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Flash Flood — Edwards, TX

Oct 23, 2000

Heavy rain continued to spread westward during the morning of Oct 23 into the Texas Hill Country and Edwards Plateau. Rainfall accumulating at up to 2 inches per hour in the storms quickly produced general half-inch amounts with widespread 2 to 3 inch amounts and isolated totals of up to 6 inches in central Kerr County and eastern Real County. Flash flooding continued through the mid morning in many of the counties. The Guadalupe River was in flood from 23/1000CST through 24/0100CST, reachin

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5174861). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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