In the early days of July, pieces of weather systems were converging to create a disaster over Texas Hill Country that would transform the Guadalupe River into a monster raging out of its banks in the pre-dawn hours of July 4, claiming the lives of more than 129 people. At least 160 are still missing.

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

More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned violent?

KERRVILLE, Texas – The Lone Star State continues to grapple with a heartbreaking series of events. Just over a week after the initial catastrophic and deadly deluges, heavy rains and devastating flash floods have returned, pounding Texas once more.

So far, more than 100 people have died in central Texas from flash flooding on July 4. The Guadalupe River swelled to historic and deadly proportions as heavy rainfall doused the region. Across Texas and beyond, flooding victims are being remembered.

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,