{"id":453387,"date":"2026-10-01T17:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/453387\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:36:09","slug":"hill-country-roads-turn-dangerous-as-severe-weather-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/453387\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill Country roads turn dangerous as severe weather spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Dark storm clouds move into New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as forecasters warn of heavy rain and potential flooding across Central Texas.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dark storm clouds move into New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as forecasters warn of heavy rain and potential flooding across Central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Hernandez\/MySA<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/weather\/article\/san-antonio-storm-closures-22456875.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">powerful rain event<\/a> is bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/south-texas\/article\/south-texas-rain-22455222.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of the Texas Hill Country,<\/a> with more rain expected through Friday.<\/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>The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Flood Watch Wednesday night for much of South-Central Texas, warning that 1 to 4 inches of rain could fall through Friday, with isolated totals up to 8 inches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Several flood alerts have since been issued across the Hill Country.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Storm clouds loom over New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as heavy rain moves across the Texas Hill Country.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Storm clouds loom over New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as heavy rain moves across the Texas Hill Country.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Hernandez\/MySA<\/p>\n<p>Flood Watch issued<\/p>\n<p>At 9:52 p.m. Wednesday, the NWS said an upper-level low over the southwestern U.S. and an approaching Pacific cold front would bring showers and thunderstorms across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ186&amp;warncounty=TXC265&amp;firewxzone=TXZ186&amp;local_place1=Kerrville%20TX&amp;product1=Flood+Watch&amp;lat=30.0489&amp;lon=-99.1389\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">The Flood Watch<\/a> includes Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, Blanco and surrounding counties and remains in effect through Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters warned that excessive runoff could cause flooding along rivers, creeks, low-water crossings and roads.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Storm clouds gather over New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as a rain system moves into Central Texas amid a Flood Watch.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Storm clouds gather over New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as a rain system moves into Central Texas amid a Flood Watch.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Hernandez\/MySA<\/p>\n<p>Flash Flood Warning issued<\/p>\n<p>At 7:55 a.m. Thursday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ186&amp;warncounty=TXC265&amp;firewxzone=TXZ186&amp;local_place1=Kerrville%20TX&amp;product1=Flood+Advisory&amp;lat=30.0489&amp;lon=-99.1389\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">NWS issued a Flash Flood Warning<\/a> for parts of Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr and Real counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Up to 2 inches of rain had fallen, with rainfall rates reaching 1 to 4 inches per hour. An additional 2 to 5 inches was possible.<\/p>\n<p>The warning covered Kerrville, Leakey, Hunt, Ingram, Mountain Home, Camp Wood and other Hill Country communities. The NWS warned of potentially life-threatening flooding along creeks and streams, as well as on roads, highways and underpasses.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Barricades block a Kerrville roadway on October 1, 2026, after high water covered parts of the road as heavy rain moved through the Texas Hill Country.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Barricades block a Kerrville roadway on October 1, 2026, after high water covered parts of the road as heavy rain moved through the Texas Hill Country.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of the Kerrville Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Kerrville roads barricaded<\/p>\n<p>Several roads in Kerrville were barricaded Thursday morning because of high water or water covering the roadway, according to a 10 a.m. update from the Kerrville Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The affected areas included:<\/p>\n<p>Arcadia Loop at Bear Creek Road<br \/>\nGoat Creek Road at Junction Highway<br \/>\nTown Creek at Schreiner Street<br \/>\nJunction Highway at Coronado Drive<br \/>\nLytle at Third Street<br \/>\nLytle at First Street<br \/>\nTravis at First Street<br \/>\nHill Country Drive at Sidney Baker South<\/p>\n<p>Police urged drivers to remain alert and avoid driving into deep or moving water.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kerrville officials barricaded several roads on October 1, 2026, as heavy rain brought high water and flooding to parts of the Hill Country.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kerrville officials barricaded several roads on October 1, 2026, as heavy rain brought high water and flooding to parts of the Hill Country.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of the Kerrville Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Flood Advisory replaces warning<\/p>\n<p>At 10:14 a.m., the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/showsigwx.php?warnzone=TXZ186&amp;warncounty=TXC265&amp;firewxzone=TXZ186&amp;local_place1=Kerrville%20TX&amp;product1=Flood+Advisory&amp;lat=30.0489&amp;lon=-99.1389\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">NWS replaced the Flash Flood Warning with a Flood Advisory,<\/a> in effect until 1 p.m. for parts of Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kerr, Real and Uvalde counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Between 1 and 3 inches of rain had fallen, with up to another inch possible. Minor flooding was ongoing or expected in low-lying and poorly drained areas, and water could cover roads. The advisory included Kerrville, Medina, Leakey, Ingram, Hunt, Camp Wood and Mountain Home.<\/p>\n<p>Hill Country weather update<\/p>\n<p>The Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday evening, with additional heavy rain possible across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Residents should avoid flooded roads and low-water crossings and never drive around barricades. The NWS also urged campers and hikers to stay away from streams and creeks, where water levels can rise quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dark storm clouds move into New Braunfels on September 30, 2026, as forecasters warn of heavy rain and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[820,3091,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-453387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-mysastaff","tag-mysawx","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}