Texas Activates Emergency Responses Ahead of Expected Floods

A flash flood warning is already in effect for a large portion of West Texas.

Residents speak with a police officer along a flooded street in Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey in Orange, Texas, on Sept. 6, 2017. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The Texas Division of Emergency Management activated state emergency response resources on July 2 in preparation for anticipated increased threats of flooding heading into the Fourth of July weekend for parts of Central and West Texas.

This decision was made after the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center announced heavy rainfall that was set to begin on July 2 and last the next few days.