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Monday, June 30, 1997
Tilden residents party as flood waters roll
down Frio River
TILDEN, Texas (AP) - Flooding on the Frio River didn't dampen
spirits of some people in the little town of Tilden, about 70
miles south of San Antonio.
On Saturday about 40 residents gathered at Max's Cafe near
the Frio River bridge for some barbecue and swimming.
"Everybody's really having a good time," McMullen
County Commissioner Asa Farrer said as the group partied in 3
feet of water.
The river crested at 29.79 feet on Saturday, well above the
record of 29.18 set during a flood in June of 1987.
Water was as deep as 6 feet in some areas of town. Portions
of Texas Highway 16 resembled small rivers.
Last week's heavy rainfall in the Hill Country spurred the
runoff into the Frio, according to John Metz, a forecaster with
the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi.
The high river level should cause a significant increase in
the water level at Choke Canyon Reservoir, but Metz had no estimate
on what the level would reach.
"It's a flood of record; it's significant," he said.
But it wasn't bothering Sean Merrell, who stood in the deep
water inside Max's.
"This isn't the first time this has happened. It's happened
quite a bit," he said. "We've just been watching it."
People were able to predict the current flood and began taking
precautions early, he said.
"Two days ago, we evacuated the motel in back (of the
restaurant) and got the furniture out of there," said
The flooding wasn't going to get in the way of Saturday night's
fun, he said.
"As the night goes on, there will be more people,"
he said. "We're just barbecuing, having fun.
"We'll just wait it out, that's all we can really do,"
he said.
Commissioner Farrer said the water didn't damage any houses.
"It got close," he said. "It's falling now,
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