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Kerr County, flood warning

The Dallas Morning News · 17h

Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen?

Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the night and wake up

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to government overspending.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987

Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.

Texans did not immediately receive flood alerts

Salon.com · 51m

Alerts ignored: Texas floods echo tragedy of Hurricane Helene

Warnings predicted both Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

Texans did not immediately receive flood alerts after request, audio reveals

A firefighter appears to have called for emergency alerts at least an hour before the first warnings were received.

Trump visits Texas as recovery efforts from deadly flood continue

The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.

Trump praises FEMA response in Texas

ABC News on MSN · 13h

Trump dismisses question about Texas flood warnings, calls response 'incredible'

President Donald Trump toured the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.

POLITICO on MSN · 13h

Trump praises FEMA response in Texas after earlier threats to eliminate agency

"FEMA has been really headed by some very good people,” Trump said during a roundtable with local officials, suggesting his administration turned the agency around after sharply criticizing the Biden administration-led FEMA response to flooding in North Carolina in late 2024.

U.S. News & World Report · 22h

The Latest: Trump Lands in Texas to Survey Flood Damage

President Donald Trump has landed in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people, which the administration has characterized as a

51mon MSN

How the deadliest hours of the devastating Texas floods unfolded

This part of Texas Hill Country is known for flash floods. Why were so many people caught off guard when the river turned ...

4don MSN

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 ...

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