Death toll in Texas flooding surpasses 100 as search and rescue enters 5th day
Date: 6 min ago
Title: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference today
Content:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. ET in Kerrville on the state's response to the flood devastation, according to a news release from the governor's office.
Abbott will also receive a briefing on the state's response.
Prior to the briefing and news conference, he and Dustin Burrows, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, will take an aerial tour to survey the damages caused by the floods and visit Camp Mystic.
Abbott said Monday that more than 20 state agencies are responding to flooding across Texas. Additionally, 1,750 personnel and more than 975 vehicles and other assets have been deployed, the governor said in a statement.
Tactical and law enforcement personnel from the Department of Public Safety are also assisting, the governor said.
Update:
Date: 7 min ago
Title: Drier weather expected in central Texas today through the end of the week
Content:
The forecast in central Texas looks like it will be much drier today than the past several days.
A handful of showers and thunderstorms could dot the region this afternoon, but these storms aren't likely to present much of a flood threat. A similar setup is possible Wednesday. Thursday and Friday should be dry and mostly sunny in the region.
Despite the region forecast to finally dry out, some rivers may rise even after the rain fully stops.
The Llano River has risen several feet since yesterday morning and was nearly at minor flood stage by the mid-afternoon. The San Saba River is forecast to hit minor flood stage this afternoon.
Much of the Guadalupe River has returned back closer to normal levels and is not currently forecast to flood again in the coming days.
Update:
Date: 7 min ago
Title: Questions remain as Texas communities and families reel from catastrophic flooding
Content:
As officials in central Texas search for the people still missing after devastating flooding last week and over the weekend, the emergency response to the extreme weather has left many unanswered questions.
More than 100 people were killed in the rapidly-rising water.
Here are some of the questions:
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