Horrific flash floods in Texas At least 90 people have been killed, Many of them childrenIn the weekend of July.
Whatever was in the past, heavy rainfall due to moisture Tropical storm barry The Texas Hill Country quickly collapsed in the early hours of Friday, causing an increase of 26 feet in just 45 minutes due to the Gaudalup river outside San Antonio.
The flood became their worst When a long holiday at mid -weekend Many people were sleeping.
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How much rain did Texas received?
Initial data suggests that more than 6 inches of rainfall over the holiday weekend is more than 20 inches in Burtram in serdel.
Liberty Hill and Streater also saw more than 20 inches of rain from July 3. National weather service prediction center College Park, Maryland.
Marble Falls: 18.5 inch
Hext: 18.49 inch
Lago Vista: 18.38 inch
Balkon: 17.69 inch
Wall: 17.5 inch
San Angelo: 13.51 inch
Burnett: 13.41 inch
Ingram: 11.68 inch
Mason: 10.11 inch
Llano: 9.62 inch
Seguin: 9.26 inch
Austin: 8.78 inch
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Will Texas receive more rainfall?
Slow -running storms continue to threaten the middle Texas region already destroyed with more heavy rainfall and potential flash floods on the forecast for Monday. However, it is expected to be lighter overnight.
The forecasts said that an additional three to five inches are possible on Monday.
There is a level 2 “minor” risk for excessive rainfall, which is leading to floods in effect on mid -Texas on Monday, National weather service Said. Already flood watches are effective for hard-hit areas.
Cities for monitoring include Carville, San Antonio, Austin, San Angelo, Uval and Killen.
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How did the Gwadalup river happen so soon?
Texas Hill Country naturally moves towards flood due to dry dirt -filled areas, where the soil skids the rain with the surface of the landscape instead of soaking the rain.
Friday’s flash flood began with a particularly poor storm, which dropped most of its 12 inches of rain in the morning.
Kerville City Manager Dalton Rice told how the Gwadalup river flooded so soon.
“When you see the headwater of Guadalup … there is a north and a south fork,” Rice said Friday night. “Since 1987, under normal circumstances, if you can say it, you will kill water in one of the areas, and they will be converted into two thorns Guadalup, which comes through the city of Kerville.”
“This rain incident was sitting on top of him and dumped more rainfall than being predicted on both of them,” Rice continued. “When we received the report, it was about 7 feet or on the south fork, and within a few minutes it was up to 29 feet, and it all turned into Guadalup.”