Author: WeatherPreppers

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Eric Dietrich San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg issued the declaration on his last day in office Tuesday. San Antonio and Bexar County issued a joint disaster declaration late Tuesday in response to last week’s deadly flooding. The flooding, which began early Thursday morning, left 13 people dead, primarily as it swept along Beitel and Leon creeks in Northwest San Antonio. The disaster declaration will allow both the city and the county to seek…

The declaration seeks help from the state and potentially federal levels after the storms. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio and Bexar County officials have jointly issued a disaster declaration in the aftermath of last week’s historic storms, in the process asking for help from the state “in light of the extensive damage and the concern of future heavy rainfall and flooding.”  More than 6 inches of rain fell in the metro on June 12 and…

The declaration seeks help from the state and potentially federal levels after the storms. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio and Bexar County officials have jointly issued a disaster declaration in the aftermath of last week’s historic storms, in the process asking for help from the state “in light of the extensive damage and the concern of future heavy rainfall and flooding.”  More than 6 inches of rain fell in the metro on June 12 and…

click to enlarge TikTok / @valmartinez88 Washed-out cars litter Beitel Creek in Northeast San Antonio after last week’s flooding. San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh said city departments will launch a joint investigation into last week’s flash flooding, which killed 13 people, KSAT reports. The City Attorney’s Office, the Public Works Department, the San Antonio Police Department and San Antonio Fire Department will lead the investigation, Walsh told the TV station. “As we grieve this loss,…

Flash flooding claimed the life 13 people, including 41-year-old Roseann Cobb, leaving her family devastated as they await answers from the city’s investigation. SAN ANTONIO — With questions circulating and the hope that the city will find the answers, KENS 5 spoke with the family of Roseann Cobb, who was one of the thirteen flash flood victims last week. Loved ones said her kind heart will be missed. At only 15-years-old, her daughter, Sara Elliott,…

North Texas is known for a wide variety of weather including what some may consider a subtle threat…flooding. DALLAS — Texas is well known for its weather extremes, from tornadoes to hailstorms and even occasional snowstorms. Between those, there is an even bigger threat that statistically is more deadly: flash flooding.  Stretching from North Texas down to San Antonio along the I-35 corridor is the region referred to as “Flash Flood Alley.”  This is one…