Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County, Texas
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Less than 24 hours after county officials issued a CodeRED, which suspended search and rescue operations in several parts of the Hill Country Sunday, certain crews are back looking for those still unaccounted for. Officials have currently confirmed 106 deaths, 36 of whom are children.
At least 161 are still unaccounted for after the July Fourth floods that saw the waters of the Guadalupe rise to historic levels in Central Texas, officials with Kerr County said Friday. Authorities have confirmed 103 deaths, 36 of whom are children.
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Forecasters explained that two mesoscale convection vortexes — one near Waco, and one near the Rio Grande — pulled in storm cells and placed them in circling patterns over the same areas, unleashing more dangerous floodwaters.
The Texas Department of Public Safety released video Saturday showing helicopter rescues during the catastrophic flooding in Kerr County.The video shows DPS Air
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A flash flood warning was in place for the western part of Kerr County, and a flood warning was in effect along the Guadalupe River in Hunt Monday.
Searches were suspended and a new flash flood warning was issued in Kerrville and Kerr County, Texas, on July 13 in the wake of the flooding that struck the area last week on July 4. The warning was downgraded to a flood watch hours later.
Sunday morning recovering efforts were suspended in Kerr County due to heavy rainfall and a new flash flood warning issued for the Hill Country.