Kerr County Emergency Alerts

News

FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones

FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began

FEMA records show Kerr County officials did not use FEMA’s system to send warnings to phones in the critical hours as the flooding began on July 4.

The Washington Post on MSN · 6h

Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods

The Texas county where nearly 100 people were killed and more than 160 remain missing had the technology to turn every cellphone in the river valley into a blaring alarm, but local officials did not do so before or during the early-morning hours of July 4 as river levels rose to record heights,

Texas Standard · 2d

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.

1don MSN

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

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha declined to answer a question about delayed ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN4h

Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear. - MSN

Three hours and 21 minutes. That’s how much time passed from when the National Weather Service sent out its first flash flood warning for part of Kerr County to when the first flooding reports came ...

KSAT2d

Source: First responders requested emergency alert at least 90 minutes before it was sent

As devastating floodwaters swept through the Hill Country in the early hours of July 4, a volunteer firefighter requested a ...

9hon MSN

As Kerr County leaders avoid alert questions, new audio surfaces in CodeRED timeline

Dispatch audio has surfaced from the critical hours before a deadly flood hit its height in Kerr County, helping piece together the timeframe local officials have yet to provide amid public ...

KABB - FOX San Antonio on MSN5h

Citizens, experts question emergency flooding alert delays

New information is raising questions about Kerr County's emergency notification system and if weather alerts on the morning of July 4th were delayed.

1don MSN

At least 120 dead, 170 missing in Texas floods as questions grow over warning delay

At least 120 people are dead and 170 remain missing after devastating flash floods swept through Kerr County, Texas.

1don MSN

Texas floods death toll in Kerr County hits 96; 161 still missing, including 6 from Camp Mystic

Kerr County officials say death toll has risen to 96 due to the Hill Country floods, including 60 adults and 36 children.

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results