(RNN) - The Llano River in Central Texas has risen to more than 38 feet, and emergency management officials are telling people in low-lying areas to evacuate.
The Llano County Office of Emergency Management also warns residents to stop trying to drive around barricades.
Llano, TX, is located about 65 miles northwest of Austin, and the National Weather Service says the river there will crest Tuesday, close to record levels.
Some homes in low-lying areas are already flooded, and is overtaking some bridges. Area schools canceled classes for the day.
One woman posted on local media that she had driven to work over a bridge spanning the Llano River in Kingsland three hours before waters swallowed it.
The river is expected to crest at near 41 feet, which is 18 feet above major flood stage, the Associated Press reports. It’s not expected to drop below major flood stage until Wednesday.
The Austin Fire Department has deployed a boat squad of seven people, and two helicopter rescue personnel as part of the Texas Task Force 1.
Due to the current and ongoing flooding situation in the Hill Country, we have deployed a boat squad of seven people, an AFD boat, and two helicopter rescue personnel as part of @txtf1 statewide response to the area. We expect they’ll be gone several days. pic.twitter.com/JwQSYM4R29
— Austin Fire Dept (@austinfiredept) October 16, 2018
In Burnet County, one block of residents have been evacuated on Lake Marble Falls. Residents can take shelter at Meadowlakes City Hall, Marble Falls Middle School, Burnet Community Center and Camp Peniel.
Four people were swept away along the South Llano River in Junction, TX, last week. The bodies of three people were recovered and one person is still missing.
The area is also dealing with record-low temperature, dropping about 40 degrees in one week - from the 90 degrees to the 40′s.
Another wave of rain is expected to hit the area later this week, battering an already soaked Central Texas.
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