Jun 22, 1997
The heavy rain Friday night into Saturday afternoon had left South Central Texas soils saturated. The situation worsened Saturday evening into Sunday as heavy rain associated with the upper low pressure system redeveloped over the western Texas Hill Country. Very heavy rains over the Texas Hill Country Saturday night and Sunday morning caused widespread flooding as well as flash flooding across numerous counties. The heavy rains moved into San Antonio Sunday morning and into the Austin area l
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5608141). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gillespie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.