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Camp Mystic's executive director began evacuating campers approximately 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued a "life-threatening flash flooding" alert.
CBS News analysis shows there were 22 warnings sent by the National Weather Service for Kerr County and the Kerrville area, but many residents say they didn't get alerts.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Residents were seemingly caught off guard, but warnings had been issued days and hours before floodwaters began carrying away homes,
Over 100 people have died in the Texas flooding as of Tuesday. Here are answers to commonly asked questions from USA TODAY readers.
More than 100 people, including 27 children and camp staff, died in a catastrophic July 4 flash flood in Texas. A detailed timeline now raises serious questions about whether officials acted swiftly enough on early warnings.
The National Weather Service began sending flash flood warnings that should have triggered cellphone alerts a little after 1 a.m., while local officials began posting on Facebook about four hours later.
161. That’s the estimated number of people missing in Kerr County, Abbott said Tuesday. At least 10 people are missing in Travis County, while local officials have recovered who they believe to be the “last victim” in Williamson County, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Col. Freeman Martin.