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As the death toll continues to rise from devastating flooding that struck the Texas Hill Country, questions have been asked about whether there was enough warning ahead of the deadly flooding.
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
At least 129 people are dead from the devastating flooding in the Texas Hill Country.Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 103 deaths, including 36 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.
Audio surfaces in CodeRED timeline – In the early hours of July 4th people were still sleeping in their beds when the wall of water swept through the area. Between 4 and 5 a.m. The Guadalupe River went from being 6 feet above flood stage to 27 feet.
Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.
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In this particular case, we have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that current staffing or budget issues within NOAA and the NWS played any role at all in this event,” Houston-based