May flooding wreaks havoc on residents, water suppliers

YEAR IN REVIEW -- PART ONE
An aeriel view of Adamsville residences shows significant flooding after the Lampasas River overflowed its banks following the Cinco De Mayo flood earlier this year. FILE PHOTO
An aeriel view of Adamsville residences shows significant flooding after the Lampasas River overflowed its banks following the Cinco De Mayo flood earlier this year. FILE PHOTO

Extreme drought conditions were put on pause in 2024 after flooding on May 5 that devastated some Lampasas County properties.

Impacts of the flooding were felt into the fall after water suppliers struggled with a polluted Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Also, the Kempner Water Supply Corp. battled a main transmission line leak that left some members without water and almost threatened city of Lampasas wate…