At 1:18 p.m. on July 3, the NWS flood watch warned of "isolated amounts of 5 to 8 inches" of rain, saying "creeks and streams may rise out of their banks." It warned people in flood-prone areas to ...

Only 2016 had more flash flood emergencies by this date with 51 such warnings. In 2015, though, Texas once again bore the brunt of these most-severe warnings.

At a news conference on Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested flash flood alerts issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) did not fully convey the risks. "To most people in the area, flash ...

But he said it's unclear if those warnings reached people in harm's way. Kerr County does not have weather sirens, but the NWS said it added keywords to the 1 a.m. warning to automatically trigger ...

The Raleigh office of the NWS has now issued the highest-to-date number of warnings for their area. But the number of higher-end flood events is much higher than typical, too. (MORE: For even more ...

At 1:18 p.m. on July 3, the NWS flood watch warned of "isolated amounts of 5 to 8 inches" of rain, saying "creeks and streams may rise out of their banks." It warned people in flood-prone areas to ...

At 1:18 p.m. on July 3, the NWS flood watch warned of "isolated amounts of 5 to 8 inches" of rain, saying "creeks and streams may rise out of their banks." It warned people in flood-prone areas to ...

The Raleigh office of the NWS has now issued the highest-to-date number of warnings for their area. But the number of higher-end flood events is much higher than typical, too.

But he said it's unclear if those warnings reached people in harm's way. Kerr County does not have weather sirens, but the NWS said it added keywords to the 1 a.m. warning to automatically trigger ...

NWS warnings came hours in advance, but still may not have reached Texas flood victims City and state officials have questioned if National Weather Service warnings adequately described the ...