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Was there a warning? USA TODAY answers your questions about Texas floods.
Over 100 people have died in the Texas flooding as of Tuesday. Here are answers to commonly asked questions from USA TODAY ...
Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there’s no telling where they’ll happen
Intense rainstorms are becoming more frequent in most of the U.S. — though experts say where they occur and whether they ...
White House press secretary calls out ‘depraved lie’ following fatal Texas floods
The White House slammed critics who said cuts made to the National Weather Service contributed to key forecast warnings ahead ...
Flood deaths are rising in the U.S., fueled by heavier rainfall
In the wake of last week’s Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, a Post analysis found the number of U.S. freshwater ...
Noem says first responders in Texas ‘still looking for a lot of little girls’ missing after flood
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says first responders in Texas are “still looking for a lot of little girls” who ...
Clinging to trees, huddling on rooftops: Harrowing stories of survival in Texas floods
Before help could arrive, Texans in hard-hit areas said they tried to save themselves from the deadly floodwaters.
At Texas flooding search site, civilian volunteers being told to stay away but they show up anyway
Even as authorities in Kerr County, Texas have repeatedly discouraged civilian volunteers from showing up to help in the ...
Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on
Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas is dimming a day after the death toll surpassed 100.