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"Life-threatening flash flooding" is ongoing in Kerr and Gillespie Counties -- including the areas of Kerrville, Comfort, Ingram, Hunt, Mountain Home, Waltonia, Harper, Kerrville-Schreiner Park and Cypress Creek -- according to the National Weather Service.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
Heads up if you're in the Hill Country or know someone who is. The threat for flash flooding in the areas devastated by last Friday's flooding have increased.
Another round of heavy rains is drenching central Texas with “life-threatening flash flooding,” according to the National Weather Service, forcing first responders in Kerrville to suspend search-and-rescue operations looking for the remaining missing after the deadly floods that took place last week.
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
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New flash flooding hit parts of Kerr County, Texas on Sunday, just nine days after the same region saw devastating floods that left 129 dead. “Life-threatening flash flooding” struck
A National Weather Service advisory warned of another 2-4 inches of rain falling in the region − and isolated areas could see 9-12 inches.
The Flood Watch in effect for parts of the southern Plains, including much of Oklahoma and Texas, was expanded southeast this morning to encompass areas that were hit hard by catastrophic and deadly flash flooding last weekend, including Kerr, Travis and Burnet Counties.
Flash floods in Texas have killed at least 107 people over the Fourth of July weekend, with more than 160 still missing.
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?