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- New flash flood warnings were issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Monday, July 14, less than two weeks after the same area was devastated by fatal floods over the Fourth of July weekend
- A flood watch is in effect for the Hill Country and surrounding areas through 9 p.m. local time on Monday
- Evacuations and rescues were made in other portions of Texas over the weekend as rain led more rivers to flood
New flood warnings have been issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas, less than two weeks after flooding killed more than 130 people.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Austin and San Antonio has issued a flood watch for the Hill Country as well as the Southern Edwards Plateau, Travis and Williamson Counties through 9 p.m. local time on Monday, July 14.
Hill Country was devastated by flash flooding on July 4 after torrential downpours caused the Guadalupe River to rise to near 30 feet.
Early on Monday morning, the NWS issued a flood warning on the Guadalupe River at Hunt, where much of the devastation occurred on July 4, due to “heavy rainfall moving into Kerr County and Hunt area.”
The river was “expected to reach moderate flood stage” around 11 a.m. local time “with a stage of 14.6 feet.” Those in the area were warned to “seek higher ground along the river bank.”
Fox Weather shared footage on Sunday, July 13, of flash flooding in Kerrville — another area hit hard by the Independence Day floods, which caused officials to pause their search for victims of the previous flood.
The weather agency also warned those near the Frio River in Concan and near Uvlade to “seek higher ground” after predicting the river was “forecast to reach major flood stage” on Monday morning.
Afterward, flash flood warnings were issued by the NWS for both Concan and Uvalde County, as well as Kinney County and the cities of Leakey, Sabinal, Knippa, Utopia. Flood warnings have also been issued for the areas of Camp Wood, Barksdale and Vance.
Evacuation orders were issued in Uvalde County as the Frio River is expected to crest 16 feet above normal, according to CBS affiliate KENS.
Local officials also issued evacuation orders near the San Saba River, which was expected to rise more than 31 feet, NBC affiliate KCEN-TV reported.
Flooding also led to evacuations and rescues over the weekend. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a post on X that evacuations took place on Sunday in Lampasas, Menard, Kimble and Sutton Counties.
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Meanwhile, rescues were taking place in Lampasas, San Saba and Schleicher Counties, Abbott added. He later shared an image of one of the rescues in Lamapasas County, which appeared to include at least two children and one adult.
“Broken but unbowed. We remain proud Americans,” Abbott said in another post late on Sunday. He then thanked “people across the country” for their “outpouring of support.”
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