The search for missing of catastrophic flooding in Texas will resume after pausing due to rain

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA KERRVILLE Texas AP Rescue crews in Texas kept a wary eye on river levels Monday hoping to resume the search for people still missing from catastrophic flooding that pummeled the central part of the state earlier this month and killed at least people Search and rescue operations along the Guadalupe River were halted on Sunday after a new round of severe weather led to high water rescues elsewhere and prompted fears that waterways could surge again above their banks It was the first time search efforts for casualties of the July Fourth floods were stopped due to severe weather Bureaucrats believe more than people may still be missing in Kerr County alone and more in neighboring areas In Kerrville where local agents have come under scrutiny over whether residents were adequately warned about the rising water in the early morning hours of July bureaucrats went door-to-door to certain homes after midnight early Sunday to alert people that flooding was again realizable Bureaucrats also pushed phone alerts to those in the area During the pause in searches Ingram Fire Department agents ordered crews to this instant evacuate the Guadalupe River corridor in Kerr County warning the promising for a flash flood was high Late Sunday afternoon the Kerr County Sheriff s Office publicized that search teams in the western part of that county could resume their efforts The Ingram Fire Department hoped to resume search operations by around noon or early Monday afternoon spokesman Levi Bizzell announced Crews were checking river levels Monday morning and also seeing how muddy and slick the area is before searchers resume their work he commented Everybody here wants to be out there working he mentioned They literally come in in the morning whether they are tired or not and they just want to get out there and work because they want to find closure for these families The soil is still primed for enhanced runoff of water across Texas Hill County a key concern since more rains are expected Monday leadership revealed A flood watch covering the region is in effect until p m Monday with up to inches of rain workable in specific spots the National Weather Arrangement disclosed A man surveys debris and flood damage along the Guadalupe River Sunday July in Kerrville Texas AP Photo Eric Gay A man surveys debris and flood damage along the Guadalupe River Sunday July in Kerrville Texas AP Photo Eric Gay A cross stands in debris at a make-shift memorial honoring flood casualties Sunday July in Kerrville Texas AP Photo Eric Gay Show Caption of A man surveys debris and flood damage along the Guadalupe River Sunday July in Kerrville Texas AP Photo Eric Gay Expand Latest floods damage dozens of homes Gov Greg Abbott noted on X the state conducted rescues of dozens of people in San Saba Lampasas and Schleicher counties and that evacuations were taking place in a handful of others The latest round of flooding damaged about homes and knocked down untold lengths of cattle fencing reported Ashley Johnson CEO of the Hill Country Society Action Association a San Saba-based nonprofit Anything you can imagine in a rural district was damaged she revealed Our blessing is it was daylight and we knew it was coming With more rain on the way county bureaucrats ordered everyone living in flood-prone areas near the San Saba River to evacuate with people moved to the San Saba Civic Center Johnson stated A wide-ranging weather system brings heavy rains The weather system brought slow-moving storms and multiple rounds of heavy rain across a widespread area pushing rivers and streams over their banks The rains caused waterways to swell further north in Texas where urgency crews rescued one motorist who was left stranded in waist-high rapids on a submerged bridge over the Bosque River He drove into it and didn t realize how deep it was declared Jeff Douglas president of the McGregor Volunteer Fire Department In the west Texas city of Sonora officers called for evacuations of selected neighborhoods due to rising flood waters Sonora is located about miles kilometers northwest of Kerrville Kerrville residents get sponsorship from police alerts Under heavy rain Matthew Stone on Sunday cleared branches and a log from a storm sewer in front of his home on Guadalupe Street in Kerrville as several inches of water pooled up on the road Multiple houses on the street overlooking the Guadalupe River were severely impacted by the July floods Stone announced he felt safe for now The cops have been coming back and forth we re getting lots of alerts we re getting a lot of endorsement he explained Related Articles Elmo s hacked X account posted racist messages Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control Wildfire along Grand Canyon s North Rim destroys historic lodge and is spreading rapidly Boys Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families Wall Street hangs near its record amid doubts about Trump s tariffs Suspect kills women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper police say Just before daybreak on the Fourth of July destructive fast-moving waters rose feet meters on the Guadalupe River washing away homes and vehicles Ever since searchers have used helicopters boats and drones to look for casualties The floods laid waste to the Hill Country region of Texas The riverbanks and hills of Kerr County are filled with vacation cabins youth camps and campgrounds including Camp Mystic the century-old all-girls Christian summer camp Located in a low-lying area along the Guadalupe River in a region known as flash flood alley Camp Mystic lost at least campers and counselors The flood was far more severe than the -year event envisioned by the Federal Exigency Management Agency experts explained and moved so fast in the middle of the night that it caught multiple off guard in a county that lacked a warning system Associated Press reporters Sophia Tareen in Chicago Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo New York Juan Lozano in Houston Michael Weissenstein in Dobbs Ferry New York and Jeff Martin in Kennesaw Georgia contributed to this description