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Residents Regroup in Face of Adversity
Texas 165 Bridge, RV park are Destroyed; State Park Sustains Extensive Damage; River Road in Wimberley is Flattened
Record rainfalls busted the previous record dating to 1929, filling the banks of the Blanco River after more than eight inches fell in just one hour. The wall of water that resulted toppled the Texas 165 bridge, cutting off vital routes for the Blanco Independent School District bus route, as well as commuters. The Homestead RV Park was destroyed by the flood waters. The Texas National Guard was called out to rescue stranded residents at the park. According to reports, when the river met The Narrows, a thin, rock-laden canyon between Blanco and Wimberley, it pooled. Once it went over and through The Narrows, it sent a torrent of water toward Wimberley, where the river rose 17 feet in 30 minutes, eventually cresting at an estimated 49 feet over flood stage, according to officials. The path of devastation uprooted virtually every ancient cypress tree along iconic River Road in Wimberley, destroying historic 7A Ranch.
Charles McClure
Blanco County experienced a record rainfall the evening of Saturday, May 23 and into Sunday, May 24 when nearly eight inches of rain fell, causing the Blanco River to escape its banks with a wall of water that left a path of devastation in its wake. "I've never seen anything like it,"
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