A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the ...

Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...

Hoeflich said these alerts will usually get issued about a day in advance of a potential flood, sometimes even more. He ...

Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters until ...

Texas sent out 282 public safety alerts last year, six times more than in 2017. The state also leads the nation in alert ...

A crisis communication expert says everyday notifications are weakening the impact of life-saving emergency alerts.

Go to Settings > Notifications > Government Alerts. Make sure Public Safety Alerts, Emergency Alerts and Always Play Sound ...

Burleson County Emergency Management Coordinator Duane Strange shares how the alert system works and why neighbors should ...

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

In the wake of the Texas Hill Country floods, San Mateo County Emergency Management brought nearly 100 Bay Area emergency ...

In August 2007, southeastern Minnesota was hit with rainfall and flooding of biblical proportions. Rainfall in excess of 15 ...