According to the Uvalde Police Department, officers conducted 24 water rescues on Tuesday. A police spokesperson said residents rescued from high-water rescues have been relocated to the William R. Mitchell Uvalde County Fairplex, which has been set up as a temporary shelter.
Others who need to relocate to a safe area can also go to the temporary shelter.
Rounds of heavy rainfall continued across the area through the morning hours. More rounds could potentially happen later Tuesday.
Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He’s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022.
Outside the newsroom, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with family.