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Drought-tolerant plants help homeowners keep a pretty garden year-round. They also need less water and fertilizers to stay alive. AUSTIN, Texas — While we saw some measurable rain last week, most of Central Texas remains in a drought. Many counties still have water restrictions in place, and it’s hard to keep a pretty lawn, which is why experts recommend drought-resistant landscaping.  The City of Austin has created this guide, so residents know what plants are…

A bus monitor and driver helped two children who were in neck-deep water and stopped to help them.

Photojournalist Andy Abbott shows intense flooding off 35-E Monday.

Meteorologist Jeff Ray reports from the heavy flooding seen in Dallas Monday.

From LaGrange to the Texas Coast, unprecedented flooding left thousands homeless. TEXAS, USA — From Rockport to La Grange to Port Arthur, Hurricane Harvey, which first came ashore along the middle Texas coast on Aug. 25, 2017, left death and destruction in its path, with the Houston area suffering the worst damage. As the story unfolded on television that August, there were images of unimaginable flooding seen on the news, and no doubt, indelible memories…

Many in North Texas are still recovering from historic flooding. Here’s what our cameras captured throughout Monday.

The recent flooding brought litter to the area, so the Shoal Creek Conservancy is hosting cleanup events with the first one set for Friday. AUSTIN, Texas — After all the rain Austin got on Monday, the Shoal Creek Conservancy said there’s a lot of litter and debris to pick up. Heavy rainfall caused Shoal Creek to overflow over the hike-and-bike trail and into the Colorado River in Downtown Austin. The flooding brought litter to the…

Shoal Creek flooded on Monday. As the water receded, Austin Watershed leaders noted which areas took on too much water. AUSTIN, Texas — As the flood waters of Monday receded, the Austin Watershed Protection Department said it was prepared for the heavy downpour. “We have droughts that are interrupted by floods like the one we had yesterday, but luckily it was a fairly manageable flood. We were ready for it,” Scott Prinsen, the program manager…

Experts advise not to tow to an impound lot.

Rainfall will not be as widespread as Monday, but we still have the potential for some minor flooding with already saturated ground. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Camp Mabry recorded a record 3.73 inches of rainfall on Monday. This was the fifth highest August rain total on record. The last time we received more rainfall than this in a single day at the site was August 26, 2017 when a total of 5.08″ was measured. The excessive…

“When the water gets to your knees, you better get out of here.”

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for the 23 counties that were impacted by the historic flooding this week.  Abbott held a press conference at Dallas City Hall on Aug. 23, providing an update on the state’s ongoing response to the severe weather and flash flooding.  In the span of 24 hours, North Texas got 9.19″ of rain. The record rainfall has deemed this August the wettest so far…

Rainfall will not be as widespread as Monday, but we still have the potential for some flooding with already saturated ground. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Camp Mabry recorded a record 3.73 inches of rainfall on Monday. This was the fifth highest August rain total on record, and the most rain in a day since May of 2018.  The excessive rainfall in the metro caused some flooding issues, especially around Shoal Creek, which crested at over 16…

Rainfall will not be as widespread as Monday, but we still have the potential for some flooding with already saturated ground. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Camp Mabry recorded a record 3.73 inches of rainfall on Monday. This was the fifth highest August rain total on record, and the most rain in a day since May of 2018.  The excessive rainfall in the metro caused some flooding issues, especially around Shoal Creek, which crested at over 16…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Jordan Darensbourg, Hunter Williams, Erika Lopez Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 4:55 AM CDT August 23, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas — *A Flood Watch is in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday for a majority of Central Texas.* Austin-Camp Mabry recorded a record 3.73″ of rainfall yesterday. The heavy rain across the metro prompted a Flash Flood Warning, and caused…