It's certainly not unusual for power outages to plague San Antonio when a storm hits. A little rain tumbles branches and downs lines for big chunks of neighborhoods. But the over 30,000 San Antonio residents whose homes went black Thursday morning may have been caused by an excessive amount of lighting.

As the storms made their way through the Alamo City, KSAT viewers shared their photos of the deluge. They included striking lightning pictures, heavy rain, and hopeful rain gauges.

SAN ANTONIO - A Flash Flood Watch has now been issued in anticipation of heavy storms tonight with flooding downpours possible.CLICK HERE to track the storms wi

A flash flood warning for the San Antonio metro area had been extended to 1:45 p.m. as additional storms move through the central and southern parts of Bexar County. The San Antonio Fire Department has responded to several high-water rescue calls. So far, the agency has reported four flooding-related deaths .

Residents across Central Texas are left with damaged property after the area experienced record-breaking rain, dangerous winds and a short-lived tornado on Thursday, June 12. Several towns, many of which are in the San Antonio metropolitan area, are also experiencing flash flooding, resulting in a number of road and river closures.

SAN ANTONIO - Authorities are intensifying their search for a driver whose vehicle was discovered abandoned after Thursday's massive flooding.The search began

SAN ANTONIO – The active week for South Texas has just begun. Showers and storms roared through the city, waking many up early Wednesday morning. Although we had an active end to May and a quiet start to June, Mother Nature decided to treat us with more good rain.

Over 10,000 San Antonio residents were left without power following a severe lightning storm, flash floods and a tornado warning in parts of the Northside and Castle Hills. Residents captured power lines set alight in the early hours of the morning.