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The conditions are life threatening and could flood creeks, streams, streets, highways, underpasses and "urban areas," according to the NWS.
Another potentially life-threatening flooding event took place across Central Texas on Sunday morning, with torrential rain sending rivers and streams above their banks, forcing officials to stop search efforts along the Guadalupe River that had been underway since a catastrophic and deadly flash flooding event over the Fourth of July holiday.
The organizations working together to help the flood victims said that 'no additional in-kind donations (clothing, food, supplies) are needed in Kerrville.' They said the best way to help is with monetary donations.
But they haven't rescued anyone alive since July 4, the day of the flood, officials in the hardest-hit Kerr County said. Some 160 people are missing from the county alone. As of the morning of July 12,
Greg Adkins showed KHOU 11 News the debris left behind in his backyard, which sits right next to the Guadalupe River.
As the floodwaters rushed into Kerrville, Texas, under the cover of darkness on Friday morning, officers jumped into action to evacuate over 100 homes and rescue more than 200 people in one hour, the police department said.
Residents along the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country are being evacuated, and search efforts continue for missing people after severe flooding on Friday. The search area spans 60 miles, and some are expressing the need for improved alert systems in the city,
It took just 90 minutes for the river to rise more than 30 feet. A look at the historic flood levels now etched into Central Texas history.