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Texas officials defend response to deadly floods: 'We saved as many people as we could'
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might ...
Alabama sends more search teams to Texas to help with recovery from deadly floods
Responders from six Alabama cities are part of the teams that will help search for about 170 people still believed to be ...
Texas Senate, House form joint committee to take up flood warning system
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has put together his list of state Senators who will make up the legislative committee to create a ...
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The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — With rain in the forecast Monday, officials kept a wary eye on river levels as some crews resumed the ...
Texas floods latest: Death toll at 131 as dozens rescued after new round of flash floods
Death toll at 131 as dozens rescued after new round of flash floods - Flood warnings remain in effect across the Hill Country on Monday as thunderstorms and heavy rain continue to batter the region ...
Texas NWS office had no warning coordination meteorologist during the flood. Did it make a difference?
On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in ...
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Multiple Factors Led to Texas Flood Tragedy, Sources Say
Overdevelopment in flood-prone areas and inadequate mapping from the Federal Emergency Management Agency likely contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in central Texas July 4, when sudden flooding ...
Kerr County officials consider lake draining as search for missing continues amid ongoing flood threats
"There is a plan in place right now to accomplish draining the lake. We can't go any further than that, then to tell you that ...
Frio River crests at flood stage causing street flooding in Concan, Uvalde County
The Frio River at Concan and the Frio River below Dry Frio near Uvalde was forecasted to reach major flood stage, according to the National Weather Service. The Frio River at Concan and the Frio River ...
Chicago-area officials are bracing as summer storms roll in following Texas tragedy and weather service budget cuts
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...
Oklahoma sending more resources to help flood recovery efforts in Texas, New Mexico
Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management announced the state is sending more resources to help ...
Frio River crests at flood stage causing flooding on roads in Concan, Uvalde County
The Frio River at Concan and the Frio River below Dry Frio near Uvalde was forecasted to reach major flood stage, according to the National Weather Service. The Frio River at Concan and the Frio River ...