Overview

• Rescuers are focusing efforts in Kerr County and at dam sites along the Guadalupe River as the official death toll climbs above 100.
• President Trump signed the declaration on July 7 and will visit the flood zone on July 11.
• Search operations involve boats, helicopters and dive teams from the U.S. Coast Guard, state agencies and volunteers.
• Senate Democrats have urged a probe into staffing cuts at NOAA’s National Weather Service, while former NWS officials maintain that warnings were issued promptly.
• Local leaders are pressing for modern flood-alarm sirens in Flash Flood Alley to improve alerting in future nocturnal emergencies.