A total of 3,040 warnings went out across the U.S. from Jan. 1 to July 15, the highest number since the modern alert system was adopted in 1986.

TEXAS - Flood Warnings are in effect for many Texas rivers following heavy rains over the last couple of weeks. The NWS is reminding everyone to turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads as most flood deaths occur in vehicles. The NWS is also warning people to use caution when walking near riverbanks.

Austin, filed the first flood related legislation Wednesday ahead of next week’s special session, proposing changes to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties. Senate Bill 25 would allow municipalities to collect residents’ contact information to enroll them in emergency alerts,

A special session of the Texas Legislature will address the deadly floods in Hill Country, but the fireworks will come from President Trump’s demand for a newly gerrymandered House map.

A flash flood warning was issued by the NWS Fort Worth TX on Monday at 2:30 a.m. in effect until 5:30 a.m. The warning is for Johnson, Bosque and Hill counties.

McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report) — A flood warning has been issued for the Rio Grande for the South Texas border town of Laredo and Webb County. The National Weather Service on Monday morning warned that the international river could swell through Thursday evening and cause “minor flooding.”

New flood warnings have been issued along the Guadalupe River in Texas less than two weeks after flooding killed more than 100 people.

On Monday at 8:28 a.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued a flood warning in effect until 10:15 a.m. The warning is for Johnson, Bosque, Hamilton, Hill and Somervell counties.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows have assembled a select committee to take up a warning system after the deadly July 4 flood.

On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,