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Rainfall near the areas affected by the devastating Guadalupe River flood has caused a flash flood advisory to be issued.
Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood warnings at riverside campsites known to be in the floodplain.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWeather 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 saw the warnings.
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A "Basic Plan" for emergency response for three Texas counties labeled flash flooding as having a "major" impact on public safety, according to a page on a city website.
The family of Sally Sample Graves is mourning the loss of their beloved 91-year-old matriarch, who died in the devastating flash floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country.
In Kerr County, officials have reported 68 deaths, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic. The total death toll across six counties has risen to over 80. Louis Amestoy, Editor and Publisher of The Kerr County Lead,
KERRVILLE, Texas — At the all-girls Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, 11 campers and a counselor are still not accounted for in the aftermath of history and deadly floods.