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Texas Hill Country is no stranger to flash floods. Why were so many caught off guard?

When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.

USA TODAY on MSN · 20h

Flood threat still looms over battered Texas Hill Country: See flood warnings

Flood watches have been issued by the National Weather Service until at least 7 p.m. CT July 6 in Hill Country and along the I-35 corridor. The Weather Prediction Center added that scattered thunderstorms are likely to drop "torrential downpours over sensitive soils across parts of the Texas Hill Country."

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2h

Science shows cloud seeding isn't capable of causing Texas Hill Country flooding

Meteorologists point out that hurricanes and flood-making storms possess extraordinary amounts of energy that humans can't reproduce or control.

Desperate search for Texas flood survivors intensifies

NBC News · 14m

Texas floods live updates: At least 95 dead or missing as storms continue

MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION: The catastrophic flooding struck on Friday, causing a surge of 20 to 26 feet on the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, causing widespread damage. President Donald Trump has signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, which is west of Austin.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

'We will be relentless': Desperate search for Texas flood survivors intensifies

A search for Texas flood survivors intensified as Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for nearly two dozen Texas counties.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Search for Texas Flood Victims Enters Third Day, With More Rain Forecast

Local officials warned the number of dead will likely rise and were due to give an update on Sunday morning, as search and rescue teams raced to find 27 girls missing from a camp near the Guadalupe River,

Texas floods leave at least 51 dead

CBS News · 4h

How much rain fell in Texas that caused the catastrophic flooding?

Heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours of Friday in the Texas Hill Country, causing the Gaudalupe River to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes.

ABC News · 3h

How to help victims of deadly Texas floods

Organizations and local brands have jumped into action to help victims of the deadly Texas floods that began in Hill Country on Friday.

Gizmodo · 2h

‘Warning Fatigue’ Might Have Made Texas Floods Deadlier

The National Weather Service issued multiple alerts ahead of the deadly floods that devastated central Texas, but whether people actually responded to them is an important question.

Texas, flash flood and Camp Mystic

Newsweek on MSN · 2h

Texas Summer Camp Tragedy Reminiscent of Similar Flooding 40 Years Ago

In 1987, sudden and intense rainfall caused the river to surge at an unprecedented rate in mid-July, leading to a tragedy that killed 10 campers at Pot O' Gold Christian Camp, a summer camp near Comfort, Texas. The campers drowned when their bus attempted to evacuate them and was overtaken by floodwater.

The Washington Post · 1d

A young Alabama student, a grandparent and a camp director among those killed in Texas floods

A beloved director of a Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas. The flooding in central Texas originated from the fast-moving waters on the Guadalupe River on Friday,

Time on MSN · 21h

Texas Floods: Search Continues for Camp Mystic Girls

The search continues in Texas on Sunday for 10 girls from a children’s camp who are missing amid deadly flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country. Texas authorities provided a general overview of the disaster in the state on Sunday afternoon,

'She is absolutely fearless' | Former Memorial High School football player's daughter missing after Texas floods

Eleven campers are still unaccounted for after floodwaters surged 26 feet in 45 minutes. Among them is the daughter of a ...

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Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country, searchers have found the bodies of 68 ...

Death toll climbs to 81 as flood-ravaged Texas faces more rain; Trump plans visit: Updates

Meanwhile, anguished parents waited for word on the 10 young campers still missing from Camp Mystic, which was hit hard by ...

UTSA professor who 'inspired generations of learners' among those dead in Hill Country floods

The University of Texas at San Antonio is mourning the loss of senior lecturer Katheryn Eads, who died in the July 4 ...

‘Hearts are broken’: Hunt family grieving after devastating Texas flood tragedy

The Hunt family is in mourning after devastating flooding struck central Texas over the July 4 holiday weekend. The death ...

40mon MSN

The Texas flooding is a reminder of the importance of insurance

Only about half of the homeowners potentially impacted by floods in Kerr County were in FEMA's flood zones, and even fewer likely had flood insurance.

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‘Oh my God, we’re floating’: What survivors – and those still missing – faced in terrifying Texas floods

The Guadalupe River basin had drawn July Fourth weekend revelers to its youth and family campgrounds, RV parks and apartment ...

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