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Big gains for lakes after heavy rain
Heavy, consistent rainfall across the Colorado River Basin over the past 10 days, from April 26 through May 6, resulted in the first major gains for lakes Buchanan and Travis in three years. The two reservoirs could continue to rise due to the steady and powerful flows of the Colorado and Llano rivers.
Flash Flood Alley poses problems in Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Parts of the KXAN viewing area have been inundated with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms since May 1. Lampasas and San Saba counties had flood issues prompting numerous flash flood warnings. Flood issues were noted on the Lampasas River near Kempner when the river’s flood stage went over 18 feet.
May 4 Election Results in Llano County
May 4 Election Results in Llano County Subhead An earlier version of the article described the Llano ISD trustee, Place 1 race as an 'upset.' The corrected sentence now reads: "In Llano ISD trustee, Place 1, Pamela Huston (752 votes, 41.03%) was defeated by incumbent Rob Wilson (1,081, 58.97%)." We regret the error. News Staff Sat, 05/04/2024 - 22:32 Image ...
More widespread rain chances in North Texas this weekend
NORTH TEXAS — It's been a tough night to the west, where multiple supercell thunderstorms have produced damaging tornadoes and large hail and we'll continue to follow the damage/injury reports overnight into Friday morning. The supercell storms near Abilene have weakened, but there are storms to the north of there and west of Wichita Falls that have restrengthened, however, these appear to slowly be moving northeast.There's also one strong storm in San Saba County in Central Texas, but this storm is moving east/southeast and shouldn't be an issue for North Texas overnight.Our storm threat is looking lower into the overnight hours. There have been a few isolated storms developing in North Texas after 8:30 p.m., but nothing is severe. There could be continued scattered storms into Friday morning, especially south of I-20, which could mean exacerbated flooding issues. That goes not just for Friday but through the weekend, as well. The flood watch was allowed to expire, but with some more widespread rain/storm chances Saturday into Sunday it's possible that another watch will be issued at some point this weekend.
LISD board election is Saturday
Two seats on the seven member Llano Independent School District Board of Trustees are up for election on Saturday, May 4. Place 1 incumbent Rob Wilson, a lawyer headquartered in Llano, is being challenged by Pamela Huston. Wilson has served on the LISD Board since 2015. Place 5 incumbent Dean...
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