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The Frio River is the latest waterway in Southwest Texas to pose a major flash flooding threat, with emergency officials saying it rose 10 feet Monday morning.
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday, hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least 132 people.
Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches and isolated amounts of 3-5 inches are possible, the National Weather Service said.
Two clouds were targeted and dissipated later that day in the cloud seeding operation Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was referring to.
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the Quad Cities and downstate Lincoln.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned areas near the Lampasas River of potential flooding after the river rose 33 feet in just 4 hours.
In areas that see rainfall and increased cloud cover, temperatures are expected to remain below seasonal averages into next week, providing some relief from the summer heat. However, much of central and southern Texas, areas in the recovery phase from the catastrophic flooding, will face dangerous heat instead of renewed flooding.
State and local officials said they did their best to coordinate evacuations and rescues, but better cellphone service might help in future floods.