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Risk of Flooding Returns to Texas County Hit by Deadly Storms

The threat of heavy rain is “slight” for this weekend, but with the ground fully saturated in Kerr County even small amounts of rainfall could cause flooding.

The Independent on MSN · 4h

Texas floods latest: Over 120 dead as Kerr County ‘repeatedly denied funding’ for flood warning system

The catastrophic Central Texas floods have claimed at least 121 lives and left 173 missing, as a report reveals that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 4h

Kerr County flood deaths surpass 100 as search for missing continues

The death toll in Kerr County, Texas climbed above 100 Friday night as recovery operations continued in the county on a day when President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump toured the damage left behind by July 4 flash flooding.

FEMA loosened flood oversight at Camp Mystic

The Texas Tribune · 12m

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

The July Fourth flood moved so quickly in the middle of the night that it caught many off guard in a county that lacked a warning system.

Yahoo · 2h

FEMA let Camp Mystic operate in 100-year flood zone despite deadly warnings for years: ‘Particularly disturbing’

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous floodplain

Times Union · 5h

Alert: FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?

1don MSN

Sen. Ted Cruz, county officials say at least 75 dead in Kerr County, search and rescue continues after flooding

State officials said rescue efforts in Central Texas following devastating flooding continue, emphasizing the state's ...

Texas death toll nears 130 as concern for more flash flooding grows in hard-hit areas

Areas badly damaged by July 4th flooding in Texas Hill Country are on alert for a new flash flooding threat through the ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)1d

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable

The search for bodies continued nearly a week after deadly flooding in Texas. With 121 people confirmed dead and at least 161 ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN23h

Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

CBS News1d

Maps show where devastating flash flooding hit Texas, including Camp ...

Camp Mystic, where at least 27 campers and counselors died in the floods, is in Hunt, Texas, part of Kerr County. Around 550 children were at the camp when the flooding started, according to a ...

3don MSN

Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety

A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.

3don MSN

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 ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

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