SAN ANTONIO – Usually in the month of August, San Antonio only receives two inches of rain.
But just today, however, many areas saw three to five inches of radar-indicated rainfall, KSAT meteorologist Sarah Spivey said.
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Here's how:
Around 4:30 a.m., storms began developing in the Hill Country thanks to a stalled front in North Texas. These storms moved southeast toward San Antonio.
At the same time, storms formed in Medina County and began to push east toward Bexar County.
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Both of these systems clashed in a fury of lightning and heavy rain, slowing each other down, then parking right over Bexar County.
More than three inches of widespread rain fell over the county in seven and a half hours, swelling creeks and small rivers past their flood stages.
Lightning strikes, downed wires and blown transformers contributed to more than 23,000 customers without power before 9 a.m, CPS Energy said.
Around 1,200 customers were still without power at 3:30 p.m., officials said.
Future forecast
Tonight, rain is a lot less likely. But we could see a few passing showers and storms, especially to the east.
Tomorrow there's also a chance for scattered showers and storms, but flash-flooding is not anticipated.
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