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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Marcus

Texas floods raise questions about delays in emergency alert notifications

Flood Texas the National Weather Service
  • Leaked audio suggests a significant delay in issuing emergency flood alerts in Texas on July 4, despite an early request from a local firefighter.
  • A firefighter reportedly requested a CodeRED alert at 4:22 am as the Guadalupe River rapidly overshot its banks, rising 26 feet in 45 minutes.
  • Local officials, including the Kerr County Sheriff and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, have defended the alert timeline, citing the complexity of issuing warnings and inadequate federal forecasts.
  • The National Weather Service had issued a 'life-threatening flash flooding' warning for Kerrville at 1:14 am, over three hours before initial flood reports, with experts praising their forecasting.
  • Questions have also been raised regarding the county's failure to install emergency weather sirens and the potential impact of staffing cuts to the National Weather Service.

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A Texas firefighter pleaded for an alert amid rising flood waters. It took an hour to go out

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