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one suspects this area has a long history of such flood events. flood warning got it right nt msongs Jul 6 #1
When you have that flat land BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #2
I lived in East Texas for a short while many years ago. 70sEraVet Jul 6 #11
Yeah... these "Once In 100 years", floods are happening in like, once every 3 years or less... IthinkThereforeIAM Jul 6 #38
its teh flash flood capital of the country moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #16
Texas needs major flood diversion tunnels. BidenRocks Jul 6 #19
So why the HELL do they have large camp sites there? Bengus81 Jul 6 #23
good question moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #33
Of course Texas will be lying DENVERPOPS Jul 6 #36
"it came at night" aeromanKC Jul 6 #3
There ARE "Early Warning Systems" - the NWS has the "Flash Flood Emergency" BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #5
Here in mountainous East TN Farmer-Rick Jul 6 #9
I know that many of those were originally "air raid sirens" BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #10
Test them on Mondays at noon--when the weather doesn't look threatening? Bengus81 Jul 6 #25
I remember during the post-wildfire discussions about Maui BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #28
NWS issued a Flas Flood Watch last avebury Jul 6 #30
The various weather "products" (as they call this) criteria for issuance BumRushDaShow Jul 6 #34
It was a literal 3 am phonecall Prairie Gates Jul 6 #4
Someone needs to tell these Texas dumfucks 'night' happens half of the time. Mawspam2 Jul 6 #6
It's "dumbfucks," not "dumfucks." Paladin Jul 6 #13
gee poozwah Jul 6 #22
Whatever makes you happy. (nt) Paladin Jul 6 #24
Maybe they need something like the "Arkansas Department of Emergency Management" here in Arkansas. LiberalArkie Jul 6 #7
They should have had a 24 hour emergency dispatch and at least one deputy on duty. bluedigger Jul 6 #8
Another Texas disaster beyond even Uvalde level. NBachers Jul 6 #12
texas officials are lying moonshinegnomie Jul 6 #14
All of this + no serious warning system - TBF Jul 6 #39
Mother Nature is so inconsiderate. nt BootinUp Jul 6 #15
It's almost as though cutting funds for weather tracking sakabatou Jul 6 #17
It came at night... skennis1 Jul 6 #18
But only in RED states. nt Jit423 Jul 6 #29
And, of course, no one expects you MAGAts to work late AverageOldGuy Jul 6 #20
The guys would would have made the decision to alert people while they were awake weren't there Warpy Jul 6 #21
So the video that's going around is fake or not this flood? BadgerKid Jul 6 #26
If Trump keeps on cutting FEMA maybe the red states will finally learn what decent government does? nt Jit423 Jul 6 #27
It's their Fucking job Not to "get caught off guard".. Cha Jul 6 #31
How many more will Die from Cha Jul 6 #32
"At night" howardmappel Jul 6 #35
Wait, their excuse is that it 'came at night'?? OldBaldy1701E Jul 6 #37
The "church moms" as I call them here in Houston - TBF Jul 10 #41
"It came at night" is the excuse these dumb bastards are using? Javaman Jul 7 #40
Yes, who would have thought that a rainstorm could "come at night"? No excuse for those concerned and that camp artemisia1 Jul 11 #42
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