Texas, National Weather Service and Floods
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Scattered thunderstorms are ongoing this evening for parts of North Texas. This activity is expected to continue overnight and throughout Sunday. While not a washout for the area, where storms do set up, they are carrying abundant moisture, leading to rain rates as high as 2" per hour in some spots.
Dallas faces a flood watch from the NWS due to potential heavy rains and thunderstorms amid high temperatures.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
1don MSNOpinion
As Trump visits flood victims in Texas, know that the National Weather Service may be a federal agency, but saving lives depends on local resources.
After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible gaps in the warning system.
3don MSN
In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.
"It’s hard to believe the devastation," Trump said. "Trees that are 100 years old just ripped out of the ground. I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones."