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Democrats have questioned the effectiveness of the flash flood warning the weather service sent out on July 4, after floodwaters had already overwhelmed many areas in Kerr County.
A bill Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in 2019 could have increased participation in Texas emergency warning systems, experts and the ...
The NWS issued a coastal flood alert for San Francisco and surrounding areas effective from 7 PM Monday until midnight ...
Disaster response experts gathered in Columbus to discuss preparation strategies. Plus national conversations about changes ...
Much of the eastern U.S. and Midwest was facing the threat of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, while heat alerts were ...
Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.
Many have decried Kerr County's lack of sirens on the Guadalupe River. Officials in counties that have the systems say they are well worth the money.
Keeping state-of-the-art weather forecasting and preparedness outreach is a national responsibility, not, as Reagan’s 1981 statement would have it, a government annoyance.
A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest disaster.
(Des Moines) — The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Madison County in south ...
Dozens of extreme heat advisories and flash flood warnings across the central and southeast U.S. have been issued by the National Weather Service.
Failing to translate flood forecasts into timely messages that tell people what they need to do to stay safe can have tragic ...