Texas issues another alert for rain, flooding in Kerr Country

Kerr County, Texas, was again to see heavy rain and flooding over the weekend weekend, only a week after severe thunderstorms unleashed deadly flash flooding there and in central parts of the state.

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The county, where the highest number of deaths occurred in the catastrophic July 4 event, was under a flood watch Saturday that was in effect until 7pm local time yesterday.

The watch includes the Hill Country, the southern Edwards Plateau and the Interstate 35 corridor connecting Austin and San Antonio. Up to 5 million people fall under the watch areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters said it was difficult to pinpoint where the most intense thunderstorms might break out, but all areas are at risk of getting 1 to 3 inches of rain, with some isolated spots getting up to 6 inches.

“We're already seeing a few showers along the I-35 corridor,” Eric Platt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office that serves Austin and San Antonio, said Saturday. “It hasn’t quite made it to the Hill Country, but as the day progresses we think we'll see more coverage of storms.”