/tags/memorial-day-flood Memorial Day Flood en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 31 May 2021 12:01:58 GMT /austin/2021-05-31/this-holiday-weekend-marks-the-40th-anniversary-of-austins-1981-memorial-day-flood Forty years ago during Memorial Day weekend, a devastating flood ravaged Austin. Heavy rain caused Shoal Creek to overflow. The creek and stretches of streets turned into rivers. Mon, 31 May 2021 12:01:58 GMT /austin/2021-05-31/this-holiday-weekend-marks-the-40th-anniversary-of-austins-1981-memorial-day-flood Marisa Charpentier /energy-environment/2018-02-05/study-deadly-wimberley-floods-rooted-in-weather-patterns-intensified-by-development The 40-foot wall of water that gushed down the Blanco River in May 2015, wiping out parts of Wimberley and killing more than a dozen people, was largely a� Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:50:53 GMT /energy-environment/2018-02-05/study-deadly-wimberley-floods-rooted-in-weather-patterns-intensified-by-development Paul Cobler /energy-environment/2018-01-29/new-fema-flood-maps-show-growing-risk-in-central-texas The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened up a public comment period for new floodplain maps for Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales and Hays counties,� Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2018-01-29/new-fema-flood-maps-show-growing-risk-in-central-texas Mose Buchele /texas/2017-03-31/want-to-visit-the-blanco-river-private-land-ownership-makes-this-texas-waterway-elusive-to-most From Texas Standard:The Blanco River is only 87 miles long, winding its way from the tiny Central Texas community of Lindendale to the city and river of� Fri, 31 Mar 2017 21:24:10 GMT /texas/2017-03-31/want-to-visit-the-blanco-river-private-land-ownership-makes-this-texas-waterway-elusive-to-most Leah Scarpelli /texas/2016-05-30/a-year-after-flooding-in-central-texas-many-in-martindale-are-still-waiting-to-rebuild Grey humid weather brings some anxiety to the residents of Martindale in Central Texas. Many of them are still recovering from last year’s Memorial Day� Mon, 30 May 2016 10:18:15 GMT /texas/2016-05-30/a-year-after-flooding-in-central-texas-many-in-martindale-are-still-waiting-to-rebuild Vanessa Rancaño /austin/2016-05-17/task-force-report-on-austin-flooding-prioritizes-life-safety-and-property UPDATE: After our story was originally published, we heard from several members of Flood Mitigation Task Force, who disputed the assertions made by some� Tue, 17 May 2016 13:17:40 GMT /austin/2016-05-17/task-force-report-on-austin-flooding-prioritizes-life-safety-and-property Audrey McGlinchy /energy-environment/2015-11-02/resources-and-how-to-help-the-central-texans-hit-hardest-by-the-weekends-floods Most of the rivers and creeks engorged by Friday's heavy rainfall have reached their highest points and have started to recede. As they do, the residents� Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:57:10 GMT /energy-environment/2015-11-02/resources-and-how-to-help-the-central-texans-hit-hardest-by-the-weekends-floods KUT Staff /texas/2015-10-29/new-flood-risk-maps-bring-uncertainty-to-flood-affected-central-texas This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency held an open house in San Marcos to answer questions about its newly released flood maps, which show� Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:51:39 GMT /texas/2015-10-29/new-flood-risk-maps-bring-uncertainty-to-flood-affected-central-texas Jasmine Garsd /austin/2015-10-19/how-replanting-trees-could-dampen-the-impact-of-future-blanco-river-floods A local non-profit is offering to replant trees lost along the Blanco River during the Memorial Day floods, but the trees are more than just replacements.� Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:58:46 GMT /austin/2015-10-19/how-replanting-trees-could-dampen-the-impact-of-future-blanco-river-floods Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2015-09-21/three-months-after-flooding-some-parks-and-pools-still-wait-for-repairs The Memorial Day Floods are just over three months behind us.Here in Austin, flood-affected businesses, like the Shoal Creek Saloon, have since reopened,� Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:47:04 GMT /austin/2015-09-21/three-months-after-flooding-some-parks-and-pools-still-wait-for-repairs Audrey McGlinchy