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Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen?

Comfort, a town along the Guadalupe in neighboring Kendall County, reportedly had siren warning systems and has not reported a single death from the July 4 flooding, according to NBC news.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

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Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn't get it. Would it have made a difference?

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Kerr County warned of ‘monstrous and devastating flash floods’

“Our area has a history of monstrous and devastating flash floods,” the video said.

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'Silence and mourning': A pastor's view from Kerrville, Texas, in wake of deadly floods

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Kerr County officials took 90 minutes to send emergency alert: Dispatch audio

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Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings. Under Trump, it's getting even harder

The Trump Administration has frozen or cancelled billions of dollars dedicated to help communities prepare for disasters.

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FEMA records show Texas' Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began

Texas Public Radio · 23h

Live updates: Trump touches down in Kerrville today as search operations continue

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How flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 18h

Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.

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'Forecasts were there': Emergency response questioned in Texas floods

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When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

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'Could we have done more? Perhaps so' | Former Kerr County official recalls emergency siren debate

KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a decade ago, but one former official said there was pushback from some residents.

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Texas Official Shot Down Siren Flood Alert, Complaining That It Might Go Off 'In the Middle of the Night': Report

As historic flash floods swept through Kerr County over July 4 weekend, killing more than 100 people and leaving families scrambling to escape in the dark, a years-old decision by county officials to block a proposed siren alert system has come under renewed scrutiny.

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 couldn't get grants for sirens.

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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 better than installing new flood sirens.

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Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system — the kind of setup state, county and federal officials