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RussBLib

(9,994 posts)
26. It appears Kerr County DID have a warning system
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 03:18 PM
Jul 12

...but they didn't activate it until 2 days after the floods. And as we have heard, Camp Mystic has a no tech policy, so they would not have heard them even if the system was activated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/07/11/texas-flooding-alerts-kerr-county-emergency/



Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods

Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods.


The Texas county where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing had the technology to turn every cellphone in the river valley into a blaring alarm, but local officials did not do so before or during the early-morning hours of July 4 as river levels rose to record heights, inundating campsites and homes, a Washington Post examination found.

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residents who had registered to receive them, according to screenshots of the texts. But The Post’s review of emergency notifications that night found that even as a federal meteorologist warned of deteriorating conditions and catastrophic risk, county officials did not activate a more powerful notification tool they had previously used to warn of potential flooding. The National Weather Service sent its own alerts through this system, beginning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4.

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I wondered why those sleeping cabins were so close to the river. tanyev Jul 12 #1
The thing is that if the warning sirens had been installed and the campers instructed to move to places above LiberalArkie Jul 12 #12
AND, most to important to keep in mind.......... DENVERPOPS Jul 12 #21
Biden or Obama.. Always. They are incapable of admitting any fault. Part of southern conservatism LiberalArkie Jul 12 #22
Criminal failures. Passages Jul 12 #2
Keep in mind, the constant maggot complaint about how over-regulation stifles growth and limits our freedom 3Hotdogs Jul 12 #3
amen twodogsbarking Jul 12 #11
To be crude--no important people died--this will fade away in a week or so.......... riversedge Jul 12 #4
Children of wealthier people though. Maybe they will buy a clue. travelingthrulife Jul 12 #5
It's far too early to talk about flood control. Thoughts and prayers are the most that can be done... Ol Janx Spirit Jul 12 #6
This is so very far from over Javaman Jul 12 #10
You know it. harumph Jul 12 #16
From the linked AP article: Girard442 Jul 12 #7
Just so shortsighted, or something.And so tragic. coffeenap Jul 12 #8
it... myohmy2 Jul 12 #9
How many of those grieving parents have regrets now? FakeNoose Jul 12 #13
the camps have been there for 100 years moonshinegnomie Jul 12 #14
It appears Kerr County DID have a warning system RussBLib Jul 12 #26
Is this some of that burdensome regulation and red tape that they're always crying about? Americanme Jul 12 #15
Me: Saddened but not surprised. ananda Jul 12 #17
Things like that happen all the time ToxMarz Jul 12 #18
Imagine the fun that will ensue if Team Trump finds a way to sell off Public Lands Attilatheblond Jul 12 #31
So... destroying the evidence? That's a crime! Initech Jul 12 #19
Once in a century, and it ended up being far stronger than predicted. Act of God perhaps? Lancero Jul 12 #20
So, what the AP is reporting is, somebody(s) Buddyzbuddy Jul 12 #23
FEMA has a flood map tool - I put the camp address in and here is their map BumRushDaShow Jul 12 #24
Thank you BRDS. You are a fountain of information. Buddyzbuddy Jul 12 #27
Most welcome! BumRushDaShow Jul 12 #30
Regretfully DENVERPOPS Jul 12 #25
This is true. Buddyzbuddy Jul 12 #28
So this is what happens when Republicans push for, and get, "looser regulations." Beartracks Jul 12 #29
"Looser Regulations" DENVERPOPS Jul 13 #34
The answer is obvious there are too many gays in that area of Texas, just God punishing. OverBurn Jul 12 #32
I just found out that the twin grandchildren of the flamingdem Jul 12 #33
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