⚠️ Flood Warning – Blanco, TX; Gillespie, TX – Thursday, July 16, 2026

Flood Warning issued July 16 at 5:35AM CDT until July 17 at 2:16AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

Details

…The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio TX has issued
a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Texas…

Pedernales River At Fredericksburg affecting Blanco and Gillespie
Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Pedernales River at Fredericksburg.

* WHEN…From this morning to just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS…At 25.0 feet, Moderate lowland flooding covers many
secondary roads and bridges from the headwaters to Stonewall
making them very dangerous to motorists. Low areas of LBJ National
Park and the Park Road 49 bridge are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 5:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.4 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 23.8 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage this afternoon.
– Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.6 feet on 10/16/2018.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening by 1145 PM CDT.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.