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Flash Flood — Guadalupe, TX

Aug 30, 2001

Showers and thunderstorms began reforming across the I-35 corridor from San Antonio to New Braunfels near sunrise, and by mid-morning, had produced an additional rainfall averaging 1 to 2 inches from San Antonio and New Braunfels southeastward into the Seguin and Floresville areas. The highest totals reached near 11 inches from just east of San Antonio to Seguin and Kingsbury in Guadalupe County and across Wilson County from Floresville eastward. Wilson County Emergency Management Officials re

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5260986). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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