During the hottest and driest part of the year, several water agencies on Monday, Aug. 26, unveiled groundbreaking upgrades that create a faster early warning flood system for the Medina River in Bandera County. Officials noted the irony of announcing flood warning enhancements in such a dry environment, but they pointed out the hurricane season has started and the traditional fall and winter rainy season is only weeks away. New tools for flood preparedness are now in place and being used along the Medina River in Bandera County, said officials from the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater ...