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A ‘raging torrent’: Guadalupe River swelled 20 feet in 95 minutes, sensor data shows
Without a modern flood warning system, emergency officials monitor four sensors along the Guadalupe River – including one ...
Warnings for deadly Texas flash flooding came with little time to act
As early as July 2, officials at the Texas Division of Emergency Management, or TDEM, were publishing news releases warning ...
As the Texas death toll climbs, officials face questions over flood warning system
Rescue teams on Monday continued searching for survivors along the Guadalupe River after deadly flooding in Texas. Meanwhile, ...
Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings
Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.
'We are very flood prone': Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential warning system
Flooding has been at the top of Texans’ minds this week, but this is not the first time that the need for flood-related ...
With just word-of-mouth warning, one man raced 25 miles to save guests at his Texas RV park
The once-idyllic RV park – named Guadalupe Keys Resort to evoke the laid-back vibe of the Florida Keys – boasted nine, ...
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic ...
Flood threat still looms over battered Texas Hill Country: See flood warnings
Flood watches have been issued by the National Weather Service until at least 7 p.m. CT July 6 in Hill Country and along the ...