Texas, Kerr County and Flood
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As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the county’s top official, said during a county commissioners court meeting earlier Monday that local officials don’t know the exact number of how many visitors who traveled to the Guadalupe for the holiday weekend had been caught in the flood.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWeather 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.
Kerr County issued CodeRed ahead of yesterday's flood threat, urging residents to stay safe during heavy rain possible rising water.
The flooding death toll reached 133 on Tuesday when Kendall County updated its fatalities from eight to nine. Kerr County was the hardest hit, with 106 confirmed deaths. Fatalities were also confirmed in Travis, Williamson, Burnet and Tom Green counties.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNKerr County search and rescue operations paused again on Monday due to rainAlthough a new round of floods elsewhere prompted emergency rescues Sunday, no injuries or deaths were reported.
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least 132 people.
For a second straight day, rain forecasts hampered the search Monday for people still missing after deadly floods pummeled Texas this month, as officials made plans to drain reservoirs in the search for victims.
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.