Texas, Deadly and flash flood
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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.
Flood warnings were in effect in several areas, including ones that were devastated by the July 4 floods. By the afternoon, the rain had eased up in some parts, and some rescuers resumed their work.
Residents south of the San Saba River in west-central Texas have been ordered to evacuate because of surging waters.
It’s an extremely invasive species of insect and its favorite meal is Ash trees. “It targets all Ash trees in Texas,” said Hector Marines, Regional Urban Forester, Texas A&M Forest Service. “White Ash, Texas Ash, Green Ash, you name it, and it kills every single one of those at every stage of life.”
After days of agony waiting for news on their missing mother and father, lost during the July 4 flooding in Central Texas, the Brake family now has answers.
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As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data, satellite imagery and risk modeling.
With Central Texas devastated by deadly floods, many are asking: What’s a 100-year or 1,000-year flood, and are these terms outdated?