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How can the next disaster in flash flood alley be prevented?
The very qualities that draw people to the beautiful Texas Hill Country — rolling terrain, limestone formations and lazy ...
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Kerr County predicted severe flooding nine months before disaster but took no preventive action: Report
The report stated that the top priority for saving lives during severe floods was to 'improve the delivery and effectiveness ...
FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps ...
'We are very flood prone': Local Texas officials spent years discussing potential warning system
Flooding has been at the top of Texans’ minds this week, but this is not the first time that the need for flood-related ...
9 children, 18 adults killed after catastrophic Texas floods
City of Kerrville officials have raised the death toll from the July Fourth devastating floods. In a press conference on ...
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the ...
Why the rain that caused Texas flash flooding was so extreme
The heavy rain that turned a river in Texas into a raging wall of water was fueled by unique atmospheric conditions, ...