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 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 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 ...

Flood Emergency was issued at 5:34 am CDT on July 4, 2025 NWS and Facebook Page/James Spann This is a tough situation because many of these warnings happened in the middle of the night (more on ...

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...

The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...