In what experts call "Flash Flood Alley," the terrain reacts quickly to rainfall steep slopes, rocky ground, and narrow riverbeds leave little time for warning.

Ten teenagers were killed after being swept away by rising floodwaters from the Guadalupe River while evacuating their summer camp in July 1987, according to the National Weather Service. (Credit: NWS

As hope dims for finding survivors, questions are swirling around whether the emergency plan Camp Mystic laid out was adequate. Texas does not approve or keep copies of such plans; camps are only required to show they have a plan in place.

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed more than 100 people, incl

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fo