Texas Hill Country, floods and warning siren
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As questions mount over warning systems during the deadly Texas flooding, Channel 9 learned that sirens intended to save lives in the North Carolina mountains failed to work during Helene. ALSO READ: Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing Sirens along Wilson Creek in Caldwell County are
Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens […]
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.
River gauges, sirens and clear alerts can together help emergency managers anticipate flash floods and communicate life-saving information.
After losing his grandfather in a flood decades ago, Comfort Fire Chief Danny Morales found grants for a warning system.
After horrific flooding took the lives of more than 100 people in Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the state will install sirens along parts of the Guadalupe River by next summer. Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser joins Chris Jansing to explain the difference sirens could have made in warning people of the oncoming floods and the possible “nuisance” some people say they can cause.
As the search and recovery continues in Kerry County, the issue of emergency sirens have become a focus both locally and across teas.
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