Texas, flooding and rain
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Search and recovery efforts continue in Kerr County, 12 days after the tragic flood that claimed more than 130 lives along the Guadalupe.
A few thunderstorms are possible on Monday, but much drier conditions are expected soon as the weather pattern shifts.
In the morning, the highest chance of rain is mostly to the north of the metro area. Storm clouds are expected to shift south and west, covering much of the region, in the afternoon and evening. Still, rain chances remain at 20% or lower, meaning precipitation may not occur at all.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.
This is false. It is not possible that cloud seeding generated the floods, according to experts, as the process can only produce limited precipitation using clouds that already exist.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned areas near the Lampasas River of potential flooding after the river rose 33 feet in just 4 hours.
In areas that see rainfall and increased cloud cover, temperatures are expected to remain below seasonal averages into next week, providing some relief from the summer heat. However, much of central and southern Texas, areas in the recovery phase from the catastrophic flooding, will face dangerous heat instead of renewed flooding.
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.
The Frio River is the latest waterway in Southwest Texas to pose a major flash flooding threat, with emergency officials saying it rose 10 feet Monday morning.