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Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have ...
Growing frustration over flood warnings, response as Texas death toll rises and campers remain missing
Frustration for some is growing over warnings and evacuation orders given ahead of the storms that dumped water on the ...
AccuWeather said it sent warnings as officials face scrutiny in Guadalupe River flooding
Survivors have described the floods along the Guadalupe River as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no ...
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Eight years ago, in the aftermath of yet another river flood in the Texas Hill Country, officials in Kerr County debated ...
Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings
Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.
Texas camp flood tragedy: Could lives have been saved? Questions surround warnings and response
There’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing, a lot of second-guessing and Monday morning quarterbacking,” said U.S. Rep.
NWS flood warnings came hours in advance, but still may not have reached victims
After deadly floodwaters swept through Central Texas, there are questions about the timeline of weather alerts and possible ...
Flood warning for North Texas Sunday afternoon triggered by significant rain
At 1:24 p.m. on Sunday, the NWS Fort Worth TX issued a flood warning in effect until 3:45 p.m. The warning is for Johnson, ...