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Greg Abbott: “The old record for the river there was 24.88ft back in 1996.”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirms 2 dead in TX flooding

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The Permian Basin, the Concho Valley, the Edwards Plateau, the Trans Pecos area. Also. Some record numbers coming. At the Nueces river near Uvalde, there should be a new record set overnight. The old record for the river there was 24.88ft back in 1996. Currently expected, the Nueces river near Uvalde is two times the flow. Niagara Falls at the Frio river, also near Uvalde, it'll be a top five crest worse than 20 than 2007. (01:05–01:14)

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Asserts that the previous record for the Nueces River near Uvalde was 24.88 feet in 1996.

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