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The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
President Donald Trump spoke about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in Kerrville on Friday.
Dallas faces a flood watch from the NWS due to potential heavy rains and thunderstorms amid high temperatures.
More than 170 people are still believed to be missing a week after the forceful floodwater hit over the July Fourth weekend.
The National Weather Service began sending flash flood warnings that should have triggered cellphone alerts a little after 1 a.m., while local officials began posting on Facebook about four hours later.
Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.
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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.
Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not conclusive) analysis.
Texas lawmakers will convene in a special session starting July 21 to address the recent Hill Country flooding. Alongside disaster response, the Legislature will also consider a range of politically charged issues,
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.