Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain mainly west of Burnet County and lakes LBJ and Marble Falls, caused rapid rises on the Colorado River. Several hundred thousand CFS of flood water entered Lake LBJ near Kingsland (where the Llano River enters the lake), with flood waters flowing down the Colorado River into Lake Marble Falls. Lake LBJ and Marble Falls rose rapidly, flooding homes and some businesses. While the lake only rose a few feet at Wirtz Dam, farther upstream on Lake LBJ near Kingsland, Granite Shoals, Highland Haven, and Cottonwood shores, rapid rises on the Lake caused many homes to flood. Lake LBJ started to rise in the predawn hours and continued high through the day. Downstream of Wirtz dam is Lake Marble Falls which saw a 15 feet rise in less than 12 hours. Evacuation notices were sent out nea
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.