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How a ‘Perfect Storm’ Created a Tragedy

How a ‘Perfect Storm’ Created a Tragedy
An America flag stands over caution tape on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on July 6, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
7/8/2025|Updated: 7/8/2025
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The catastrophic flooding in central Texas was described as the perfect storm by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrologist Greg Waller of the West Gulf River Forecast Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Barry came up from Mexico with a low-pressure system that hovered over a geologic formation called a Balcones escarpment, which causes air masses to rapidly rise hundreds of feet and trigger intense storms.
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