Texas flood cleanup continues amid gloomy storm forecast
The National Weather Service warned that thunderstorms producing "excessive rainfall and potential flooding" were forecast Monday and Tuesday. A flood watch was in effect for more than a dozen counties. Among them: Kerr County, where more than 100 people were killed when the Guadalupe River roared over their banks on the Fourth of July.
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with isolated amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible, the weather service said.
Cleanup from the flooding, delayed Sunday when a new round of storms swept through the area, is once again underway, officials in Kerr County said.
"Broken but unbowed. We remain proud Americans," Gov. Greg Abbott said in a social media post that showed an American flag waving amid the destruction. "Thanks to people across the country for your outpouring of support."
Timeline of tragedy: How the floods unfolded
In the early days of July, pieces of weather systems were converging to bring devastation to the Texas Hill Country, transforming the Guadalupe River into a monster raging out of its banks in the pre-dawn hours of July 4. At least 129 people have died, and at least 160 are listed as missing.
The hours leading up to the disaster, and the actions taken to protect the lives of those in the water's hellish fury, are critical to understanding what happened and whether more could have been done in the name of safety. Through a National Weather Service messaging service with emergency management officials and broadcast meteorologists, U.S. Geological Survey data and other records, USA TODAY has pieced together a timeline of the calamity on the Guadalupe. See the details here.
− Dinah Voyles Pulver
'Don't drown': Timeline of the Guadalupe River flooding disaster
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