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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 ...
Texas county where campers died was denied money to boost warning systems
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
'Could we have done more? Perhaps so' | Former Kerr County official recalls emergency siren debate
KERR COUNTY, Texas — Kerr County leaders debated the issue of installing emergency sirens along the Guadalupe River nearly a ...
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 ...
How much warning was there? A timeline of National Weather Service alerts for Hill Country flooding
For days before catastrophic floods left parts of Central Texas inundated, the National Weather Service was tracking the ...
A boy saved by barbed wire, a 'destroyed' camp and missed warning signs in Texas floods
The teenage son, Leo, survived after he became snared in barbed wire, preventing him from being swept away. The boy is ...