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With the death toll still rising, the Austin area's recent flooding is one of its deadliest ever

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Just when Austin was starting to think that drought might continue into the summer, the first raindrops fell — and kept falling. Throughout Austin’s history, the city has fallen victim to many floods, caused by dam failure, excessive rain and tropical storm remnants. Not only do these floods damage infrastructure — especially riverside homes and businesses — and cost local governments millions to recover, there are few major flooding events that don’t take lives. The recent disaster is…

As search for the missing continues after Texas Hill Country floods, residents work to pick up the pieces

Posted on July 17, 2025July 19, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

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.

Lake Buchanan hits highest water levels in 20 years after holiday floods

Posted on July 17, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Located in Burnet and Llano counties west of the city of Burnet, Lake Buchanan has a maximum depth of 132 feet. On Wednesday, July 16, Lake Buchanan’s water level reached 1,020 feet for the first time since March 2005, KXAN reported The milestone came just days after the LCRA signed off on opening several floodgates at the Buchanan Dam, which marked the first operations of its kind since May 2019. Intel from Water Data for Texas classified Lake Buchanan…

“You can’t replace memories”: Volunteers seek to return personal items after Texas floods

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Crystal Smith was sifting through the debris on her property after the July 4 flooding in Kerrville when she came across a handmade Christmas ornament in the shape of a wooden house. On…

Flood relief resources: Where Chapel Hill businesses hit hard by flooding can get help

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The town, university and organizations in Chapel Hill are teaming up to host a flood resource event for businesses impacted by destructive flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal last week. The event will be held between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday at Innovate Carolina Junction, 136 E. Rosemary St. “We have been made aware of about 35, 40 businesses that have been completely wiped out that don’t have their products available anymore or don’t…

NC sues FEMA after agency cut $200 million for infrastructure ravaged by recent flooding

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Federal Emergency Management Administration on Wednesday over its decision to cancel a program that provides more than $200 million to protect North Carolina’s infrastructure, including water and sewer services devastated by recent storms. Jackson’s announcement about the FEMA lawsuit included a list of canceled grants in North Carolina. He’s seeking to get the money reinstated as quickly as possible, he said. The Atlatnic hurricane season is underway…

A church is offering help and hope to Kerrville's Hispanic and immigrant community after the floods

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

It’s been more than a week since the floods in Texas left 131 dead and catastrophic damage in its wake. In Kerrville, streets are packed with volunteers who have come to help with recovery work. Donation centers have popped up in parking lots and businesses. Maranatha Christian Center, a bilingual church a few blocks away from the Guadalupe River is one of those improvised donations centers. The church is helping a specific population: the local…

How dams upriver saved downtown Austin from catastrophic flooding

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Austin, deep in drought up until this month, is now watching its severely depleted water reservoirs rise to levels not seen in years. This week the Lower Colorado River Authority even had to open four floodgates on Lake Buchanan for the first time since 2019 to manage the flow. The shift from disastrous dry spell to over-saturation is dramatic, but not unheard of. “Historically, we go through lengthy drought periods that are then broken by…

Key dates for 2025-26 Carolina Hurricanes' schedule

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The Carolina Hurricanes announced their schedule for the 2025-26 season. Carolina, which reached the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in three seasons, is seeking an eighth consecutive playoff appearance under coach Rod Brind’Amour. Carolina made a big splash in the offseason, trading for defenseman K’Andre Miller from the New York Rangers and signing free-agent forward Nikolaj Ehlers, who played for Winnipeg since 2015. Opening night Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. New Jersey Devils at Lenovo Center…

Marble Falls under boil water notice after historic Fourth of July floods

Posted on July 16, 2025July 18, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

The City of Marble Falls issued a boil water notice this week following compromises to the city’s drinking water supply from the historic Fourth of July floods. Marble Falls’ boil water notice took effect on Tuesday, July 15, at 4 p.m., with city officials urging all residents to boil all water supplies prior to consuming it via drinking, cooking or making ice. All water supplies to be consumed must be brought to a rolling boil…

Wet July: Residents concerned about more flooding after intense rain midway through month

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Many residents are still cleaning up after several bouts of rain through central North Carolina, and some residents in Orange and Durham counties said they’re concerned about more. It’s been a soggy July. In the first 15 days of the month this year, we’ve had nearly five inches of rain at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. According to WRAL meteorologists, it’s more than 2 inches above the normal amount of rainfall in July. Three days this month…

Camp Mystic leader waited an hour to evacuate campers after receiving alert about Central Texas flooding

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain, Unknown Author Flood waters from the Guadalupe River surround homes near Kerrville on July 4, 2025. The director of Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp where 27 died during last weekend’s Central Texas flooding, waited more than an hour after receiving the first weather alert to evacuate, despite the site being in a high-risk flood zone, the Washington Post reports. Camp Mystic Executive Director Richard “Dick” Eastland,…

Conspiracy theorists said 'cloud seeding' caused the Texas floods. It did not.

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Until recently, one of the biggest controversies over cloud seeding — a method created to encourage rain — was whether it actually works. That’s now been overshadowed by online theories blaming the technology for the deadly floods in Texas. Experts say falsehoods like these are spreading faster than ever after natural disasters — hurting emergency planning and response efforts. “This is unprecedented in my experience,” said Amber Silver, a professor in the Department of Emergency…

How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A small East Texas community is in the final stages of installing a state-of-the-art disaster warning system officials have been working toward for years. Six new sirens will be placed strategically throughout the…

The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by WeatherPreppers

6 minutes ago Texas flooding (Photo: WPLG Local 10/MGN) KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — For a second straight day, rain forecasts hampered the search Monday for people still missing after deadly floods pummeled Texas, as officials made plans to drain reservoirs in the search for victims and lowered the number of people they said remain missing. While some official crews resumed the search along the Guadalupe River in and around Kerrville in Kerr County, others held off or…

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