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Kerr County, Texas, Sheriff Larry Leitha says that 11 campers and a camp counselor are still missing after powerful floods inundated central Texas. Dozens of people have been killed since raging floodwaters slammed a portion of central Texas starting Friday. The death toll from flash floods rose to nearly 70 on Sunday after searchers found more more bodies in the hardest-hit Kerr County. The victims include children who were camping along the Guadalupe River banks. Officials have said they will not stop searching until every person is found.
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While Chantal moves away, there will be plenty of moisture being pulled over Florida on Saturday that, combined with local effects, could mean stormier conditions for some areas.
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A forecast for inclement weather has prompted cancelations of a number of events planned for the Fourth of July across Southwest Florida.
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The July 4th holiday is almost here and we are expecting higher than normal rain and thunderstorm activity as we monitor a tropical system that could develop.
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The first named storm of Hurricane Season has kicked off what it expected to be a busy storm period. A new app has been released the offers up-to-date information about a variety of weather concerns.
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It is hurricane season, and this week brings the chance for tropical formation near Florida. This is what we currently know.
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Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites. It is the latest move by the Trump administration with potential consequences for the quality of forecasting. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it would stop collecting and distributing data from three weather satellites that it jointly runs with the Defense Department. The data is used by scientists, researchers and forecasters including the National Hurricane Center. It helps peer under a regular image of a hurricane or a tropical cyclone to see what is going on inside the storm, and is especially helpful at night.
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Tropical Depression Two forms, and it is forecast to become Tropical Storm Barry on Sunday. Much of Florida remains ´dusty´.
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A seemingly non-stop stream of dump trucks and semi rigs entering the grounds of what's now been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" roared past hundreds of sign-waving and chanting protestors Saturday as they lined U.S. 41 east and west of the site in the Big Cypress National Preserve.The second significant protest in as many weeks was pulled together by people such as Betty Osceola, a Miccosukee leader and environmental educator who lives near the facility. There are 15 remaining traditional Miccosukee and Seminole tribal villages in Big Cypress, as well as ceremonial and burial grounds throughout the area.Protest organizers fear that letting the camp spring into life will help developers open the environmentally sensitive area to homes, stores and more.
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The National Weather Service seeks input on heat risk product
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