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A 74-year-old man was found dead in his vehicle in Uvalde County after being swept away by floodwaters around 10:30 p.m. July 16.
Governor speaks rainfall, floods in Uvalde
Gov. Greg Abbott said July 16 that Uvalde and Johnson City are the two Texas communities at greatest risk for life-threatening flooding over the next 24 hours, with forecasters predicting the Nueces River could reach record levels overnight as additional rainfall falls on already saturated ground.
Here’s what’s open in Uvalde
FREEFor residents seeking information on which stores remain open amid flooding conditions, we have learned the following about business operations across Uvalde as of the morning of July 16. Call ahead, as store hours are subject to change, and never cross barricades or venture into roadways covered by water.
Rescues happening ‘by the minute’ in Uvalde
FREENo people have been reported dead, injured or missing as of 10 a.m. July 16, according to the Uvalde Police Department. Multiple shelters are open.
Hospital open; clinics, government offices close
FREEThe Uvalde County Courthouse closed at noon July 14 due to inclement weather and related flooding. As of 3 p.m. July 14, interim county judge Jerry W. Bates was not sure whether the courthouse would open July 15.
Road closures delay power restoration
FREEAEP Texas is showing scattered power outages across Uvalde, Uvalde Estates, La Pryor, Barksdale and Camp Wood, with some anticipated restoration times as late as 9 a.m. July 17. The La Pryor outages show restoration times of noon or earlier July 16. Barksdale and Camp Wood, with about 34 residences without power due to three outages, should be restored by […]
Three more flood shelters open as hundreds of Uvaldeans evacuate
Editor’s note: This story is outdated. The following shelters will close and services will be consolidated into the County Fairplex. Emergency responders have opened new shelters in Uvalde at the Flores Elementary Campus, 901 N. Getty St., Dalton Elementary, 600 N. Fourth St., and Southwest Texas College, 2401 Garner Field Road, as city and county residents evacuate en masse to avoid […]
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