Flash flood warning, Rockingham counties
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Danger and health hazards don’t end with receding flood waters, in fact that’s where some of the worst dangers begin. But know there is help and guidance to cope with the calamity facing flood victims.
On Saturday at 5:06 p.m. the NWS Raleigh NC released a flood advisory in effect until 8:15 p.m. for Alamance and Guilford counties.
The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into its third week as officials try to pin down exactly how many people remain missing.
Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic consequences. In Texas and elsewhere, the solution is more wide-ranging than fixing any single channel of communication.
Around 11 million Americans are under flood alerts as a "ring of fire" weather pattern will continue to impact the eastern two-thirds of the country through the weekend.
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Texas flood at Camp Mystic prompts summer camps to enhance weather monitoring and communication tools as more camps seek accreditation for improved safety standards.
The search for victims along the Guadalupe River has become a grueling, painstaking slog. Several thousand volunteers from across the country are helping.
Gary, DeeAnn, Jake and Megan all lost their lives. Harley is still among the missing. Both families lived in Canyon Lake but have ties to the Houston and Mont Belvieu areas. Hutch and Beth Bryan, formerly of Houston, died in the Texas Hill Country flooding.
The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world.
Today, 17 million are under flood alerts across the Gulf Coast and in the Mid-Atlantic, and 19 million are under heat alerts across the Mid-Atlantic, southern Florida and Mississippi Valley.
New Jersey is under a state of emergency after a flash flood caused at least two deaths in Plainfield and damage across Union County.