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By Shane Croucher
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The National Weather Service (NWS) for San Antonio warned that a "dangerous situation is occurring" in areas of southern Texas as heavy rain falls and even more is on the way.
Affected areas include northern Uvalde, eastern Real, western Bandera and southwest Kerr Counties, the NWS radar station said.
Two to 4.78 inches of rain had fallen in the previous four hours said the alert at 4:37 a.m. local time on Monday, July 14.
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"More heavy rain is on the way. Flooding is already happening," NWS San Antonio said.
A weather radar map from Windy.com shows the situation across the area.
Kerville Flood Search Set to Restart
It comes after catastrophic flash flooding in and around Kerrville killed at least 132 people when the Guadalupe River surged rapidly amid heavy rain and burst its banks, sweeping whole areas away.
Crews are still searching for victims, but were stopped on Sunday, July 13, by fresh heavy rains bringing the threat of more flooding. They were due to resume search and recovery operations on Monday.
It was the first time search efforts for victims of the July Fourth floods had been stopped because of further severe weather. Authorities believe more than 160 people may still be missing in Kerr County alone, and 10 more in neighboring areas.
In Kerrville, where local officials have come under scrutiny over whether residents were adequately warned about the rising water in the early morning hours of July 4, authorities went door-to-door after midnight early Sunday to alert people that flooding was again possible.
Authorities also pushed phone alerts to those in the area.
Severe Guadalupe River Flood
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Just before daybreak on July 4, destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) on the Guadalupe River, washing away homes and vehicles. Ever since, searchers have used helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims.
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, an all-girls Christian summer camp established in 1926.
Located in a low-lying area along the Guadalupe River in a region known as "Flash Flood Alley," 27 campers and counselors were lost at Camp Mystic on July 4.
The flood was far more severe than had been envisioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, experts said, and moved so quickly in the middle of the night that it caught many off guard in a county that lacked a warning system.
This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
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