Overview
- The City of Austin has ordered a short-term ban on personal and commercial watercraft on Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake and the Colorado River downstream of Longhorn Dam to keep people off dangerous water.
- The Lower Colorado River Authority says river flows are faster and carry more debris than usual, creating navigation hazards that make recreational and commercial use unsafe.
- State teams have reported about 270 rescues and local teams more than 300 rescues in response to the flooding, and officials have confirmed two flood-related deaths in Kerr and Uvalde counties.
- Officials are closing riverfront trails and placing road barricades, and governors from nine states have offered assistance to support ongoing rescue and response efforts.
- Runoff from heavy Hill Country rains moves quickly down the Colorado River system, which prolongs high flows and debris downstream and keeps authorities monitoring conditions until waters fall.