{"id":58420,"date":"2025-11-20T23:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/58420\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T23:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:01:08","slug":"torrential-rain-inundates-texas-live-tracker-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/58420\/","title":{"rendered":"Torrential rain inundates Texas: Live tracker maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much of central Texas remains under a flood watch, <\/a>with some areas facing life-threatening flash floods<\/a> as torrential rains hammer the Lone Star State on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Why It Matters <\/p>\n

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists began warning of the moisture-laden storm earlier in the week. Upper end forecast totals anticipated as much as 6 inches of rain hitting some areas, a very “concerning” amount,<\/a> NWS lead meteorologist Emily Heller told Newsweek, as many of the cities within the warning area only see around 1 inch of rain throughout the entire month of November. <\/p>\n

What to Know <\/p>\n

NWS meteorologists began issuing flash flood warnings on Wednesday night. The warnings increased in urgency on Thursday afternoon, when the NWS office in San Angelo declared a flash flood emergency for Menard, Texas. <\/p>\n

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“This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Menard. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!” the flash flood warning stressed. “Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.”<\/p>\n

Heavy rain is expected to continue battering the area through at least Thursday night. <\/p>\n

Weather Radar <\/p>\n

Animated weather footage from windy.com revealed thunderstorms trekking across Texas, many of them embedded with moisture that is creating the life-threatening flood risk. <\/p>\n

Rainfall Totals<\/p>\n

Several inches of rain have already fallen across Texas, with more than 6 inches possible in some locations, according to a flood watch from the NWS. Over the next three days, some parts of Texas are anticipating an additional 3 inches of rainfall, according to windy.com.<\/p>\n

Weather Warnings In Place <\/p>\n

A slew of severe weather warnings are in place across central Texas. <\/p>\n

These include flash flood warnings, flood warnings, flood advisories, flood watches, and a hazardous weather outlook. <\/p>\n

What People Are Saying <\/p>\n

NWS San Angelo in a post on X: “West Texas Mesonet gage at Menard now over 8.5 inches, adding 2 inches in the last hour. Other gauges in Menard over 6 inches, with radar estimates over 9 inches. Dangerous flooding conditions likely developing around Menard. Do not attempt to cross flooded areas!”<\/p>\n

NOAA Satellites posted on X: “Water Vapor imagery from @NOAA’s #GOESEast (#GOES19) helps show the moisture streaming into Texas this morning. Parts of central\/ northern Texas are under a #Flood Watch through tonight, as showers and thunderstorms tap into the moisture and dump heavy rain in locations.”<\/p>\n

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What Happens Next <\/p>\n

Most flood watches will remain in effect through late Thursday night, although it can take time for water levels to recede after a major flood event. People are urged never to drive through flooded roadways, as most flood deaths occur in a vehicle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Much of central Texas remains under a flood watch, with some areas facing life-threatening flash floods as torrential…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4544,31458,31459,27,29,28,172],"class_list":["post-58420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-extreme-weather","tag-flash-floods","tag-maps","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58420","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=58420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}