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Ground search operations were suspended Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where crews have continued to look for those still lost after catastrophic July 4 flooding.
Emergency crews have suspended their search for victims of catastrophic flooding in central Texas amid new warnings that additional rain will again cause waterways to surge
On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,
Texas on Saturday faces an upper-atmosphere wave of low pressure that could trigger storms and an increasingly deep flow of Gulf moisture.
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
Added rain and cloud cover this weekend will keep morning lows in the 70s and afternoon highs in the low 90s. Scattered showers and storms will return through this weekend. The threat for severe weather will be low both days. Localized heavy rain could lead to areas of flash flooding, mainly along the Red River.
North Texas will see a hot and humid Friday followed by increasing chances of rain and storms through the weekend.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.