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Kerr County, flash flood
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The same region of Texas that experienced catastrophic, deadly flooding over the Fourth of July weekend also experienced massive flooding in the past. A 1987 flood in Kerr County resulted in the death of 33 people,
A week after the devastating Texas flooding, serious questions remain about what actions local leaders took after ominous warnings from the National Weather Service, echoing other recent high-profile natural disasters marked by accusations of government complacency.
The early warnings and alerts from the National Weather Service didn’t indicate a catastrophic flood was on its way.
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Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at a Christian summer camp were killed in catastrophic flooding — had discussed installing a flood warning system
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Live Science on MSNTexas flood devastation revealed in before-and-after satellite imagesSatellites have captured before-and-after images of the devastating floods in Texas, highlighting a trail of devastation on the Guadalupe River.