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Recent flash flooding in Texas, New Mexico and North Carolina is highlighting the extreme danger of these natural disasters and the need to be prepared.
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,
Forecasters say some thunderstorm cells have the potential to dump as much as 2 to 3 inches of rain in one hour, posing a risk of rapid flooding.
On Wednesday at 11:50 p.m. a flood warning was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC valid from Thursday 4 a.m. until Friday 11:41 a.m. for Alamance County.
The NWS Raleigh NC issued a flood watch at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday valid from 11 p.m. until Friday 5 a.m. in effect until Friday at 5 a.m. The watch is for Halifax, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Wake, Johnston,
The National Weather Service released a flood warning at 11:57 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until Thursday at 4 a.m. for Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean counties.
On Wednesday at 10:35 p.m. a flood warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Thursday at 2:45 a.m. for Chester County.
Along the Guadalupe River, a 60-room inn and nearby homes were quickly filling with water. Confusion, desperation and heroism ensued.
For Marissa and her husband Michael, the grief is deeply personal. The green ribbons now hang beside the pink ones — placed in memory of their 9-year-old daughter, Molly, who was killed in a head-on crash during a spring break trip last year.