Texas Floods: Were Warnings Adequate for Over 100 Deaths?

National Weather Service Warnings

• 💡 The National Weather Service issued multiple warnings for the Texas flood area, starting with a potential flash flood warning on the morning of July 3rd.
• ⚠️ A flood watch was issued more than 12 hours before the tragedy struck.
• 🚨 Three hours before the flood, another warning was issued at a level that triggers wireless emergency alerts on mobile devices.

Local Concerns in Kerr County

• 📌 In Kerr County, 27 campers and counselors died at a Christian summer camp located in an area known as flash flood alley.
• 💰 Officials in Kerr County had discussed installing a flood warning system along the Guadalupe River as early as 2017 but deemed it too expensive.
• 💸 A similar system in a neighboring county cost approximately $2 million.
• 💬 A former Kerr County commissioner admitted that such a system "could have helped a lot of people."