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Maps show where devastating flash flooding hit Texas, including Camp Mystic
Multiple parts of central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River rose ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
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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 ...
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.
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 warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.