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The Latest on Monday: 75 confirmed dead in Kerr County; Camp Mystic mourns 27 girls, counselors
The Guadalupe River flooding in the middle of the night on the Fourth of July holiday caught many residents, campers and officials by surprise. It’s putting officials under scrutiny.
The Texas Hill Country, which sits northwest of San Antonio, is a popular destination for camping and swimming, especially around the summertime holiday.
Survivors have described the floods as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings.
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Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, who lives along the Guadalupe River, said Saturday that “nobody saw this coming.” Various officials have referred to it as a “100-year-flood,” meaning that the water levels were highly unlikely based on the historical record.
Related:Did Texas officials do enough to prevent flood devastation?
AccuWeather said the private forecasting company and the National Weather Service sent warnings about potential flash flooding hours before the devastation.
“These warnings should have provided officials with ample time to evacuate camps such as Camp Mystic and get people to safety,” AccuWeather said in a statement that called the Texas Hill Country one of the most flash-flood-prone areas of the U.S. because of its terrain and many water crossings.
“The heartbreaking catastrophe that occurred in Central Texas is a tragedy of the worst sort because it appears evacuations and other proactive measures could have been undertaken to reduce the risk of fatalities had the organizers of impacted camps and local officials heeded the warnings of the government and private weather sources, including AccuWeather,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter.
Deadly flood: See photos from the Guadalupe River and the frantic search for missing people
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“Both the National Weather Service and AccuWeather warned of the threat of flash flooding hours before the worst of the storm’s impacts. AccuWeather warned customers of ‘imminent flash flooding’ 30 minutes prior to the National Weather Service’s Flash Flood Warning, which provided even more advance notice.”
Officials defended their actions over the weekend, saying they had not expected such an intense downpour that was the equivalent of months’ worth of rain for the area.
One weather service forecast earlier in the week had called for up to 6 inches of rain, said Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. “It did not predict the amount of rain that we saw,” he said.
Related:Kerr County and Camp Mystic flood victims: Here’s what we know
Additionally, officials have come under scrutiny about why residents and youth summer camps along the river were not alerted sooner than 4 a.m. or told to evacuate.
The forecast for the weekend had called for rain, with a flood watch upgraded to a warning overnight Friday for at least 30,000 people. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the potential for heavy rain and flooding covered a large area.
“Everything was done to give them a heads up that you could have heavy rain, and we’re not exactly sure where it’s going to land,” Patrick said. “Obviously as it got dark last night, we got into the wee morning of the hours, that’s when the storm started to zero in.”
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said: “We do not have a warning system.”
When pushed on why more precautions weren’t taken, Kelly said no one knew this kind of flood was coming.
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The Latest on Monday: 75 confirmed dead in Kerr County; Camp Mystic mourns 27 girls, counselors
The Guadalupe River flooding in the middle of the night on the Fourth of July holiday caught many residents, campers and officials by surprise. It’s putting officials under scrutiny.
The Texas Hill Country, which sits northwest of San Antonio, is a popular destination for camping and swimming, especially around the summertime holiday.
Survivors have described the floods as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings.
D-FW Weather Wise
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, who lives along the Guadalupe River, said Saturday that “nobody saw this coming.” Various officials have referred to it as a “100-year-flood,” meaning that the water levels were highly unlikely based on the historical record.
Related:Did Texas officials do enough to prevent flood devastation?
AccuWeather said the private forecasting company and the National Weather Service sent warnings about potential flash flooding hours before the devastation.
“These warnings should have provided officials with ample time to evacuate camps such as Camp Mystic and get people to safety,” AccuWeather said in a statement that called the Texas Hill Country one of the most flash-flood-prone areas of the U.S. because of its terrain and many water crossings.
“The heartbreaking catastrophe that occurred in Central Texas is a tragedy of the worst sort because it appears evacuations and other proactive measures could have been undertaken to reduce the risk of fatalities had the organizers of impacted camps and local officials heeded the warnings of the government and private weather sources, including AccuWeather,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter.
Deadly flood: See photos from the Guadalupe River and the frantic search for missing people
View Gallery
“Both the National Weather Service and AccuWeather warned of the threat of flash flooding hours before the worst of the storm’s impacts. AccuWeather warned customers of ‘imminent flash flooding’ 30 minutes prior to the National Weather Service’s Flash Flood Warning, which provided even more advance notice.”
Officials defended their actions over the weekend, saying they had not expected such an intense downpour that was the equivalent of months’ worth of rain for the area.
One weather service forecast earlier in the week had called for up to 6 inches of rain, said Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. “It did not predict the amount of rain that we saw,” he said.
Related:Kerr County and Camp Mystic flood victims: Here’s what we know
Additionally, officials have come under scrutiny about why residents and youth summer camps along the river were not alerted sooner than 4 a.m. or told to evacuate.
The forecast for the weekend had called for rain, with a flood watch upgraded to a warning overnight Friday for at least 30,000 people. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the potential for heavy rain and flooding covered a large area.
“Everything was done to give them a heads up that you could have heavy rain, and we’re not exactly sure where it’s going to land,” Patrick said. “Obviously as it got dark last night, we got into the wee morning of the hours, that’s when the storm started to zero in.”
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly said: “We do not have a warning system.”
When pushed on why more precautions weren’t taken, Kelly said no one knew this kind of flood was coming.
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