High water closes Williamson County roads

AUSTIN (KXAN) - High water due to persistent rain has closed some Williamson County roads.

• Photos: Rains soak Central Texas

As of 9:30 a.m., county roads 272, 471 and 123 are closed. In addition, water is over the road at Berry Creek on CR 152 in Georgetown, just east of State Highway 130.

In Leander, CR 177 is closed between Valley View Drive and CR 175. Brushy Creek runs through this area.

Also through Brushy Creek in Round Rock, Lee Street is closed at the low water crossing.

Just before noon, CR 132 and Brushy Bend closed due to high water.

Authorities are reminding people to never cross where water is covering a road: Turn around, don't drown.

The high waters are due to lingering rains feeding off copious amounts of Gulf moisture Wednesday. That will keep the threat for showers, heavy downpours and possible thunderstorms in our forecast through the midafternoon hours.

We will likely be given the opportunity to put our umbrellas back in the closet sometime around sunset Wednesday night.

Following this midweek storm, sunshine will return as a staple in our forecast through the end of the week.

The reason why this storm has been so problematic is due to its very slow west-to-east progression. With the upper-level low lingering for so long, it is bringing a lengthy period of soggy weather to Central Texas.

The persistence of the showers, along with anticipated downpours at times, will allow rain totals to pile up to 2- to 4 inches in most communities -- and possibly upwards of 5- to 6 inches in an isolated town or two.