WIMBERLEY — Ten years after the Memorial Day flood of 2015, community members recount the catastrophic event and its aftermath.
Rocky Edwards, a resident of Wimberley since 1983, built his house on stilts, similar to the look of one that could be found on a beach, about seven feet above ground, which would ultimately find more than three feet of water underneath amid the large, devastating flood.
He recalled going down the road toward the Blanco River with a neighbor, who warned him of the flood around midnight, but by then, they were trapped; the normal routes of escape were seven to eight feet underwater. He still remembers the sounds of debris crashing into houses, propane valves hissing and trees snapping, along with the visual of two houses washing away. He also lost seven “decent, wonderful neighbors” that day.
