Author: WeatherPreppers

Search crews in Texas are racing against time to find 41 missing people as rainfall threatens more flooding.💔🙏 TEXAS, USA — With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people, including children at summer camps. Officials said the death toll was sure to rise. Latest on deadly…

We looked back and found the forecasts and flood alerts sent out by the National Weather Service in San Antonio and Austin. DALLAS — A devastating sequence of events unfolded across the Texas Hill Country early Friday, culminating in a flash flood emergency and river levels not seen in years.  Kerr County authorities, alongside state and federal officials, said Sunday morning that search-and-rescue teams had recovered at least 68 bodies so far, including 28 children….

Kendall County emergency officials announced Sunday that crews recovered two bodies. TEXAS, USA — As the Hill Country grapples with the aftermath of a treacherous flash flood, stories of hope, resilience and community support continue to emerge from the darkness of the tragedy. One such story comes from Boerne resident Emily Mandugano, whose commitment to helping flood victims comes from a place of both deep faith and personal experience with disaster.  Over the weekend, she…

Living along the river can be beautiful. It can also be hazardous, as one longtime resident knows all too well. KERRVILLE, Texas — Residents and property owners across the Hill Country are still assessing the destruction caused by the flood. The catastrophe has left behind damage with varying degrees of severity. A home at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Richardson Street is where Olivia Chappins and her husband raised a daughter and two boys,…

Living along the river can be beautiful. It can also be hazardous, as one longtime resident knows all too well. KERRVILLE, Texas — Residents and property owners across the Hill Country are still assessing the destruction caused by the flood. The catastrophe has left behind damage with varying degrees of severity. A home at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Richardson Street is where Olivia Chappins and her husband raised a daughter and two boys,…

Linnie McCown, 8, was a student at Casis Elementary. Mary Stevens, 8, was a student at Highland Park Elementary. AUSTIN, Texas — Two girls from Austin are among those confirmed dead after devastating flash floods hit Camp Mystic in Kerr County on July 4. Linnie McCown, 8, was a student at Casis Elementary, according to her father, Michael McCown. A family spokesman for 8-year-old Mary Stevens confirmed her death. Mary was a student at Highland…