Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts
The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.
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The first weather emergency alert sent by the National Weather Service with urgent language instructing people to "seek higher ground now" was sent at 4:03 a.m. local time.
Their expertise is exactly what officials say is needed to conduct these kinds of rescues.
Keli Rabon's two sons, Braden and Brock, were attending a summer camp when the devastating flash flooding in Texas struck. The boys describe how they escaped the danger and reunited with their mom.
Three girls from Dallas, 8-year-olds Hadley Hanna and Eloise Peck and 9-year-old Lila Bonner, were among the missing Camp Mystic campers.
The death toll, as of Monday afternoon, of 90 fatalities, makes the Central Texas flash floods on July 4 the second-deadliest flood disaster in Texas history.
On Saturday, Mr. Trump said his administration was working with state and local officials and that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would be arriving in Texas shortly. DHS oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 23 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for. Officials say dozens have died as catastrophic floods continue to ravage the Hill Country.
Six North Texas girls missing from Camp Mystic in the wake of catastrophic Central Texas flooding have been confirmed dead, their families confirmed.
A New Jersey man with the U.S. Coast Guard is being hailed as a hero for helping rescue more than 165 people from the deadly Texas floods.
CBS News analysis shows there were 22 warnings sent by the National Weather Service for Kerr County and the Kerrville area, but many residents say they didn't get alerts.
At least 89 people died across Texas, including 75 in Kerr County, following extreme flash flooding on July 4.
The Plano residents are watching as their home away from home is wiped off the map.
Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after torrential sent river levels surging and triggering deadly flash flooding.
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Fire officials said they were still searching for two people who were missing
The San Antonio Fire Department told CBS News on Saturday that 13 people have been found dead after flooding on highways in Texas.
After a morning of storms across North Texas, skies are clearing up and rain chances remain isolated.
Joseph Kidwiler called the overnight flooding in Santo devastating as he continued to inventory his family's losses.
The Santo Volunteer Fire Department in Palo Pinto County reported water as high at four feet in some areas of town after heavy rainfall on June 11 and 12.
Flash flooding is possible with these storms.
The First Alert Weather Team has been tracking a complex of storms to the west on Tuesday morning as they move into the area.
Overnight storms cleared from Dallas-Fort Worth shortly after midnight, leaving flooding due to heavy rain their wake.
Two cars were submerged under water early Wednesday morning, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue.
In the late-night hours, damaging winds and flash flooding are the highest risks.
Rated "high hazard" by the state, the dam had been overwhelmed by the torrential rain and failed to hold back the flooding that claimed two lives in October 2023.
White Settlement Police said officers used jumper cables to secure a mother who couldn't get out safely.
A grand jury on Tuesday issued the indictment against Comey, alleging that an Instagram post that said "86 47" in seashells was a threat to assassinate Mr. Trump.
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OpenAI boss Sam Altman recently apologized after a teen who went on to kill eight people was banned from ChatGPT for violent activities but police were never alerted.
Preliminarily, there was at least one tornado in Clay County, 68 hail reports, with hail as big as just below the size of a softball, and seven damaging wind reports.
White Settlement Police said officers used jumper cables to secure a mother who couldn't get out safely.
A grand jury on Tuesday issued the indictment against Comey, alleging that an Instagram post that said "86 47" in seashells was a threat to assassinate Mr. Trump.
Broadnax is one of two confessed suspects in the June 2008 killing of Matt Butler and Steve Swan in front of a recording studio in Garland.
OpenAI boss Sam Altman recently apologized after a teen who went on to kill eight people was banned from ChatGPT for violent activities but police were never alerted.
Preliminarily, there was at least one tornado in Clay County, 68 hail reports, with hail as big as just below the size of a softball, and seven damaging wind reports.
Family ignored a nighttime alert during deadly flooding. Now, questions are growing about notification fatigue and whether the system needs changes.
Texans are tuning out more than Amber Alerts, with the highest opt-out rate in the country for wireless emergency alerts.
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This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
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