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One of the most flood-prone cities in America is about to see a whole lot more warnings
The National Weather Service office in Charleston, South Carolina, is adjusting which flood alert products will be issued ...
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"We Can Do Better": Texas Emergency Chief Slams SA use of Chinese Radios During Floods
Delayed alerts. Overwhelmed responders. Poor radio communication.A special joint hearing held Tuesday at the Texas Capitol ...
First day of Hill Country flood hearings brings emotion, concerns from lawmakers
Lawmakers in Austin held the first of a series of hearings on Wednesday to prevent a disaster like the Hill Country flooding ...
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How a California cloud-seeding company became the center of a Texas flood conspiracy
Two days before the waters of the Guadalupe River swelled into a deadly and devastating Fourth of July flood in Kerr County, ...
Radio Failures, Delayed Alerts and a need for Emergency Training revealed in July 4 floods
Delayed alerts. Overwhelmed responders. Poor radio communication.A special joint hearing held Tuesday at the Texas Capitol ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
Texas lawmakers blast river authority for 'pathetic decision' not to upgrade flood warning system
They cited a Houston Chronicle investigation that found UGRA declined to fund the improvements despite having millions of ...
Hearings begin: What Texas lawmakers learned about the disastrous July Fourth flooding
The newly created Disaster Preparedness & Flooding committees in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate met ...
'Science just isn't there yet' to predict severity of storms in deadly Texas flooding
The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, ...
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Texas officials excavate flood response during public hearing
While search efforts continue for the few missing in the Texas Hill Country, state officials met to evaluate the response to ...
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Long-standing problems led up to deadly Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative flood committee
Communication problems, a lack of qualification standards for emergency management coordinators and other issues have plagued the state long before the July 4 floods, officials told two special ...
At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame
At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency ...