UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: The National Weather Service is predicting ¾ – 1 inch rainfall on the Lake Brownwood water shed tonight. There is high likelihood that the lake will peak at approximately 1428 feet tomorrow afternoon.
Riverside Park and Fabis Park were closed at 3:00 p.m. today due to high water.
The City of Brownwood will establish a sand bag distribution site if needed. To be announced.
Original Article: The City of Brownwood announced Wednesday that its Emergency Operations Center is at Level III – Increased Readiness for possible high water conditions. According to the National Weather Service, Lake Brownwood is expected to crest on Thursday at 1427-1429 feet. It will most likely reach 1428 feet, or 3.5 feet above spillway, explained City Manager Emily Crawford. In the flood of July 2015, the lake crested at 1429.5 feet.
City departments are taking pro-active measures, including staging barricades at probable high water locations, monitoring gauges, and collaborating with other agencies.
As updates are available, they will be issued via press releases to the media, City website www.brownwoodtexas.gov, City of Brownwood and Brownwood/Brown County Emergency Management Facebook pages, and Code Red alerts.
Businesses, residences and properties prone to flooding should take precautionary measures.
Officials remind the public to “Turn around, don’t drown!”
Pictured above is C.C.Woodson Road during the flood in 2015.