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Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods

Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods devastated the area, including a children’s summer camp, killing more than 80 people.

LEX 18 · 2h

Texas flooding: County deferred a project that would have funded a flood warning system

For years, local leaders in Kerr County, Texas, talked about getting a flood warning system that didn't rely on cellphones — but the project was never funded.

Houston Chronicle · 4h

Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now?

Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the river, dating back to 2016.

Here is where flash flooding has hit Texas

ABC News · 2h

Why the rain that caused Texas flash flooding was so extreme

The heavy rain that turned a river in Texas into a raging wall of water was fueled by unique atmospheric conditions, according to meteorologists and climate scientists.

BBC on MSN · 13h

Texas braces for more rain as dozens still missing after flash floods

Search efforts continue for a fourth day with more than 80 people confirmed dead following flash floods in central Texas.

KXAN Austin on MSN · 2h

Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims

The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green, Travis and Williamson Counties looking for family

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Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions ...

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When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not

Nearly a decade ago, neighboring counties, Guadalupe and Comal, installed flood sirens. Nearby New Braunfels regularly tests ...

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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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Kerr County journalist: 'Extremely difficult day' for our community

In Kerr County, officials have reported 68 deaths, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic. The total death toll ...

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Death toll in devastating central Texas flash floods climbs to at least 95, dozens still missing

Although Kerr County was hit hardest by flooding, at least seven others have been confirmed dead in different parts of Texas.

Texas Hill Country is no stranger to flash floods. Why were so many caught off guard?

When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood ...

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Eleven campers remain unaccounted for at Kerr County's Camp Mystic amid major floods

KERRVILLE, Texas — At the all-girls Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, 11 campers and a counselor are still not ...

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Texas Flood Disaster: 27 Dead, Dozens Missing After Flash Flood Obliterates Girls’ Camp and More in Kerr County [Video]

A quiet summer night turned catastrophic when flash floods ripped through Kerr County, which is in the heart of Texas Hill Country, before dawn Friday. The terrifying event killed at least 27 people, ...

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