Central Texas braces for more flooding
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Residents living south of the San Saba River in San Saba County have been ordered to evacuate due to river surging.
"It's not community to community. It's a national system," Sen. Maria Cantwell said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.
A slow-moving storm set off flood warnings in several regions of the Hill Country, including Kerr County, the area hit hardest by the July 4 floods.
Experts said warnings issued in the run-up to this weekend’s flooding were as timely and accurate as possible, but questions about whether the alerts reached people most at risk remain.
NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of warning.
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.
"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.
Boston is in for a muggy humid, hot week, according to National Weather Service forecasts, with more flooding possible as the week goes on.
Parts of Central Texas are under yet another flood watch this weekend. The impacted areas are the same as those hit by the July 4 deadly floods.
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