Memorial Day Flood

Forty years ago during Memorial Day weekend, a devastating flood ravaged Austin. Heavy rain caused Shoal Creek to overflow. The creek and stretches of streets turned into rivers.

The 40-foot wall of water that gushed down the Blanco River in May 2015, wiping out parts of Wimberley and killing more than a dozen people, was largely a…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened up a public comment period for new floodplain maps for Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales and Hays counties,…

From Texas Standard:The Blanco River is only 87 miles long, winding its way from the tiny Central Texas community of Lindendale to the city and river of…

Grey humid weather brings some anxiety to the residents of Martindale in Central Texas. Many of them are still recovering from last year’s Memorial Day…

UPDATE: After our story was originally published, we heard from several members of Flood Mitigation Task Force, who disputed the assertions made by some…

Most of the rivers and creeks engorged by Friday's heavy rainfall have reached their highest points and have started to recede. As they do, the residents…

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency held an open house in San Marcos to answer questions about its newly released flood maps, which show…

A local non-profit is offering to replant trees lost along the Blanco River during the Memorial Day floods, but the trees are more than just replacements.…

The Memorial Day Floods are just over three months behind us.Here in Austin, flood-affected businesses, like the Shoal Creek Saloon, have since reopened,…