At 1:18 a.m., the weather service issued a "flash flood warning," sending alerts to cellphones. ... AccuWeather says local officials were warned early enough to take precautions in flood-prone area.

There are several varieties of flood watches and warnings, but one that generates a lot of questions is the "areal" flood watch or warning.

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...

In an area prone to flash flooding, weather conditions conspired to create one of the worst floods in a Texas rivers' history, leaving dozens dead. The search for those still missing is in its ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The forecast began to look ominous in the Texas Hill Country on ...

At 1:18 a.m., the weather service issued a "flash flood warning," sending alerts to cellphones. ... AccuWeather says local officials were warned early enough to take precautions in flood-prone area.

AccuWeather says local officials were warned early enough to take precautions in flood-prone area. Some forecasters contend local officials had the weather information they needed to act more quickly.