Kerr County In Texas Is 1 Of Driest Places In US
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Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system, including failing to secure roughly $1 million US for a project to better protect Kerr County’s 50,
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A Kerrville-area river authority executed a contract for a flood warning system that would have been used to help with emergency response, local officials said.
Virginia Hollis is one of the girls missing from Camp Mystic, according to a social media post from Bregman. She was staying in Cabin Twins 2 when floodwaters from the Guadalupe rushed through the campgrounds. Ellen is a missing Camp Mystic camper, according to her family.
The flooding created financial peril for many small businesses owners. Now they are cleaning up and working to get back on their feet.
In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth.
In the wake of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Hill Country last week, Texas is still reeling. As recovery efforts continue, many organizations and figures have stepped up to provide much-needed aid and support in what is an incredibly difficult time for many.
Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.
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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 or whether they saw them in time to take action.