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Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.
Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...
A flood killed his entire family in 2015. Now he has joined the search in Texas.
Jonathan McComb was the sole family member to survive a Texas flooding in 2015. Now, he's in Kerrville searching for victims ...
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“Disasters are a human choice”: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas
Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.
City of Bandera to test emergency flood sirens Thursday in light of tragedy in Texas Hill Country
The City of Bandera will conduct a test of its warning sirens on Thursday in light of the flood tragedy in the Texas Hill ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for more than 160 missing people as death toll climbs
Five days after deadly floods struck central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still ...
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Kerr County residents say emergency alert messages sporadic, inconsistent in wake of floods
Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions ...
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 ...
The Perils of the Texas-Flood Blame Game
In other words, we keep playing a game of chance with forces indifferent to us—until we are finally reminded of the cost of ...