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They knew it could happen: History warned of the Central Texas Guadalupe River flood
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow ...
Texas flash flooding: What we know, where it's happening, when storms could end
More than 100 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
Texas flooding timeline: How rapidly rising waters killed dozens
Heavy rain poured over the Texas Hill Country on Independence Day, with the flooding causing more than 100 deaths.Here's a ...
Who's to blame for Texas flooding tragedy? There is a lot of finger pointing.
What were the National Weather Service forecasts? Why is it so hard to know where rain will fall? Did staff reductions at the ...
How a confluence of extreme weather, geography and timing created Texas' flood disaster
Texas leads the country in flood deaths. Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called ...
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods
Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods ...
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White House defends national forecasting agency amid questions about warnings, response to Texas floods
President Donald Trump is expected to visit Central Texas this week. Local officials and forecasters have defended their ...
Officials shoot down ‘crazy theories’ over Texas flooding
Texas, and local officials dismissed concerns that cuts to FEMA and the National Weather Service contributed to the severity of the disaster.