Kerr County Warning System Issues

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Grueling search for flood victims still missing in Texas

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Number missing in Kerr County from floods drops to 3 as search continues into 3rd week

The Texas Legislature is scheduled to convene Monday for a special session, which now includes flood-related issues.

The Canadian Press on MSN · 20h

What to know as Texas' search for flood victims stretches into a third week

The number of people still missing in a Texas county ravaged by deadly flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend now stands at three, down from nearly 100. The announcement Saturday by Kerr County that the list of missing has shrunk came after people who were previously reported missing have since been accounted for and as state lawmakers prepare to discuss authorities’ initial response and the possible improvements to warning systems.

UPI · 8h

Number of missing victims from Texas flooding drops

The number of people missing after devastating flooding in Texas on July 4 dropped to three after authorities accounted for many who were initially reported missing.

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Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?

Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN10d

Did fiscal conservatism block plans for a new flood warning system in Kerr County?

In the last nine years, federal funding for a system has been denied to the county as it contends with a tax base hostile to ...

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Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county ...

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Kerr County asked Texas to help pay for a flood warning system for 8 years. Can it happen now?

Kerr County and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority have tried several times to get funding to upgrade flood alerts on the ...

Investigating claims Kerr County rejected Biden admin's $10M offer to improve flood warning systems

After flash floods swept through central Texas in July 2025, people online searched for reasons why the disaster was so deadly.

Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen?

Officials balked at the cost for installing a siren warning system and the potential for sirens to blare in the middle of the ...

11don MSN

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, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr ...

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Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars ...

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Questions rise over Kerr County's warning systems after deadly flooding

Leaders in Kerr County are facing major questions about a flood warning system that was discussed but never built.

The Texas Tribune on MSN9d

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 ...

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