Flood warnings for the Llano River near Junction and Mason in the Texas Hill Country extend into Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 10. The National Weather Service says minor flooding was already occurring near Junction on Monday evening. Near Mason, the river was forecast to rise above flood stage shortly after midnight Central time.
At 7:30 p.m. Monday, the Junction gauge read 20 feet, four feet above flood stage. The National Weather Service forecast put the crest at 20.4 feet late Monday and expected the river to fall below flood stage later that night. Near Mason, forecasters expected a crest of 18.3 feet, just above the 18-foot flood stage. The weather service says secondary roads and low-water crossings near Mason can flood at that level.
The Lower Colorado River Authority said Monday night that it expects to open at least one floodgate each at Wirtz Dam on Lake LBJ and Starcke Dam on Lake Marble Falls on Tuesday morning to move water downstream into Lake Travis. The authority said it did not expect to open floodgates at Mansfield Dam on Lake Travis.
Drivers can check DriveTexas before leaving. The weather service urges drivers to turn around at flooded roads and to take extra care at night, when water can be hard to see. The San Angelo office scheduled its next river statement for 7:45 a.m. Central on Tuesday.
