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Questions surround the use of Kerr County's "Code Red" emergency alert system prior to deadly floods
Some survivors report getting a Code Red Alert an hour later. The Kerr County Sheriff said the incident will be reviewed.
More flash flooding slams Texas, forcing evacuations and halting search operations along Guadalupe River
Another potentially life-threatening flooding event took place across Central Texas on Sunday morning, with torrential rain ...
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Source: First responders requested emergency alert at least 90 minutes before it was sent
As devastating floodwaters swept through the Hill Country in the early hours of July 4, a volunteer firefighter requested a ...
Code Red issued ahead of possible flash flooding in Kerr County
KENS 5's Earl Stoudemire has a live report from Kerrville were a Flood Warning was issued. The area is still recovering from the devastating July Fourth floods.
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Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn’t get a text for hours
Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions ...
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Director who helped bring CodeRED to Kerr County says leadership lost sight of tool’s value
John David Trolinger was in his home’s radio room listening intently early Friday morning as the first water rescues took ...
'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 ...
In deadly Texas floods, one town had what some didn't: A wailing warning siren
Emergency officials are starting to focus on alert systems as they search for answers about how the flash flooding swept away ...