The gauge height at Center Point measured 7.05 feet as of 6:55 a.m. Wednesday, up from 4.13 feet recorded the prior Thursday, July 9, before this week's rain began. The river at Center Point has averaged 3.689 feet on this date over the past 18 years, based on 18 years of data, with a historical high of 8.49 feet for the date.
Areas expected to see flash flooding include Kerrville, Ingram, Comfort, Center Point, Camp Verde, Fredericksburg, Harper, Kerrville-Schreiner Park and Cypress Creek.
National Weather Service station data show rain has continued through the day Tuesday, with a combined total of roughly 4.8 inches recorded between Monday evening and early Tuesday afternoon.
The rain fell as a flash flood warning was in effect Monday night for central Kerr County, and comes as a broader flood watch remains in place for Kerr County and 20 other South Central Texas counties through 7 p.m. Thursday.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service's Austin/San Antonio office said a morning weather balloon launch out of Del Rio measured 2.28 inches of precipitable water — moisture available in the atmosphere — which exceeded the daily record for the date.
The watch takes effect at 9 p.m. Monday and runs through Thursday evening. It covers Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Williamson and Zavala counties.
Cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, is a seasonal problem every summer. This year it's much worse than usual in parts of the Midwest, and the federal government's own case count doesn't come close to reflecting it.
Eight arrests came July 4. Five involved DWI charges, including one with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or higher and two second-offense DWI charges. Bond on those ranged from $1,000 to $2,500, set as surety bonds.
The heat is building ahead of the advisory. Kerrville will see a high near 96 today with a heat index as high as 104 under sunny skies, followed by an overnight low around 76.
Jenny Sprott was arrested shortly after midnight following a standoff that began when KPD officers responded at 11:29 p.m. Friday to a residence in the 1600 block of Quinlan Creek Road on a report of a domestic disturbance involving violence.
