Texas Flood Death Toll Rises to 131
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A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.
After more than a week of searching for victims, Texas Gov. Abbot said the number of missing has dropped to 101.
As the midweek approaches, a ridge starts to build across the southern portion of the country, which will lead to warming temperatures and clearer skies for North Texas.
A disorganized low-pressure area off Florida is showing increasing chances of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm this week.
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For the third straight day, thunderstorms have posed what meteorologists call life-threatening conditions in the Hill Country, where flooding earlier this month killed at least 131 people.
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the Quad Cities and downstate Lincoln.
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FOX 26 Houston on MSNHouston weather: Tuesday to be very warm with some isolated stormsIt's a warm Tuesday morning across Southeast Texas with temperatures reaching the mid 90s. There is a tropical development possible in Northern Gulf by mid-week.
Isolated to scattered storms are expected this weekend, bringing the potential for localized flooding and occasional gusty winds.
Recent storms have slowed recovery efforts in central Texas following the July 4 floods that killed more than 130 people. About 14,000 volunteers are searching for at least 100 people still missing.
Local and state officials who responded to the catastrophic flooding this month in Central Texas defended their actions in an interview with NBC News, saying they did everything in their power to save lives and are now considering what more could be done to prevent future tragedies.