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People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...
A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the ...
A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest ...
Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...
Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...
The man who said he helped Kerr County implement an emergency alert system in his former role there as information technology ...
How can authorities warn people of an incoming severe weather if they have no cell service or no cell phone? First Alert Meteorologist Nate Morris explores an option called NOAA Weather Radio.
The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.
These alerts will also be shared on social media by your local National Weather Service branch or through third-party weather apps. But before you can take action on an alert, you ...
Texas sent out 282 public safety alerts last year, six times more than in 2017. The state also leads the nation in alert ...
Dispatch audio has surfaced from the critical hours before a deadly flood hit its height in Kerr County, helping piece ...
A crisis communication expert says everyday notifications are weakening the impact of life-saving emergency alerts.