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A ‘raging torrent’: Guadalupe River swelled 20 feet in 95 minutes, sensor data shows
Without a modern flood warning system, emergency officials monitor four sensors along the Guadalupe River – including one ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for sirens along Guadalupe River in wake of flash floods
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled that he plans to push for the state to pay for sirens erected alongside the Guadalupe River in ...
Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System
Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many ...
With just word-of-mouth warning, one man raced 25 miles to save guests at his Texas RV park
As rain fell in heavy sheets and the Guadalupe River muscled over its banks with astonishing speed, David Chambers knocked on ...
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic — because it was too expensive
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic ...
Growing frustration over flood warnings, response as Texas death toll rises and campers remain missing
Frustration for some is growing over warnings and evacuation orders given ahead of the storms that dumped water on the ...
Flood threat still looms over battered Texas Hill Country: See flood warnings
Flood watches have been issued by the National Weather Service until at least 7 p.m. CT July 6 in Hill Country and along the ...
Officials say nothing could have prepared them for the Guadalupe River to rise so fast. Meteorologists disagree.
Hundreds of children at summer campsites along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County were at risk early Friday when a ...