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5 Key Takeaways: Over 38,000 Texas Homes Located in 'Flash Flood Alley' Zone
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
After L.A. firestorms and Texas floods, forecasters haunted by warnings not being heard
Two massive disasters this year — the Texas floods and Los Angeles firestorms — are leading some to grapple with the question ...
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After deadly flash floods, a Texas town takes halting, painful steps toward recovery
With an outpouring of volunteers from across Texas, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery after ...
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Why Flash Flood Warnings Are Never Enough
“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how ...
More Than 38,000 Residential Structures Were Within the Texas Flood Zone Known as 'Flash Flood Alley'
New analysis highlights where the most residential structures were located during the deadly Texas flash flooding.
History warned of the Central Texas flood: Why the danger on the Guadalupe River wasn't a surprise
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow ...
Texas floods: The conditions that caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in 45 minutes
Flash flooding is common enough around the crescent-shaped region from Dallas through the Hill Country, the area earned the ...
Why did the Guadalupe River flood so fast? What to know about Texas' 'Flash Flood Alley'
One of Texas' most popular rivers flooded over the weekend and contributed to Texas' catastrophic flooding that claimed over 80 lives, including two dozen children at Camp Mystic. Here's ...