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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.
The State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has awarded around $660 million since the plan was published, with a special legislative session coming soon.
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.
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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.
Rain chances fall to less than 10% across the San Antonio metro area on Wednesday, and long-range forecast models say this could be the new normal.
Forecasters warn that slow-moving storms could bring heavy downpours to already saturated areas, increasing the risk of flash flooding.
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In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating the storm would become.
McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report) — A flood warning has been issued for the Rio Grande for the South Texas border town of Laredo and Webb County. The National Weather Service on Monday morning warned that the international river could swell through Thursday evening and cause “minor flooding.”