Texas Flood Weather Analysis

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Death toll at 129

Texas flooding live updates: Death toll at 129 as search continues for the missing

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.

CBS News · 22h

Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

USA TODAY on MSN · 16h

Texas flooding death toll rises; new flood watch in effect: Updates

Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.

Texas, flood and Camp Mystic

Opinion

The Nation on MSN · 3d

Summer Camp Kids Did Not Have to Die in the Texas Floods

The deadly consequences of Trump’s National Weather Service budget cuts.

The Des Moines Register · 1d

See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 people.

CBS News · 1d

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

Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.

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Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings

The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...

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FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, data shows

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was ...

2don MSN

Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...

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Some weather models predicted the Texas flood. Why did the official forecast miss it?

Weather model data shows the National Weather Service had reason to warn of higher flood risks. Still, meteorologists say the agency made reasonable predictions.

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

Climate change helped fuel heavy rains that led to devastating Texas flood

Central Texas is infamous for its flash flooding and arid soil, hard-packed ground into which water does not easily ...

Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...

Forbes6d

Texas Flood Disaster — The Case For A Weather Radio Renaissance?

The catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country is the latest U.S. extreme weather event to cause significant disruption. At the time of writing, the death toll had surpassed 50, and many ...

Daily Herald3d

Some weather models predicted the Texas floods. Why did the official forecast miss it?

Weather models that meteorologists use to predict thunderstorm activity and heavy precipitation suggested on Thursday the ...

After Texas disaster, Trump shifts his tone on FEMA

Just days into his second term, President Donald Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ineffective. Kristi ...

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