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Some serious rain is heading for the US South this week (Original Post) malaise 6 hrs ago OP
We got middle of the night weather alerts here in Austin... ananda 6 hrs ago #1
Later in the week they say malaise 6 hrs ago #2
We got them here in Dripping Springs too. bluesbassman 6 hrs ago #3
Just visited nephew there nice area ALBliberal 6 hrs ago #4
We got four or five alerts starting well after midnight. There were two house fires from lightening. ... marble falls 6 hrs ago #5
Glad you're OK. ananda 5 hrs ago #6
We still got lite rain but dark clouds are moving in. marble falls 5 hrs ago #7

ananda

(35,705 posts)
1. We got middle of the night weather alerts here in Austin...
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:37 PM
6 hrs ago

for a little thunder followed by mild rain...

not even close to flash flooding.

bluesbassman

(20,390 posts)
3. We got them here in Dripping Springs too.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:44 PM
6 hrs ago

We ended up with about an inch and a half of rain in about six hours. A few roads were closed this morning due to flooding. Personally, we have a gravel walking path in the greenbelt behind our house and it’s pretty much washed out. Rain came down hard in bursts.

marble falls

(73,229 posts)
5. We got four or five alerts starting well after midnight. There were two house fires from lightening. ...
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:09 PM
6 hrs ago

... The low water crossings were closed and running pretty fast. I vould hear the creek out back running till this morning. We've received more news of a lot more rain and thunderstorms coming.

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