US EditionTexas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 9 – Kerr County had no local siren system despite 22 National Weather Service warnings; over 100 deaths occurred including 27 campers at Camp Mystic, highlighting gaps in emergency alerts.
- On July 4, the National Weather Service issued warnings without sirens, leaving residents asleep and unprepared for sudden flash floods in Kerr County, Texas.
- After a 2017 bid for $980,000 in FEMA funds to install sirens was denied, multiple local efforts faltered amid budget concerns and noise objections.
- Data show the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes, with no local alerts sent despite NWS warnings, highlighting last-mile dissemination failure, as climate expert Daniel Swain emphasized.
- The flood killed over 110 people, including 27 at Camp Mystic, with the death toll expected to rise as recovery continues.
- Texas officials, including Gov. Dan Patrick, plan to fund flood sirens by next summer and advocate for a legislative session to enhance emergency alerts.
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Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to deadly flood
KERRVILLE, Texas - Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Texas officials deflect mounting questions about response to flood
KERRVILLE, Texas — Officials in flood-stricken central Texas on Wednesday again deflected mounting questions about whether they could have done more to warn people ahead of devastating flash flooding that killed at least 119 people on July 4.
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