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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for parts of Travis and Williamson Counties until 4:30 p.m.
Austin is set to study floodplain changes through 2025. After flooding Monday, the KVUE Defenders found that more than half of flood maps nationwide are outdated. Skip Navigation ...
The city's floodplain administrator, Kevin Shunk, said, according to preliminary maps based on the new rainfall data, 80% more structures in Austin are at risk of flooding, now totaling 7,200 ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin goes through the process of updating its floodplain maps, federal maps for some areas like Blanco County date back to 1991. Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
The City of Austin updates its 100 year floodplain maps, and say hundreds more homes and businesses are now at risk of flooding. FloodplainMaps. Author: KVUE Staff ...
The project carries a price tag of upwards of $70 million, though that number fluctuates, and is considered one of the largest flood mitigation initiatives in Austin’s history.
Major changes to how Austin regulates development in floodplains are working their way through City Hall. A rewrite of the land development code isn't the only big regulatory topic on the city of ...
A flash flood warning was for Austin on Friday amid the surge in water level at the Guadalupe River after overnight rains over central Texas. Parts of western Austin have already been affected by the ...