Floods and Texas. We generally don't associate the two, rather it's normally drought and Texas. However, school has been canceled and rescue teams diploid near Austin, Texas following huge storms starting Wednesday. Reports in Wimberley, Texas were of 14 inches of rain since Wednesday, and Austin Energy reported 12,000 customers without electricity. 3,000 people were evacuated from San Marcos, Texas which is 30 miles south of Austin. Emergency personnel went door-to-door on Thursday encouraging residents to leave to avoid heavy flood waters from the Blanco River. This is a perfect example of mitigation. While many may see this as just a precautionary measure, getting people out before expected floods occur will absolutely decrease potential flood problems. This is also is a great example of being prepared to take action wherever you are for any type of hazard. Specifically, rain storms and drought can really hit anywhere at anytime. From an outsiders perspective, I wouldn't assume a huge flood like this to hit Texas. Obviously it did though, and the reaction of the people seems like it was effective according to this article.
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-severe/flash-flooding-texas-austin-halloween-photos-reports-20131031
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