More flooding threatens Central Texas
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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.
"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.
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The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
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The flood warning is in effect until Tuesday, July 15, at 7 a.m. for the Frio River. NWS said that major flooding is forecast for the Frio River below Dry Frio, with the National Water Prediction Service predicting the river will hit 18.6 feet at around 5 p.m. The major flood stage for the Frio River is 17 feet.