RAGING WATERS Evacuations, street closures, high-water rescues Catastrophic rains midweek that raised water levels even higher than during the deadly July Fourth floods last year kept regional first responders busy with frequent rescues while some areas had to evacuate.

At one point, meteorologists said the Guadalupe River near Comfort crested at close to 37 feet - one more than last year - as torrential storms swelled the channel, forcing officials to urge residents from Boerne all the way to Schertz to leave their homes and seek higher ground.

Warnings were also in place for the Guadalupe River and other Hill Country waterways; the unremitting storms forced Kerrville, Bandera and Comfort residents to brace for disruptions and most of Uvalde was cut off, officials said.