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Flash floods have a surge of Texans signing up for emergency alerts
Devastating flash floods in Texas have left 134 dead and 101 still missing. It is a grim reminder of why everyone should sign up for emergency alerts.On Wednesd ...
Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings
The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek ...
Texas town right next door to flood-ravaged county added new alert sirens last year — and nobody perished in July 4 storms
A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system ...
National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding
NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...
Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used for the Texas floods – but several problems
A 2024 RAND report found Texas cellphone users opted out of wireless emergency alerts at the highest rate. Nearly 30% of Texans chose to turn off at least one kind of wireless alert, a choice ...
New flooding threat in Texas areas recovering from July 4 floods
Parts of Central Texas could see pockets of heavy rain through Monday, which could cause flooding in communities still ...