Texas Flooding Collapses FM 481 Bridge as 2 Deaths and Flash Flood Emergencies Mount
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Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 17
Texas Flooding Collapses FM 481 Bridge as 2 Deaths and Flash Flood Emergencies Mount
3 articles · Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 17
Summary
A section of the FM 481 bridge in Uvalde County collapsed Friday morning after floodwaters on the Nueces River tore away part of the span, with no immediate word on injuries.
Flash Flood Emergencies remained in effect farther north around Sonora and Ozona, where officials urged residents to reach higher ground and said water rescues were underway.
Widespread road closures stretched across south-central Texas as authorities warned drivers to avoid flooded roads, barricades and low-lying areas.
At least 2 people have died in this week's Texas Hill Country flooding, which forecasters said sent repeated flood waves down the Guadalupe and Pedernales rivers and into the Nueces and Frio basins.