{"id":375025,"date":"2026-07-16T03:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375025\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T03:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:55:19","slug":"gov-abbott-warns-parts-of-texas-could-see-more-rain-than-last-years-july-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/375025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott warns parts of Texas could see more rain than last year\u2019s July floods"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Gov. Greg Abbott warned Wednesday that parts of South and Central Texas could see more rainfall than last year\u2019s devastating July Fourth floods as another round of heavy rain moves across the state.<\/p>\n

During a briefing at the State Operations Center Wednesday, Abbott said Texas is preparing for what he called a potentially historic flooding event. More than 1,300 personnel from over 30 state agencies have been activated, along with more than 75 boats, 20 aircraft, and more than 800 vehicles to support flood response efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are dealing with and responding to a flood that is likely going to break records in Texas history,\u201d Abbott said.<\/p>\n

The governor compared the current forecast to last year\u2019s July Fourth flooding, which brought over 20 inches of rain in some areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to give you a comparison. The 4th of July floods last year had rainfall of 20.29 inches. The expected rainfall during this rainstorm is expected to be more than 30 inches,\u201d Abbott said.<\/p>\n

Abbott said more than 75 people have already been rescued. Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd said most of those rescues involved drivers who became stranded on flooded roads.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe far majority of the rescues that have taken place that the governor talked about are stranded motorists. Do not drive on the road where you cannot see the road,\u201d Kidd said.<\/p>\n

Texas has already issued disaster declarations for 59 counties, and Abbott said additional counties could be added if needed. He also said state agencies are working with local governments to support rescues, evacuations, shelters, and other emergency needs.<\/p>\n

When asked by CBS Austin what emergency crews are facing on the ground, Abbott said public awareness remains the biggest challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be honest with you that the biggest challenge is making sure Texans are aware of what\u2019s going on if every Texan is aware of what\u2019s going on and realizes they can protect themselves over the next 24 hours, everything\u2019s going to work out just fine,\u201d Abbott said.<\/p>\n

Emergency officials warned some areas could receive rainfall rates of up to three inches per hour. TxDOT also reported that 114 roads were impacted by flooding at the peak Wednesday afternoon and urged drivers to avoid unnecessary travel.<\/p>\n

Abbott said there have been no reported flood-related deaths so far and urged Texans to continue following directions from local officials as the threat of flooding continues over the next 24 to 48 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Gov. Greg Abbott warned Wednesday that parts of South and Central Texas could see more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-375025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}