Some Texas flood alerts were delayed
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While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide education on what to do in an emergency.
FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.
Nonprofit Joint Task Force K-9s is taking a team of four cadaver dogs to Kerr County, Texas in hopes of helping bring families closure after devastating flooding.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNDid 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 government overspending.
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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit flood-ravaged Central Texas on Friday, where the death toll has reached 121 and over 170 individuals remain unaccounted for after devastating flash floods struck on July 4.
President Donald Trump was expected to arrive in Kerr County, Texas, Friday afternoon, one week after the area was struck by catastrophic flooding.
It’s been almost a week since the deadly flooding disaster in Kerr County. Survivors are still in shock like Jack Halmon are still in shock.Halmon was not home
One of the most beautiful nights we’ve ever had. And I’m just glad that they had that before they passed away,” she said, remembering the night before the flood.
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Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their preparedness and response to the July 4 flash flood that left dozens dead.