Search For Victims Is Suspended As Central Texas Braces For More Flash Flooding

More flash flooding is forecast for cardinal Texas, wherever more than 100 lives were claimed by devastating floods past week.

Flash flooding successful Texas’ Hill Country region materialized successful nan early hours of July 4, erstwhile nan Guadalupe River surged complete 20 feet. The aftermath was catastrophic, particularly successful Kerr County, wherever 103 group were killed. Over 100 group are still unaccounted for, but nan hunt effort has been suspended owed to much flash flooding expected Sunday, according to nan Kerrville Police Department.

Approximately 3 to 6 inches of rainfall is expected to accumulate Sunday successful areas that flooded past week, and create flooding successful caller areas arsenic well, according to nan NWS Weather Prediction Center.

Earlier Sunday morning, thunderstorms producing 2 to 4 inches of rainfall per hr drifted into bluish Llano and Burnet counties, according to nan National Weather Service, which warned that “flooding is now ongoing aliases is expected to statesman soon.”

“Significant rainfall has fallen and flooding is expected to create shortly, peculiarly complete Llano county,” nan upwind work said.

The rainfall is expected to move southeast into nan Hill Country region and nan confederate Edwards Plateau, nan upwind work said.

First responders transportation retired search-and-rescue operations adjacent nan Guadalupe River connected July 7 aft a flash flood swept done nan area.Eli Hartman / AP

“Do not thrust into flooded roads aliases astir barricades,” nan upwind work warned.

Flash flood warnings person been issued successful Bertram, Llano, Cherry Spring, Watson and Briggs until 10:45 a.m. section time, according to nan upwind service.

In Williamson County, officials warned that flash flooding is occurring owed to a surge successful nan San Gabriel River and advised residents not to thrust successful nan floodwaters. The northwestern portion of nan region is nether a flash flood informing until 10 a.m. section time.

Kerr County, which was deed particularly difficult successful past week’s floods, is besides nether a flash flood informing until 11:30 a.m. section time, nan metropolis of Kerrville announced connected Facebook. Heavy rainfall has already begun falling successful nan city, according to nan Kerrville Police Department.

Video posted to Instagram showed what appears to beryllium floodwaters and downed trees adjacent nan Guadalupe River.

“This is simply a vulnerable and life-threatening situation,” nan metropolis warned. “Do not effort to recreation unless you are fleeing an area taxable to flooding aliases nether an removal order.”