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Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.
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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 ...
Death toll from Texas flash floods tops 100, with scores still missing
The bodies of 94 flood victims, more than a third of them children, have been recovered in Kerr County alone. Read more at ...
Texas Officials Deflect Questions On Flood Response Efforts As Death Toll Rises
Kerr County officials Tuesday appeared to dodge questions about how soon they were notified about deadly flash floods in ...
Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for 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 ...
Family mourns loss of beloved 91-year-old matriarch in July 4 Kerr County floods
The family of Sally Sample Graves is mourning the loss of their beloved 91-year-old matriarch, who died in the devastating ...
Hope of finding Texas flood survivors dims as search efforts go on
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Hope of finding survivors of the catastrophic flooding in Texas dimmed Tuesday, a day after the death ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic ...
Investigating claims Houston pediatrician lost her job over Facebook comments about Texas floods
The pediatrician allegedly wrote "Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. May they get what they voted ...
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.