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Flash floods trap elementary students in school
00:52 - Source: KABB/WOAI

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NEW: Two people reported dead in floodwaters

NEW: Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding

Ten inches of rain falls overnight in parts of Texas

CNN  — 

Severe weather pounded parts of south central Texas on Friday, killing two people in a state that has seen a deluge of rain in the past week.

The body of a male driver missing in floodwaters in Austin was recovered by Travis County authorities. Another driver whose car had washed away at Camp Bullis, part of Joint Base San Antonio, was also killed.

Travis County authorities were also searching for an elderly woman missing in the floods.

Video from CNN affiliate KABB in San Antonio showed a San Marcos elementary school surrounded by water. Students at Travis Elementary were evacuated with the help of a SWAT team that drove its heavily armored vehicle through the floodwaters.

The airfield of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport briefly closed due to weather, the airport tweeted from its official account.

Nearly 6 inches of rain fell within an hour at the airport, the National Weather Service said, flooding the ground floor of the Austin Air Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control facility.

Elsewhere in Texas, some areas received more than 10 inches of rain and more is expected throughout the Halloween weekend, according to an alert from the National Weather Service.

Impressions of a flooded Houston

Pumpkins were seen floating on top of rushing waters near Cypress Creek in Wimberley.

Heavy rain flooded the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, Texas, washing away RVs, boats and trailers.

The rising waters forced San Marcos resident Aaron Orozco to move his car to higher ground.

“I was just in awe that the water was coming so fast,” he said.

CNN contributor Omar Gallaga posted video of rough road conditions in New Braunfels, showing parts of the Texas Ski Ranch under water.

Residents have been asked not to travel unless forced to flee an area subject to flooding, the National Weather Service said.

CNN’s Christina Zdanowicz and Chandler Friedman contributed to this report.