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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 & Warning System to send warnings with safety instructions to all mobile phones in the affected area during critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.

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Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) · 15h
Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable
What Kerr County officials did, or didn't do, to prepare for flooding before tragedy struck on July Fourth.
Kerr County flood survivors find hope amid devastation as recovery continues
Six days after catastrophic flooding devastated Central Texas, cleanup crews make progress through debris-filled neighborhoods as survivors describe moments of terror and community resilience.

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WBUR · 16h
'Silence and mourning': A pastor's view from Kerrville, Texas, in wake of deadly floods
Texas county hard-hit by floods had contract, meeting set for warning system
Kerr County officials took 90 minutes to send emergency alert: Dispatch audio
Kerr County officials took nearly six hours to heed this call.

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Before and after satellite images show catastrophic impact of Texas floods in Kerr County
Texas Public Radio · 1d
Live updates: Cleanup in Kerrville begins as the search for the missing continues
News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM22h
Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows
At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas’ Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville – asked the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office to alert nearby
National Weather Service Defends Forecasts After Texas Flooding Tragedy Sparked Criticism from Local Officials
In the wake of the central Texas flash flooding, after local officials pointed fingers at the National Weather Service for its alerts and forecasts, the agency responded: The NWS alerts gave several hours of lead time,
Sen. Ted Cruz calls National Weather Service criticism 'partisan finger pointing'
The National Weather Service issued several forecasts Tuesday through Thursday morning, warning of the risk of flash flooding.
Washington Examiner3d
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to ...
Many warnings from the National Weather Service went out to Kerr County, Texas, but the area wasn't equipped with sirens to wake residents up.
BLOG: 24+ fatalities in Kerr County, 20+ children missing from camp after flooding
Otherwise, avoid travel.” 4:18 a.m. “Very dangerous flash flooding ongoing in northwest Travis, western Williamson, and Burnet counties. A very slow moving disturbance is producing extreme rainfall rates.
How 10 inches of rain turned into a deadly 30-foot wall of water in Kerr County
At least 161 people are still missing in Kerr County alone, Gov. Abbott said earlier this week, for whom volunteers and first responders are still searching. As families struggle to reckon with their losses,
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