Central Texas flooding

[BMR Genie]

Was there a weather report, or were people informed about this days before it happened?

 

[jjgold]

Any looting?

 

[BigJay]

Was there a weather report, or were people informed about this days before it happened?

No. Sometimes these weather systems this time of year just pop up “perfect storm” like

Dumping tons of rain upstream to cause the flash flooding

 

[BigJay]

Any looting?

Shut up man

 

[BMR Genie]

No. Sometimes these weather systems this time of year just pop up “perfect storm” like

Dumping tons of rain upstream to cause the flash flooding

Tsk tsk.. this is so devastating.

 

[Tanko]

I don't think we're going to get any good news on the 20 young campers that are lost....
One already confirmed dead.

 

[jjgold]

How did so many people die

Any warnings??

 

[Tanko]

How did so many people die

Any warnings??

Are you not reading the posts??? It was sudden and unexpected.

The rain came in the middle of the night, in mass quantities... Way more than expected and concentrated in Kerr County at the start. The river rose 26 ft in 90 minutes.

Hard to warn sleeping people who don't live in a town/city, in the middle of the night to get the hell away from the river.

 

[BigJay]

 

[jjgold]

This is turning into an epic disaster

 

[Tanko]

This is turning into an epic disaster

Well, its a "red" state so the orange man should send $ and manpower.

 

[JDS]

Glad our 3 amigos Texas brethren are safe & sound .

 

[Brock Landers]

Well, its a "red" state so the orange man should send $ and manpower.

Nah, those assholes deny climate change, they're a dumb as a box of rocks

 

[Archie]

so very sad

we've been increasing national weather service money, tech, and personnel to identify this stuff early to help protect people right?

 

[jjgold]

so very sad

we've been increasing national weather service money, tech, and personnel to identify this stuff early to help protect people right?

Those dopes don’t know what they’re doing


Weather is unpredictable like sports

 

[BigJay]

 

[BigJay]

so very sad

we've been increasing national weather service money, tech, and personnel to identify this stuff early to help protect people right?

Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly threw “the public” under the bus when asked about why no siren warning system similar to those towns have in tornado alley

 

[BigJay]

We have a pretty strong warning system in the most flood-prone areas closer to me because of the 1998 and 2001 central Texas floods

 

[BigJay]

Pretty good write-up

Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing.

apnews.com

 

[lekidecincinnati]

death toll up to 80