Mold count explodes after flooding rain; highest count in 5 months

Pollen count for August 23rd, 2022AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday brought widespread storms, heavy rain and flash flooding in downtown Austin. It also broke many records such as the ones below:Monday's record breaking rainBad news allergy sufferers, following Monday's rain event, our Allergy partners over at Allergy & Asthma Center of Georgetown recorded a high mold count of 26,797 (grains/m3) Tuesday morning. The last time we had a pollen count as high or even higher than this was all the way