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FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cell phones as flooding began
FEMA records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show that Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & ...
Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987
Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, ...
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Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?
In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...
Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?
Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...
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FEMA records show Kerr County officials didn't send EAS warnings to ...
FEMA records show officials in Kerr County, Texas, did not use FEMA's system to send warnings to phones in the hours as the flooding began on July 4.
Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public ...
Kerr County warned of ‘monstrous and devastating flash floods’
While Kerr County officials say they didn’t know how bad the July 4 flooding would be, it warned residents nearly eight years ...
'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 ...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp ...