Kerr County Alert System Issues

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Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?

A low-water crossing is a low-lying road that is designed to flood during especially heavy rains.

Texas Standard · 3d

Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn’t get a text for hours

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Some Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says

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Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County, Texas, With Chance for Heavy Rain

The rainfall is not expected to be as extreme as it was on July 4, but with the ground fully saturated from the recent torrential downpours, even small amounts of rain can bring flash flooding, parti...

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FEMA records show Texas' Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began

Texas Public Radio · 2d

Live updates: Trump touches down in Kerrville today as search operations continue

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Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows

At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas' Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville – asked the Kerr County Sheriff's Of

Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county couldn't get grants for sirens.

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Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after ...

Kerr County's CodeRED emergency system was first introduced in 2014. At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas' Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville ...

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Kerr County, Texas officials took 90 minutes to send emergency alert ...

The first alert didn't come through Kerr County's CodeRED system until 90 minutes later. Some messages didn't arrive until after 10 a.m. By then, hundreds of people had been swept away by the ...

Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.