Flood-related deaths rise to 96 in Kerr County
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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
Kerr County considered adding warning sirens years before flood. Why didn’t it happen? Commissioner Court meeting transcripts outline opposition to sirens over cost, noise and lack of local support.
FEMA records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show that Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System to send warnings with safety instructions to all mobile phones in the affected area during critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.