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officials face questions over flood warning system

Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood

Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be better than installing new flood sirens.

WTKR · 55m

Officials face questions and propose improvements for flood alerts in devastated Texas community

Officials are under fire, facing questions about why there was little early warning given before flood waters swept through the community.

USA TODAY on MSN · 12h

Was there a warning? USA TODAY answers your questions about Texas floods.

Over 100 people have died in the Texas flooding as of Tuesday. Here are answers to commonly asked questions from USA TODAY readers.

Hope of Finding Texas Flood Survivors Dims

12NewsNow on MSN · 3h

Southeast Texas man joins Kerr County flood search amid hopes and heartbreak

Richie Devillier and his wife rushed to Kerrville early Friday morning after receiving a message from the mother of Joyce Badon.

U.S. News & World Report · 15h

Hope of Finding Texas Flood Survivors Dims as Search Efforts Go On

Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas is dimming a day after the death toll surpassed 100

CBS News · 1d

Children among survivors describe escaping Texas flash floods

Devastating flash floods in Texas have killed at least 89 people, and dozens are still missing, officials said. Some people who survived shared their stories with CBS News. Shanelle Kaul has the latest.

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When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county ...

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Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms

A small Texas town recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster after it recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...

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Texas Lt. Governor calls on state to buy flood sirens

After horrific flooding took the lives of more than 100 people in Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the state will install ...

Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions ...

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Kerr County Commissioners had conversations about flood warning system almost a decade ago

Archived minutes from a 2016 Kerr County Commissioners Court meeting indicate the conversation about implementing a flood warning system dates back years.

While neighboring counties implemented flood sirens, Kerr County chose not to install them

While many Texas counties have installed outdoor sirens over the years to warn residents of flash floods, Kerr County — no ...

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Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods

Many warnings from the National Weather Service went out to Kerr County, Texas, but the area wasn't equipped with sirens to ...

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