Slow-moving storms are drenching much of central Texas this week as a disturbance in the upper atmosphere collides with summer humidity to produce heavy rains.
Flood alerts cover much of central Texas, including San Antonio, Austin and the Houston suburbs. By Tuesday afternoon, some areas had received as much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain, according to the US National Weather Service, with several more on the way and the potential for “life-threatening flooding” through Thursday.
The heaviest rain is expected across the Texas Hill Country west of San Antonio, where as much as 20 inches could fall by the end of the week. The region is still recovering from severe floods last July that killed at least 160 people, including dozens of children and counselors at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River…