Texas, Kerr County and flood
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Since 2016, the topic of a "flood warning system" for Kerr County has come up at 20 different county commissioners' meetings, according to minutes. The idea for a system was first introduced by Kerr County Commissioner Thomas Moser and Emergency Management Coordinator Dub Thomas in March 2016.
Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas on Wednesday evening to remember the at least 120 people who died in the catastrophic flash floods over the
"I hope that everyone knows, prayers work and God is still out there," Kerrville resident Donna Ragsdale said.
Rainfall near the areas affected by the devastating Guadalupe River flood has caused a flash flood advisory to be issued.
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 in Kerr County, Texas.
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