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Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.
While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide ...
Small Texas town where everyone survived flood has sirens
Daniel Morales, assistant chief of the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department, believes that long, flat tone the morning of July ...
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How flood sirens could have saved lives in Texas
In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens.
Hard-hit Texas county had no flood warning sirens despite years of discussions
State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...
When nearby counties installed flood sirens, Kerr County did not. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says state could do it.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.
Kerr County asked for a flood warning system and didn’t get it. Would it have made a difference?
Kerr County first tried to secure $1 million for a flood warning system in 2017, but could not. Could such a system have ...
Why the Texas Flood Site Didn’t Have Warning Sirens
Officials in Kerr County made several attempts over the past decade to get funds for a flood warning system, but those applications were rejected. Christopher Flavelle, a reporter for The New York ...
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Japan Floods: Tokyo Submerges as Torrential Rains Trigger Flash Flood; Sirens Echo Through Tokyo
Tokyo is in crisis as torrential rainfall batters the Japanese capital, unleashing flash floods and triggering emergency ...
Texas officials push for flood sirens as more than 100 killed by storms
More than 100 people are dead across six Texas counties after historic flash flooding devastated the Hill Country on the ...