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How the deadliest hours of the devastating Texas floods unfolded
This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned ...
'Don't drown': Timeline of the Guadalupe River flooding disaster
In the early days of July, pieces of weather systems were converging to create a disaster over Texas Hill Country that would ...
Why did the Guadalupe River flood so fast? What to know about Texas' 'Flash Flood Alley'
The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called ...
A 94-year-old grandmother lost her house in the Texas floods. Her family says rebuilding their home is worth the risk
Betty Matteson’s four children, nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren have squeezed into her Texas Hill Country ...
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Returning Home to Cover the Floods in Texas
Reporters—many of them in town from national news organizations to cover the aftermath of the devastating flooding of the Guadalupe River, which left well over a hundred people dead—had been pressing ...
History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow ...
Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding
Commissioners in Kerr County, Texas, are set to meet Monday in their first official court hearing since more than 100 people, ...
Trump visits Texas flood zone while avoiding criticism he's heaped on other governors
President Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how ...