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

Comfort, a town along the Guadalupe in neighboring Kendall County, reportedly had siren warning systems and has not reported a single death from the July 4 flooding, according to NBC news.

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

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

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'There was no warning': Kerrville residents describe waking up to flooding

Residents of Kerrville, Texas, say the rapidly rising floodwaters on July 4th took them by surprise.

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Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings. Under Trump, it's getting even harder

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Kerr County warned of ‘monstrous and devastating flash floods’

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2 Kerrville city workers describe urgent rush to help others during the flooding

Kerrville city employees Rosa Ledesma and Alex Benitez talk with CNN's Pamela Brown about how they received the call about the Texas flooding and jumped into action to save people.

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Baylor prepares flood kit buckets for Kerr County

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Live updates: Trump touches down in Kerrville today as search operations continue

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Texas Official Shot Down Siren Flood Alert, Complaining That It Might Go Off 'In the Middle of the Night': Report

As historic flash floods swept through Kerr County over July 4 weekend, killing more than 100 people and leaving families scrambling to escape in the dark, a years-old decision by county officials to block a proposed siren alert system has come under renewed scrutiny.

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Texas officials face questions about emergency alerts during deadly floods

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Texans mourn the dead as search for more than 170 flood victims continues: Live updates

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Texas flooding: More than 170 people still missing following deadly floods

At least 120 people are dead across Texas after flooding on July 4th weekend.

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Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 still missing from floods

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LIVE: Officials give update on search efforts as hundreds gather to honor those lost to deadly Texas floods

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When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

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How flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.

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'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 decade ago, but one former official said there was pushback from some residents.

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 couldn't get grants for sirens.

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Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.

While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide education on what to do in an emergency.

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Some former Texas county officials thought informal phone calls, not sirens, would be sufficient in a flood

Texas county commissioners previously suggested "river calling," an informal phone chain used by summer camps, would be better than installing new flood sirens.

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Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system — the kind of setup state, county and federal officials

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Breaking down the force of water in the Texas floods

Over just two hours, the Guadalupe River at Comfort, Texas, rose from hip-height to three stories tall, sending water weighing as much as the Empire State building downstream roughly every minute it remained at its crest.