Kerr County, flood warning
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Rainfall near the areas affected by the devastating Guadalupe River flood has caused a flash flood advisory to be issued.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.
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Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods devastated the area, including a children’s summer camp, killing more than 80 people.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWeather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings.
Emergency officials are starting to focus on alert systems as they search for answers about how the flash flooding swept away so many.