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Discovery of Victims Slows Nearly a Week After the Texas Floods
At least 120 people have died and some 173 people remain unaccounted for statewide, nearly a week after flash floods ravaged ...
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, ...
Texas Hill Country is no stranger to flash floods. Why were so many caught off guard?
When the precipitation intensified in the early morning hours Friday, many people failed to receive or respond to flood ...
Donate to WLTX's Texas Flood Relief Fund to help Texans devastated by floods
TEGNA's local news properties across Texas are joining forces to raise money for the Kerr County and surrounding areas hit by ...
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Clinging to a tree, and praying: how a family survived the Texas flash floods
"I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his ...
Kerr County lacked ‘last mile’ warning to get NWS alerts to residents before Texas flash floods
Kerr County, Texas, lacked a “last mile” warning mechanism that could have saved residents before the deadly floods ...
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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 saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.
Kerr County plan labeled flash flooding 'highly likely' with 'major' impact on public safety
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.