Texas, Abbott and flash flood
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Officials are asking you to show up in appropriate clothing such as work boots, long-sleeved shirts, a hat and have several pairs of work gloves.
A major flood event also struck the Texas Hill Country in July of 1987 after a series of 17 thunderstorms moved slowly, in succession, over the headwaters of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County. Anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain fell on the flood-prone areas, now deemed “Flash Flood Alley,” according to a National Weather Service report.
Flash floods surged through in the middle of the night, but many local officials appeared unaware of the unfolding catastrophe, initially leaving people near the river on their own.
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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSNFlood cleanup continues in Hunt amid ongoing search for missing campersAs clean-up efforts continue after the deadly Texas Hill Country flooding, more resources are heading to the hard-hit town of Hunt.
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HUNT, Texas — Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children.