Kerr County Alert System Issues

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Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn’t get a text for hours

Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.

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Some Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says

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Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?

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Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County, Texas, With Chance for Heavy Rain

Kerr County, Texas, could again see heavy rain and flooding this weekend, only a week after severe thunderstorms unleashed deadly flash flooding there and in central parts of the state.

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Kerr County warned of ‘monstrous and devastating flash floods’

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Memorial in flood-ravaged Texas city becomes focal point of community's grief

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Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows

At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas’ Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville – asked the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office to alert nearby

Kerr County was aware of flooding issues in 2016. A former commissioner explains why sirens weren't installed.

Former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser said in 2016 their flood warning system was "marginal at best." Still, the county couldn't get grants for sirens.

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Plans for Guadalupe River flood monitoring system were ... - CBS News

Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.

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Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after ...

Kerr County's CodeRED emergency system was first introduced in 2014. At 4:22 a.m. on Friday, as Texas' Hill Country began to flood, a firefighter in Ingram – just upstream from Kerrville ...

Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding

Kerr County failed to secure a warning system, even as local officials remained aware of the risks and as billions of dollars were available for similar projects.