Texas, flash flood and Guadalupe River
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Crews have searched “from the headwaters of the Guadalupe River to Canyon Lake and back,” and continue the “intensive search operations.”
A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides and remnants of debris lingered throughout what was left. Some residents of the area say it's unlike anything they've seen in the river before.
New tributes and challenges are unfolding in the Texas Hill Country as the search for nearly 160 people enters its eleventh night. Over the last few days, weather has made the search difficult.Despite the tough conditions,
New flood warnings have been issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas less than two weeks after flooding killed more than 100 people.
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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.
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Walston drove from his home to the Center Point Bridge on FM 480 near Highway 27, where he shot video of the river below. He recorded nearly 38 minutes of surging water as it rose over 20 feet, carrying massive cypress trees, debris and even a house.
Search and rescue operations are intensifying along the Guadalupe River as crews from across the country join forces to locate missing ind
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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.
With more than 170 still missing, communities must reconcile how to pick up the pieces around a waterway that remains both a wellspring and a looming menace.
Climate reporter Joshua Partlow kayaked down the Guadalupe River one week after devastating floods struck Kerr County, Texas.
Estimates had the water moving down the Guadalupe River somewhere between 10 to 12 miles per hour, aided by gravity. We know through math equations that only a foot of water can move a car, providing some 500 pounds of force.