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Kerr County, siren and flash floods

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 night and wake up

NPR · 14h

Experts say flood warning sirens are important but should be part of a larger system

Could sirens save lives in future flash floods? Texas officials say they intend to install sirens in Kerry County. Experts agree that sirens are an important tool for warning people about flash floods in rural areas.

ABC · 2d

Texas flooding live updates: 95 dead in Kerr County, at least 119 dead in the state

Over 100 people have died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, the sheriff said.

flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 7h

Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.

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.

Texas Public Radio · 4h

How flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.

The Associated Press on MSN · 18h

Small Texas town where everyone survived flood has sirens

Daniel Morales, assistant chief of the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department, believes that long, flat tone the morning of July Fourth saved lives.

WBKO30m

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 ...

Latin Times on MSN4h

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 ...

3don MSN

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.

The Mirror US on MSN38m

'Embarrassing' Trump implies floods have 'never happened' before and sirens don't exist

President Donald Trump seemingly implied during a news conference in Texas that floods had "never happened before" and that sirens to alert people do not exist.

21m

Trump visits Texas as recovery efforts from deadly flood continue

The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could ...

1don MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

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 ...

3don MSN

Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...

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