Texas Flooding: NWS Warns New ‘Dangerous Situation' Is Unfolding
Affected areas include northern Uvalde, eastern Real, western Bandera, and southwest Kerr Counties, the NWS radar station said.
Two to 4.78 inches of rain had fallen in the previous four hours said the alert at 4:37 a.m. local time on Monday, July 14. "More heavy rain is on the way. Flooding is already happening," NWS San Antonio said.
This weather radar map from Windy.com shows the situation across the area.
It comes after catastrophic flash flooding in and around Kerrville killed at least 132 people when the Guadalupe River surged rapidly amid heavy rain and burst its banks, sweeping whole areas away.
Crews are still searching for survivors, but were stopped on Sunday, July 13, by fresh heavy rains the the threat of flooding. They were due to resume the search and rescue operations on Monday.
It was the first time search efforts for victims of the July Fourth floods were stopped due to severe weather. Authorities believe more than 160 people may still be missing in Kerr County alone, and 10 more in neighboring areas.
In Kerrville, where local officials have come under scrutiny over whether residents were adequately warned about the rising water in the early morning hours of July 4, authorities went door-to-door to some homes after midnight early Sunday to alert people that flooding was again possible.
Authorities also pushed phone alerts to those in the area.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
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