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A look at one Texas city’s weather warning system, as questions swirl about the timing of flash flood warnings.
A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.
Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice is defending turning off his weather alerts ahead of the catastrophic July 4 flooding amid debate surrounding whether there was adequate, accessible warning ahead of the disaster that left at least 132 people dead and 97 missing.
In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent said the deaths were unavoidable, and 19% said they didn’t know.
House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an emergency response plan and administer a grant program focused on
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But as authorities launch one of the largest search-and-rescue efforts in recent Texas history, they have come under intensifying scrutiny over preparations ... Service sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours Friday before issuing ...
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Texas flood warning system faces scrutiny as search efforts for missing children persistsSearch and rescue efforts continued overnight in Texas for the dozens of people still missing from the devastating flash floods that have killed more than 100 people. Meanwhile, the Texas flood alert system is facing scrutiny over how much warning locals were given ahead of the flash floods.
On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key member of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist,
Some have argued the Trump administration's NWS cuts led to a forecast that underestimated the amount of rain in Kerr County, Texas.