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At a news conference Monday, state officials said 101 people remain missing, including 97 in the Kerrville area.
Gov. Greg Abbott activated state emergency response resources on July 17 due to increased threats of tropical weather impacting Southeast and East Texas.
Flood warnings were in effect in several areas, including ones that were devastated by the July 4 floods. By the afternoon, the rain had eased up in some parts, and some rescuers resumed their work.
Rep Randy Weber (R -- Friendswood) talks with CW39 digital producer Chad Washington about the new bill he has co-sponsored in the U.S. House that looks to improve severe weather predictions following the catastrophic floods that hit central Texas on July 4.
A few thunderstorms are possible on Monday, but much drier conditions are expected soon as the weather pattern shifts.
Unfounded rumors linking an extreme weather event to human attempts at weather modification are again spreading on social media. It is not plausible that available weather modification techniques caused or influenced the July 4 flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas.
A flood watch will remain in effect in Kerrville and the surrounding area — the epicenter of the July 4 damage that left at least 130 dead — until 7 a.m. Tuesday.
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FOX Weather on MSNTexas search for missing flood victims resumes as dry weather finally returnsFor the first time since the deadly July Fourth flooding in the Texas Hill Country, Kerr County has no flood advisories or rain in the forecast, allowing search crews to continue their work looking for the bodies of more than 150 missing people.
As heavy rains led to heartbreaking losses at a Texas girls camp, other parts of the state were swamped over the July 4 weekend.
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the Quad Cities and downstate Lincoln.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.