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Texas governor says 161 people missing as crews scour flood zone
Search crews slogged through thick mud and debris Tuesday in central Texas, where more than 100 people are confirmed dead after catastrophic flooding.
Authorities described the search as grueling and slow-moving, with unstable rubble piles and high water complicating recovery efforts along the Guadalupe River. Governor Greg Abbott, visiting ...Read more

Commentary: The Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism
The tragic news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it’s also been maddening — because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who lost loved ones — the death toll from the Fourth of July floods is now at more than 100 — more than thoughts and prayers. They owe them...Read more

Texas crews scour flood zones as questions mount over warnings
Search crews slogged through thick mud and debris Tuesday in central Texas, where more than 100 people are confirmed dead after catastrophic flooding. Pressure is growing on local officials to explain why more people weren’t warned in time to escape.
Authorities described the search as grueling and slow-moving, with unstable rubble piles and ...Read more
Texas flood deaths exceed 100 with toll expected to rise
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead in floods that tore through central Texas over the weekend, marking a grim milestone as searchers used boats, dogs and drones to locate victims and authorities debated whether anything more could have been done to prevent the disaster.
Confirmed fatalities reached 104, according to the Associated ...Read more

Ted Cruz vacationed in Europe during deadly Texas flood: report
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz reportedly spent the weekend hitting tourists spots in Europe while a devastating Lone Star State flood killed at least 90 campers in the Hill Country.
The Republican lawmaker, who infamously fled his home state for Mexico in 2021 when a freezing winter storm shut down Texas’ power grid, was spotted in Greece checking out ...Read more

Chantal wasn't a hurricane but still caused big damage in NC. Here's why
Tropical depressions may sound minor compared to hurricanes, but both weather events can cause major damage.
Chantal made landfall as a tropical storm in South Carolina and was later downgraded to a tropical depression.
The depression brought heavy rain to North Carolina late Sunday and early Monday, flooding parts of Orange, Durham and ...Read more

Camp confirms worst fears as Texas flooding deaths exceed 90
Three days after cataclysmic floods tore through a stretch of the Texas Hill Country, officials have confirmed the deaths of 27 children and counselors who had been missing from a girls’ summer camp. Authorities counted more than 90 deaths statewide and said the number was almost certain to climb as rescuers sorted through mounds of debris.
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Deadly Texas flash floods sparks controversy over Trump cuts to NWS, NOAA
AUSTIN, Texas — The devastating Texas floods that killed scores of people on July 4 weekend sparked a spreading controversy on Monday over President Donald Trump’s cuts to the weather forecasting and disaster agencies, which critics say may have worsened the catastrophe.
As the death toll rose to nearly 100, some elected officials and ...Read more

Deadly floods reinforce challenges for Texas as crisis epicenter
Before dawn Friday morning, Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. Rice, the city manager, finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: the river had flooded out of control.
Torrential rains dumped into the Guadalupe, and in just 45 minutes, it ...Read more

Deadly floods reinforce challenges for Texas as crisis epicenter
Before dawn Friday morning, Dalton Rice went for a jog along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas. Rice, the city manager, finished his run around 4 a.m. as a light rain set in. An hour later, he began receiving emergency calls: the river had flooded out of control.
Torrential rains dumped into the Guadalupe, and in just 45 minutes, it ...Read more

Tropical Storm Chantal strikes Carolina coast
Tropical Storm Chantal moved inland Sunday morning, bringing rain and flood threats after striking the Carolina coast with 50 mph winds.
As of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. advisory, the storm had diminished into a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it moved into eastern North Carolina. It was located ...Read more

Texas flood deaths pass 50 with more bad weather expected
More than 50 people have died and dozens of children are missing in Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, leaving officials struggling to explain if they had done enough to warn people of the fast-rising waters.
At least 27 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, remain unaccounted ...Read more

Texas flood deaths rise as search continues for missing campers
At least 43 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.
Among those unaccounted for were at least 27 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls ...Read more

Tropical Storm Chantal picks up speed as it heads for South Carolina coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Chantal formed Saturday and picked up speed later in the day as it moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
What had been Tropical Depression Three that formed off the coast of Florida on Friday grew into the season’s third named storm by 8 a.m.
As of the National...Read more

Texas death toll climbs as catastrophic flood stretches rescuers
At least 32 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.
Among those unaccounted for were at least 27 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls ...Read more

Tropical Storm Chantal picks up speed as it heads for South Carolina coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Chantal formed Saturday as it slowly moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
What had been Tropical Depression Three that formed off the coast of Florida on Friday grew into the season’s third named storm by 8 a.m.
As of the National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. ...Read more

Texas death toll climbs as catastrophic flood stretches rescuers
At least 32 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.
Among those unaccounted for were at least 27 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls ...Read more
Texas flood death toll climbs as rescuers search for missing
At least 27 people have died and dozens of children are missing in the Texas Hill Country after catastrophic flooding, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.
Among those unaccounted for were at least 27 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls ...Read more
Tropical Storm Chantal forms in the Atlantic, targets southeast coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Chantal formed Saturday as it slowly moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.
What had been Tropical Depression Three that formed off the coast of Florida on Friday grew into the season’s third named storm by 8 a.m.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. advisory, the storm’s...Read more
Texas flood death toll climbs as rescuers search for missing
At least 27 people have died and dozens of children are missing after catastrophic flooding in Texas, with officials warning the casualty count will climb as forecasts call for more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.
Among those unaccounted for were at least 27 campers from Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp along ...Read more
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