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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 ...
When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...
Latin Times on MSN1d
Texas Official Shot Down Siren Flood Alert, Complaining That It Might Go Off 'In the Middle of the Night': Report
As historic flash floods swept through Kerr County over July 4 weekend, killing more than 100 people and leaving families ...
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Sirens stay silent during dangerous flooding conditions
Sirens are also limited to a certain radius of people who can hear during “clear” conditions. Heavy rainfall and river ...
Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
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 ...
FEMA funds new warning sirens along Caldwell County creek after Helene disaster
As questions mount over warning systems during the deadly Texas flooding, Channel 9 learned that sirens intended to save ...