More than six inches of rain fell in the San Antonio region overnight, surpassing the city’s average rainfall for June and July combined.
At least four people were killed in San Antonio as heavy rain lashed Eastern Texas and sent flash floods sweeping through the city overnight, officials said on Thursday.
A slow-moving thunderstorm began dumping rain on the area on Wednesday evening. By daybreak on Thursday, emergency workers had responded to dozens of calls as floodwaters overwhelmed low-lying roads and swept away several vehicles, according to a spokesman for the San Antonio Fire Department.
Four bodies were recovered from floodwaters, the spokesman said, and officials were still investigating the deaths. Ten people had been rescued from floodwaters, four of whom were taken to hospitals with injuries, and two more people were missing, he said.
According to radar-estimated amounts, about seven inches of rain had fallen before sunrise in some parts of the region. San Antonio usual sees less than six inches of rainfall in both June and July combined.
It was still raining in San Antonio as of about 10 a.m. on Thursday. Eric Platt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, warned that the flooding threat remained. A flash flood warning was in effect for the city until early afternoon.
Forecast risk of excessive rain for Thursday
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