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the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise

Why did the Guadalupe River flood so fast? What to know about Texas' 'Flash Flood Alley'

The Texas Hill Country has been notorious for flash floods caused by the Guadalupe River. Here's why the area is called "Flash Flood Alley."

CBS News on MSN · 1d

History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise

In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

KOMO · 2d

Texas floods: The conditions that caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in 45 minutes

Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the nickname "Flash Flood Alley."

Texas, flood and Force of Water

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Warnings for deadly Texas flash flooding came with little time to act

As early as July 2, officials at the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or TDEM, were publishing news releases warning that “heavy rainfall with the potential to cause flash flooding is anticipated across West Texas and the Hill Country” and were preparing resources such as swift-water rescue boat squads.

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

Breaking Down the Force of Water in the Texas Floods

Flash floods last week in Texas caused the Guadalupe River to rise dramatically, reaching three stories high in just two hours

Reuters · 1d

Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood

Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.

Texas faces renewed scrutiny over emergency response

Reuters on MSN · 31m

Trump to visit Texas flood site amid questions about disaster response

U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to central Texas on Friday to survey damage from the July 4 flash flood that killed at least 120 people and left dozens more missing.

CBS News · 7h

After wildfires and now floods, Texas faces renewed scrutiny over emergency response

Following last year’s record-breaking wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, which exposed serious flaws in the state’s emergency response system, lawmakers had a chance to act. But after this week’s historic flooding,

Chron on MSN · 18h

Emergency alert over shooting stirs anger in flood-hit Texas

The alert, a Blue Alert issued by the FBI, named Benjamin Song, 32, as the suspect wanted in the July 4 shooting of a police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarad

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Texas flash flooding: What we know, where it's happening, when storms could end

More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

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Plans for Guadalupe River flood monitoring system were scheduled to get underway in mid-July

Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a ...

Why the rain that caused Texas flash flooding was so extreme

The heavy rain that turned a river in Texas into a raging wall of water was fueled by unique atmospheric conditions, ...

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Husband recalls flood waters sweeping cabin into the Guadalupe River, harrowing escape

Camille Santana tragically lost her life during the Fourth of July floods that swept through Central Texas. Three other ...

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Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer

A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 79 people and leaving many more ...

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Texas floods live updates: Death toll rises to 120 as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery ...

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