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AUSTIN (KXAN) — City of Austin and Travis County leaders will gather Monday afternoon to discuss preparedness for severe weather and flooding.
Representatives from the city and county will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. to talk about preparedness as the severe weather season in Central Texas is underway. KXAN will livestream the conference at the top of this story and on Facebook.
According to the First Warning Weather team, severe weather season in Central Texas runs from March 1 through early June. While severe weather can happen year-round, the spring months typically bring our highest concentration of wind, hail, tornadoes and flash flooding.
Representatives from the following departments will speak on Monday afternoon:
- City of Austin Homeland Security & Emergency Management Director Ken Snipes
- Travis County Chief Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Carter
- National Weather Service Meteorologist Paul Yura
- Austin Watershed Protection Department Director Jorge Morales
- Austin Fire Department Division Chief Eddie Martinez
- Austin-Travis County EMS Commander Eric Gordon
- Austin Police Department Commander Kurtis Krause
- Homeless Strategy Officer David Gray
This story will be updated after the press conference Monday afternoon.
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