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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 ...
Texas Flooding: Drone, Helicopter Collide Amid Search and Rescue, City Says
The collision forced an emergency landing by the helicopter and has now taken it out of service, Kerrville City Hall said.
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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 ...
'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 ...
'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding
The deadly floods that struck Texas on the 4th of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the ...
A father who died saving his family, children at summer camp, a loving grandmother: The faces of the Texas flooding tragedy
Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother, as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home, were simply, “I love you.” ...
A flood killed his entire family in 2015. Now, he's joined search efforts in Texas.
Jonathan McComb was the sole family member to survive a Texas flooding in 2015. Now, he's in Kerrville searching for victims ...
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 ...