New York Times: FEMA Let Texans Drown While Calls Went Unanswered

[Dr. Phosphorous]

The locals voted not to spend the money.

You obviously didn't read what I posted either, imbecile. The TX officials in Kerrville already have it.

 

[Delldude]

The TX officials in Kerrville already have it.

Old out dated and not a warning system....more of a monitoring system.

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable​

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable

The search for bodies continued nearly a week after deadly flooding in Texas. With 121 people confirmed dead and at least 161 still missing, officials there are facing scrutiny. The National Weather Service issued several watches and warnings before midnight on July 3, but local officials...

www.pbs.org

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Old out dated and not a warning system....more of a monitoring system.

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable​

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable

The search for bodies continued nearly a week after deadly flooding in Texas. With 121 people confirmed dead and at least 161 still missing, officials there are facing scrutiny. The National Weather Service issued several watches and warnings before midnight on July 3, but local officials...

www.pbs.org

You still don't know what the **** I'm talking about.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Old out dated and not a warning system....more of a monitoring system.

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable​

Plans for a flood warning system fell apart in Kerr County, leaving it vulnerable

The search for bodies continued nearly a week after deadly flooding in Texas. With 121 people confirmed dead and at least 161 still missing, officials there are facing scrutiny. The National Weather Service issued several watches and warnings before midnight on July 3, but local officials...

www.pbs.org

From the Washington Post --

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, inundating campsites and homes, a Washington Post examination found.

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residents who had registered to receive them, according to screenshots of the texts. But The Post’s review of emergency notifications that night found that even as a federal meteorologist warned of deteriorating conditions and catastrophic risk, county officials did not activate a more powerful notification tool they had previously used to warn of potential flooding. The National Weather Service sent its own alerts through this system, beginning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4.

That mass notification system, known as the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System, or IPAWS, is used by National Weather Service meteorologists to warn of imminent threats. Warnings of life-threatening weather events sent on that system — similar to Amber Alerts — force phones to vibrate and emit a unique, jarring tone as long as they’re on and have a signal. They also allow qualified local officials to send tailored messages to targeted areas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve.../texas-flooding-alerts-kerr-county-emergency/

 

[Delldude]

You still don't know what the **** I'm talking about.

Your article doesn't address that 'technology'.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Your article doesn't address that 'technology'.

My article is more relevant. The cell phone alarm system would have saved lives. TX officials in Kerrville didn't use it....and they still haven't explained why.

 

[Edgetho]

BackAgain

Oh I don’t know… maybe answer the damn phone when people are literally calling for help while their homes are underwater? Or was FEMA just supposed to send “thoughts and prayers” via voicemail? I guess under Trump’s leadership, the new emergency protocol is “press 1 to drown with dignity”

A STATE has to ASK FEMA for help FIRST you stupid ************.

dimocraps aren't just the scum of the Earth, you're soe stupid motherfuckers as well.

The Governor must ASK the POTUS for FEMA help

I despise dimocraps. I really do

 

[Delldude]

From the Washington Post --

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, inundating campsites and homes, a Washington Post examination found.

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residents who had registered to receive them, according to screenshots of the texts. But The Post’s review of emergency notifications that night found that even as a federal meteorologist warned of deteriorating conditions and catastrophic risk, county officials did not activate a more powerful notification tool they had previously used to warn of potential flooding. The National Weather Service sent its own alerts through this system, beginning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4.

That mass notification system, known as the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System, or IPAWS, is used by National Weather Service meteorologists to warn of imminent threats. Warnings of life-threatening weather events sent on that system — similar to Amber Alerts — force phones to vibrate and emit a unique, jarring tone as long as they’re on and have a signal. They also allow qualified local officials to send tailored messages to targeted areas.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve.../texas-flooding-alerts-kerr-county-emergency/

Kerrville didn't have a local warning system as I was saying. Your IPAWS is a service you have to register for..

 

[Delldude]

My article is more relevant. The cell phone alarm system would have saved lives. TX officials in Kerrville didn't use it....and they still haven't explained why.

Only if everyone had registered for it..

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Only if everyone had registered for it..

I seriously doubt that is true. I never registered for Amber alerts, but I have received them on my cell phone.

 

[Delldude]

I seriously doubt that is true. I never registered for Amber alerts, but I have received them on my cell phone.

From your article:

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residents who had registered to receive them, according to screenshots of the texts.

 

[JWBooth]

New York Times: FEMA Let Texans Drown While Calls Went Unanswered​

It really doesn't matter who is in the big chair. Only a damn fool places his life and that of his loved ones in the hands of a government.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

Kerrville didn't have a local warning system as I was saying. Your IPAWS is a service you have to register for..

You're just wrong. --

Kerr County officials have activated IPAWS twice before, most recently in 2024 amid concern about possible flash floods, according to a database of alerts sent through IPAWS archived by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Last summer, on the evening of July 23, records show, an alert sent through IPAWS was issued from an email address used by William B. “Dub” Thomas, Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator. In that instance, the alert warned that the Guadalupe River could rise four feet and that people should avoid low-level river crossings and move their belongings away from the water. The flash flood passed with no major injuries.

Two days after the deadly storm, amid more thunderstorms and heavy rain, Kerr County officials used IPAWS to warn that there could be another round of river flooding, the database shows.

 

[excalibur]

They could have brought umbrellas.

Trump Kills Mary Poppins, story at 6.

 

[Delldude]

You're just wrong. --

They don't have an audible warning system......floods, tornado's.

Kerr County officials, who have come under increasing scrutiny for their actions as the Guadalupe River began to flood, eventually sent text-message alerts that morning to residents who had registered to receive them, according to screenshots of the texts.

Two days after the deadly storm, amid more thunderstorms and heavy rain, Kerr County officials used IPAWS to warn that there could be another round of river flooding, the database shows.

To those who were registered, according to your article.

 

[Dr. Phosphorous]

They don't have an audible warning system......floods, tornado's.




To those who were registered, according to your article.

Those text alerts are something different. They are not the loud IPAWS alarms sent to residents' cell phones. You're confused.

 

[Foxfyre]

Looks like Trump’s grand plan to “phase out FEMA” hit a brick wall…or maybe a raging flood. When Texas went under, FEMA couldn’t even pick up the phone: “nearly two‑thirds of calls” went unanswered two days after the flood hit. Turns out cutting staff and defunding emergency services isn’t just bold…it’s deadly.

And yet, Trump swooped in July 11, patting himself on the back, praising himself for doing what he just approved two days . Meanwhile, his Homeland Security sidekick Kristi Noem slapped a four-day “approval rule” on flood funds while she paused to choose her Insta portrait . Nothing says leadership like delaying rescue crews until you nail down the perfect selfie lighting.

So go ahead, Trump supporters—feel free to keep parroting “big government bad.” Just remember: when your money’s on the line, you love federal aid. When the chips are down, you beg and beg—and then mock anyone who dares ask why your “drain the swamp” hero let FEMA drown on his watch.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html

What an unadulterated load of crap. No wonder the NYT has to beg for subscribers now and is trusted by nobody who can still think.

 

[Delldude]

Those text alerts are something different. They are not the loud IPAWS alarms sent to residents' cell phones. You're confused.

It is you who are confused.....beyond that most phones you can shut off emergency alerts.

Federal Emergency Management Agency records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates show that Kerr County officials in Texas did not use FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System to send warnings with safety instructions to all mobile phones in the affected area during critical hours, as the flooding began on July 4.

Researchers who have studied the cellphone warning system told NBC 5 Investigates that policies on how and when to issue critical alerts vary widely from one county to another, potentially risking delays when
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However, weather service forecasters cannot issue instructions on whether to evacuate or wait for rescue; those messages are up to county or city officials.

The FEMA archive showed that Kerr County did not send any wireless alerts through IPAWS on July 4, when the flooding began.

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.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Picaro]

And just what was FEMA supposed to do about it!

They don't know, they just attack Trump every day, like they're told. They're too stupid to care if what they're told to parrot is true or not.

 

[Delldude]

They don't know, they just attack Trump every day, like they're told. They're too stupid to care if what they're told to parrot is true or not.

Pavlov's dogs.