Slow-moving storms drenched much of southern Texas with more heavy rain on Wednesday, prompting warnings to evacuate flooded areas after downpours washed out roads and farmland and led to dozens of high-water rescues across the region. The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in the northwestern part of San Antonio near Interstate 10. Videos on social media showed what appeared to be a small twister, the AP reports, and local officials said apartment buildings and other properties were damaged. Warnings of potentially dangerous flash flooding were in effect for some areas as the deluge was forecast to continue through Thursday evening.
Authorities ordered mandatory evacuations for some parts of Uvalde County. They also urged people in other areas and the city of Boerne, outside San Antonio, to voluntarily evacuate rather than take a chance on being marooned by high water. In Kerr County, where catastrophic flooding last year killed more than 100 people, officials were in contact with summer camps and retreat centers near rising rivers. As much as 10 to 20 inches of rain was possible in some places before the storms move out, the weather service said. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries.
The highest rainfall totals—up to 16 inches—have been in Uvalde County, where officials tallied 25 rescues as of 9am Wednesday and said more people needed help as rivers rose. Highways and roads were closed across the region because of high water. Frances McNamara and her 10-year-old son, Everett, watched the bloated Leona River in Uvalde sweep south as she considered possible evacuation routes. She pointed to a solid line of dirt, branches and twigs about 8 feet above the river where the water reached the day before. The severe weather brought back memories of last year's deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country. "It scared me," said McNamara, recalling the fatal 2025 floods. "Cause I have a son, and to know what those parents went through."
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