Tropical Storm Imelda, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, made landfall near Freeport on Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service, “this system is likely to produce life-threatening flash flooding along portion of the Upper Texas Coast, including the Houston and Galveston areas.”
The National Weather Service also issued a hazardous weather outlook that included Hays County. The NWS forecasts the following for San Marcos and the surrounding area for Wednesday and Thursday: “A tropical disturbance moving across the upper Texas Coast early Wednesday into Thursday to bring increased tropical moisture to the eastern half of South Central Texas for several days. Expect periods of locally heavy rainfall that could end up producing localized flash flooding. Also, stronger storms could produce thunderstorm wind gusts up to 40 mph on Wednesday and Thursday.”
