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Austin can’t shake rain chances. Here’s where flood risk persists in parts of Texas
Austin can’t shake off its rain chances just yet. Although we’ve been able to enjoy at least a couple of rain-free days this week, the National Weather Service forecast calls for a 40% chance of afternoon rain on both Saturday and Sunday, thanks to surge in atmospheric moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
Daytime temperatures in Austin will steadily increase over the coming days, including afternoon highs of 93 on Saturday and 95 on Sunday. Southerly winds of 5 to 10 mph that have been delivering moisture-rich air from the Gulf means humidity will make those 90-degree temps feel closer to 100. Recent rains, though, have helped keep daily maximum temps to near or below normal levels for mid-July, but that will change soon.
Central Texas on Saturday will find itself dealing with an upper-atmosphere wave of low pressure that could trigger storms and an increasingly deep flow of Gulf moisture.
This has led the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center, which specializes in flood forecasts, to place the northern half of Texas under a level 2 of 4 risk, or at least a 15% chance, of excessive rainfall. A portion of Texas that includes flood-ravaged Kerr County and Interstate 35 corridor counties like Travis, Williamson and Hays, faces a level 1 of 4 risk, or at least a 5% chance of excessive rainfall.
Precipitable water values, or the amounts of liquid that could be condensed from water vapor in a given column of air, also are rising along and east of the I-35 corridor, the weather service said.
“This will promote the return for isolated to scattered rain/storm activity, with the greatest coverage likely in the Coastal Plains,” the weather service said in a forecast bulletin Friday.
Saturday night into Sunday, forecasters said, a shortwave trough of low atmospheric pressure out of Colorado will help drive a cold front southward into the Texas Panhandle.
“This boundary… results in increased rain and thunderstorm chances from West Texas to the Red River and northeastward through Oklahoma,” the weather service said. “Our local region looks to be more on the southern end of this weather system with primarily isolated to scattered rain/storm activity across our region through Sunday afternoon.”
Forecast modeling “continues to show the greatest footprint for rainfall and potential for any flooding instances centering from the Midland/San Angelo area northeastward to the Red River and into Oklahoma,” the weather service said, adding that “details, however, will continue to be fine-tuned.”
Rain chances diminish quickly as we enter the work week. Sunshine takes over the weather starting on Monday, as high temperatures in the mid-90s through midweek increase to 97 degrees Wednesday and Thursday.
AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Southwest Airlines will establish a new pilot and flight attendant crew base in Austin.
Abbott joined the Austin mayor at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to make the announcement today.
The expansion to Austin will lay the groundwork for future operational growth in Texas. It is expected to generate 2,000 jobs in Austin by mid-2027. In addition to the pilots and flight attendants, Austin will now also be home to managerial and support staff. The new crew base will have an average salary of $180,000 a year, the Governor’s Office says.
The state is extending a $14 million Texas Enterprise Fund to the airline, as well as a $375,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus.
“Southwest Airlines was born and raised in Texas and has been a core element of the economic growth we have seen in our state,” said Governor Abbott. “We are excited to announce that today Southwest Airlines will add over 2,000 high paying jobs right here in Texas. We are the home of economic opportunity for our fellow Texans more than any other state in the United States, and we know a key reason for that is because of everything Southwest Airlines provides. We are proud to partner with everybody connected with Southwest as well as the City of Austin on such a huge announcement for our state.”
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin firefighters battled their second major fire Thursday afternoon, responding to an abandoned East Austin auto shop engulfed in flames.
Crews responded to 3100 Manor Road around 4 p.m., AFD said.
No injuries were reported and no one was inside the building.
ALSO | 40+ residents displaced in North Austin third-alarm apartment fire, no injuries reported
The incident was called in as a first alarm. The building is a total loss, according to officials.
CBS Austin has a crew on the way to the scene.
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Earlier in the afternoon, firefighters extinguished a three-alarm fire in north Austin.
AUSTIN, Texas – The suspect in a violent road rage incident on the Capital of Texas Highway has been identified and charged, according to court paperwork.
The altercation was caught on camera.
What we know:
34-year-old Ian Kevin Brinkmeyer has been charged with criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, in connection with the Dec. 5 incident.
At around 2 p.m. that day, officers responded to a call for service on Capital of Texas Highway, where they spoke with Brinkmeyer and another man.
The affidavit says Brinkmeyer “engaged in a road rage” with the other man while traveling north on Capital of Texas Highway. Brinkmeyer drove around the other man, changed lanes in front of him and cut him off before stopping his car.
Brinkmeyer then allegedly got out of his vehicle holding a “steel knife sharpening rod”, walked over to the other man’s car and struck the driver’s side door window with the rod, shattering the entire window.
The affidavit says Brinkmeyer then quickly walked back to his car and drove off.
The entire incident was caught on video by other drivers and posted on social media.
The affidavit says that the repairs to the shattered window cost about $480, making this a case of criminal mischief with a value between $100 and $750.
What’s next:
A warrant has been issued for Brinkmeyer’s arrest. As of 12 p.m. Dec. 11, he is not in custody.
The Source: Information in this report comes from court paperwork and previous reporting.
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