2 of 4 risk of excessive rainfall on Thursday, meaning that while flooding is not expected to be widespread across the city, some areas could still flood. North and western parts of Bexar County have a slightly higher flood risk.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, temperatures will be below average across the region, as plenty of clouds stick around. San Antonio will likely see temperatures top out in the mid-80s, while much of the Hill Country will stay in the upper 70s to lower 80s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>One more round possible<\/p>\n<p>Another cluster of thunderstorms is expected to develop late Thursday night and into early Friday morning. This cluster is expected to stay a bit farther west, with areas such as Del Rio, Rocksprings, Junction and Sonora with the highest chance of heavy rainfall and flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Minor accumulations are still possible Friday morning in\u00a0Uvalde County. Farther east, rain chances will be much lower, with just a 20% chance of new rainfall in the San Antonio metro area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Rain chances are expected to continue falling over the weekend, allowing the region to finally dry out. San Antonio can expect partly cloudy skies both Saturday and Sunday, with only a 10% chance of an isolated storm. Temperatures will stay below average for July, topping out in the lower 90s.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shown is the radar estimate rainfall across the region from 3 p.m. Monday through 3 p.m. Wednesday. 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