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Petition pushing for installment of warning sirens in Kerr County gains 35,000 signatures
Over 35,000 signed a petition urging Kerr County to install flood warning sirens after flash flooding killed at least 100 ...
Kerr County authorities discussed warning systems at least 20 times since 1987
Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, ...
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Kerr County officials took 90 minutes to send emergency alert: Dispatch audio
In 2021, Kerr County incorporated FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) into CodeRED, so that messages could reach tourists and others not in the local database. The IPAWS system ...
Kerr County flooding deaths rise to 95, including 36 children, sheriff says
As of the end of the day Tuesday, there were still five Camp Mystic campers and one counselor unaccounted for, with ...
Death toll in Kerr County flooding keeps climbing; 95 bodies recovered
Crews continue searching for victims a day after Gov. Greg Abbott said as many as 161 people could still be missing.
Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha was asked about efforts to inform public about floods
When asked about the timing of efforts to alert residents about deadly floods, Kerr County Sheriff said, "there's going to be ...
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Weather 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 ...
Texas flood: Kickoff meeting for Kerr County warning system project had been planned for mid-July
A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with ...
The 'hub' of a tiny Kerr County town feeds locals from a demolished storefront
The Hunt Store was badly damaged by the Texas floods, but the owner vows to rebuild the landmark where Kinky Friedman and ...