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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 ...
Texas flood recovery efforts face tough conditions as local officials face hard questions
Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
As search continues and death toll rises, North Texas mourns victims of catastrophic flood
People gathered on Sunday along the roadsides and churches across Kerrville to mourn the loss of lives and pray for the ones ...
Texas flooding: Death toll in Kerr County rises to 84, as Camp Mystic confirms loss of 27 campers
Kerr County, Texas and national search and rescue operations will continue Monday around the Guadalupe River, where families ...
Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...