Boston under flash flood warning
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Alert fatigue may have led some residents to ignore warnings. Spotty cell service also could have kept some alerts from coming in at all.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNCan 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 education on what to do in an emergency.
A flood watch for flash flooding has been issued for roughly a third of the state, including Polk County. Overnight storms moving through central Iowa packed a punch, with heavy rains and damaging winds.
The flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday for Cook County, the collar counties and the majority of northern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
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, giving more than three hours of warning.
Ruidoso will continue to be under a flood watch, as more thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and next week. What to know, do.
In this particular case, we have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that current staffing or budget issues within NOAA and the NWS played any role at all in this event,” Houston-based