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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas
Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday. A flash flood emergency was issued for southeastern San Saba County, including Colorado Bend State Park, where six to eight inches of rain fell in six hours. In Sutton, Texas, flooding caused cars to stall on Interstate 10 and water was approaching some homes, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas of San Saba County are under a mandatory evacuation order due to rainfall in the area, according to a news release. 'Torrential rainfall is causing a rapid rise along the San Saba River from Menard to San Saba, San Saba River near San Saba is forecasted to crest at MAJOR category, reaching over 31 feet,' the National Weather Service said on X. Ground search operations were suspended at one point in Kerrville, Texas, due to ongoing flood danger, authorities said Sunday morning. 'We will provide more information soon but for now, all search crews need to evacuate the river corridor until further notice,' the City of Kerrville Police Department said in a Facebook post. 'Any volunteer search parties in the Guadalupe River corridor need to heed this warning. The potential for a flash flood is high.' A band of thunderstorms continues to slide south and east Sunday into areas like Kerr County, where officials have reported 103 deaths and at least 140 people still missing from the July 4 flooding. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is likely, with local amounts of 9 to 12 inches possible in areas under a flood watch, according to the National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio. CNN's team in Kerrville received Wireless Emergency Alerts on their phones Sunday morning, warning about possible flooding. 'This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,' the alert said. The rain is expected to cause rivers and creeks to rise into flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Hunt is forecast to reach over 14 feet Sunday afternoon, which is considered moderate flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Kerrville is expected to crest just below minor flood stage late Sunday afternoon or evening, according to the National Weather Service. 'Flashy rivers like the Guadalupe should be avoided, if at all possible,' the Weather Prediction Center warned Saturday night.
CNN
3 days ago
- Climate
- CNN
Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas
Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday. A flash flood emergency was issued for southeastern San Saba County, including Colorado Bend State Park, where six to eight inches of rain fell in six hours. In Sutton, Texas, flooding caused cars to stall on Interstate 10 and water was approaching some homes, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas of San Saba County are under a mandatory evacuation order due to rainfall in the area, according to a news release. 'Torrential rainfall is causing a rapid rise along the San Saba River from Menard to San Saba, San Saba River near San Saba is forecasted to crest at MAJOR category, reaching over 31 feet,' the National Weather Service said on X. Ground search operations were suspended at one point in Kerrville, Texas, due to ongoing flood danger, authorities said Sunday morning. 'We will provide more information soon but for now, all search crews need to evacuate the river corridor until further notice,' the City of Kerrville Police Department said in a Facebook post. 'Any volunteer search parties in the Guadalupe River corridor need to heed this warning. The potential for a flash flood is high.' A band of thunderstorms continues to slide south and east Sunday into areas like Kerr County, where officials have reported 103 deaths and at least 140 people still missing from the July 4 flooding. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is likely, with local amounts of 9 to 12 inches possible in areas under a flood watch, according to the National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio. CNN's team in Kerrville received Wireless Emergency Alerts on their phones Sunday morning, warning about possible flooding. 'This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,' the alert said. The rain is expected to cause rivers and creeks to rise into flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Hunt is forecast to reach over 14 feet Sunday afternoon, which is considered moderate flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Kerrville is expected to crest just below minor flood stage late Sunday afternoon or evening, according to the National Weather Service. 'Flashy rivers like the Guadalupe should be avoided, if at all possible,' the Weather Prediction Center warned Saturday night.
CNN
3 days ago
- Climate
- CNN
Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas
Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday. A flash flood emergency was issued for southeastern San Saba County, including Colorado Bend State Park, where six to eight inches of rain fell in six hours. In Sutton, Texas, flooding caused cars to stall on Interstate 10 and water was approaching some homes, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas of San Saba County are under a mandatory evacuation order due to rainfall in the area, according to a news release. 'Torrential rainfall is causing a rapid rise along the San Saba River from Menard to San Saba, San Saba River near San Saba is forecasted to crest at MAJOR category, reaching over 31 feet,' the National Weather Service said on X. Ground search operations were suspended at one point in Kerrville, Texas, due to ongoing flood danger, authorities said Sunday morning. 'We will provide more information soon but for now, all search crews need to evacuate the river corridor until further notice,' the City of Kerrville Police Department said in a Facebook post. 'Any volunteer search parties in the Guadalupe River corridor need to heed this warning. The potential for a flash flood is high.' A band of thunderstorms continues to slide south and east Sunday into areas like Kerr County, where officials have reported 103 deaths and at least 140 people still missing from the July 4 flooding. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is likely, with local amounts of 9 to 12 inches possible in areas under a flood watch, according to the National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio. CNN's team in Kerrville received Wireless Emergency Alerts on their phones Sunday morning, warning about possible flooding. 'This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,' the alert said. The rain is expected to cause rivers and creeks to rise into flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Hunt is forecast to reach over 14 feet Sunday afternoon, which is considered moderate flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Kerrville is expected to crest just below minor flood stage late Sunday afternoon or evening, according to the National Weather Service. 'Flashy rivers like the Guadalupe should be avoided, if at all possible,' the Weather Prediction Center warned Saturday night.
CNN
3 days ago
- Climate
- CNN
Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas
Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday. A flash flood emergency was issued for southeastern San Saba County, including Colorado Bend State Park, where six to eight inches of rain fell in six hours. In Sutton, Texas, flooding caused cars to stall on Interstate 10 and water was approaching some homes, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas of San Saba County are under a mandatory evacuation order due to rainfall in the area, according to a news release. 'Torrential rainfall is causing a rapid rise along the San Saba River from Menard to San Saba, San Saba River near San Saba is forecasted to crest at MAJOR category, reaching over 31 feet,' the National Weather Service said on X. Ground search operations were suspended at one point in Kerrville, Texas, due to ongoing flood danger, authorities said Sunday morning. 'We will provide more information soon but for now, all search crews need to evacuate the river corridor until further notice,' the City of Kerrville Police Department said in a Facebook post. 'Any volunteer search parties in the Guadalupe River corridor need to heed this warning. The potential for a flash flood is high.' A band of thunderstorms continues to slide south and east Sunday into areas like Kerr County, where officials have reported 103 deaths and at least 140 people still missing from the July 4 flooding. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is likely, with local amounts of 9 to 12 inches possible in areas under a flood watch, according to the National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio. CNN's team in Kerrville received Wireless Emergency Alerts on their phones Sunday morning, warning about possible flooding. 'This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order,' the alert said. The rain is expected to cause rivers and creeks to rise into flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Hunt is forecast to reach over 14 feet Sunday afternoon, which is considered moderate flood stage. The Guadalupe River at Kerrville is expected to crest just below minor flood stage late Sunday afternoon or evening, according to the National Weather Service. 'Flashy rivers like the Guadalupe should be avoided, if at all possible,' the Weather Prediction Center warned Saturday night.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
New Texas flood threat halts search for victims of deadly July 4 flooding
Emergency crews were forced to suspend search operations in Kerr County, Texas, on Sunday, as the area hit hardest by catastrophic flash flooding earlier this month faced a renewed flood threat. Officials in Texas' rural and flood-prone Hill Country have said at least 161 people from the area remain missing in the aftermath of destructive July 4 storms that caused the Guadalupe River to overflow, and efforts to find them are ongoing. Police in Kerrville, a Kerr County city, announced that ground search operations had been paused before 8 a.m. local time Sunday due to "flood danger." "We will provide more information soon but for now, all search crews need to evacuate the river corridor until further notice. Any volunteer search parties in the Guadalupe River corridor need to heed this warning," the police department wrote in a social media post. "The potential for a flash flood is high." The department also shared an emergency weather alert that warned of "a high probability of the Guadalupe River at Hunt reaching flood stage today." It urged people, equipment and vehicles to move away from the water immediately. Hunt was the site of particularly disastrous flooding early in the morning on July 4, with officials saying the river swelled more than 20 feet in less than an hour and ultimately killed at least 103 people countywide, including dozens of children at a riverside summer camp called Camp Mystic. A flash flood warning was issued for parts of Kerr County on Sunday morning, along with other pockets of Central Texas. The Austin-San Antonio branch of the National Weather Service issued the warning as thunderstorms began to dump heavy rain over the area, and rainfall was expected to continue at a rate of 1 to 2.5 inches per hour, according to the forecast bulletin. The Weather Service noted that flash flooding was "ongoing or expected to begin shortly." The warning was due to expire at 12:15 p.m. local time. "This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order," the city of Kerrville wrote in another social media post, while the Weather Service emphasized that people should exercise serious caution around "low water crossings," which are small bridges built close to the surface of the Guadalupe River. Kerr County officials said last week that the crossings easily flood, as they did on the morning of July 4, trapping people on small "islands" of dry land and making it very difficult for emergency responders to reach them. Although Kerr County suffered the most tragedy as a result of the inundation more than a week ago, several other counties across Central Texas felt its impacts, too. Including Kerr County, the death toll statewide has grown to at least 129, and 166 more are unaccounted for, according to the latest information from local officials. The subsequent search for those missing among the debris has been massive. Volunteers, drones and search dogs joined the operation as crews from local, state and federal agencies probed on the ground, through the water and overhead in the air in hopes of uncovering anyone still lost. Difficult weather and harsh terrain have intermittently complicated their efforts, officials said. On Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott again expanded his federal disaster declaration to include more counties imperiled by the flooding.
