An NWS graph from flood sensor data in Kerr County showed what happened in the hours after that first warning; the river rose from about six feet to more than 29 feet in just three hours.

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An NWS graph from flood sensor data in Kerr County showed what happened in the hours after that first warning; the river rose from about six feet to more than 29 feet in just three hours.

An NWS graph from flood sensor data in Kerr County showed what happened in the hours after that first warning; the river rose from about six feet to more than 29 feet in just three hours.

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An NWS graph from flood sensor data in Kerr County showed what happened in the hours after that first warning; the river rose from about six feet to more than 29 feet in just three hours.

An NWS graph from flood sensor data in Kerr County showed what happened in the hours after that first warning; the river rose from about six feet to more than 29 feet in just three hours.

An NWS graph from flood sensor data in Kerr County showed what happened in the hours after that first warning; the river rose from about six feet to more than 29 feet in just three hours.