Last year...the entire year...Austin County had 43.18 inches of rain; through last Tuesday we've already had 30.75 inches.
It's crazy...I think they said something about El Nino and the Gulf of Mexico has something to do with it. The Brazos River runs through Austin County. Our head of Emergency Management called for evacuations along the river yesterday. That's the one that's 7-8 miles from us. But still thinking of the people in the Hill Country; reading/hearing heartbreaking stories every day out of that area. They still haven't found the mother and 2 children and 2 others that were in the cabin that washed away. The dad survived and was found and the body of the other mother was found yesterday. I saw a picture on Facebook of an ancient Cypress tree that was washed away; the root ball had to be 30 plus feet.
The power of a flash flood is unbelievable.
Found out today the details from a friend whose house was struck by lightening either Sunday or Monday night (the days & storms are "running together"...I can't keep track anymore!). Long story and God was with them but bottom line...the lightening struck their propane tank and they were told by the firemen they were within SECONDS of being blown up.
This is from a HS attraction.