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Ahead of Texas floods, weather warnings weren’t frantic — until suddenly they were
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
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Dallas on Alert: National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch Amid Heatwave and Predicted Thunderstorms
Dallas faces a flood watch from the NWS due to potential heavy rains and thunderstorms amid high temperatures.
State of Texas: Trump, Texas leaders visit Kerrville after catastrophic flood
President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in ...
Timeline raises questions over how Texas officials handled warnings before the deadly July 4 flood
Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...
See When Federal and Local Officials Issued Warnings About the Texas Floods
The National Weather Service began sending flash flood warnings that should have triggered cellphone alerts a little after 1 ...
Catastrophic Flooding In Texas — Were There Warnings?
Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not ...
Warnings for deadly Texas flash flooding came with little time to act
As early as July 2, officials at the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or TDEM, were publishing news releases warning ...
Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen?
Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the ...
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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 ...
What does it take for officials to issue a flood watch or warning?
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates breaks down what to know when it comes to flooding. What does it take for officials to ...
Some Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says
Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed ...