Deadly Flash Floods in Texas Hill Country Expose Lack of Preparedness and Warning Failures

The devastating flash floods that ripped through Texas Hill Country this past Friday have tragically claimed at least six lives, with scores still unaccounted for amid frantic search and rescue operations. This catastrophe, precipitated by an unprecedented deluge of up to ten inches of rain within a few hours, exposes glaring failures in local emergency preparedness and flood warning systems—failures that demand immediate scrutiny. Rapid Flooding and Unprepared Communities As the Guadalupe River surged dangerously high—rising an alarming 22 feet in just two hours before the river gauge failed—the affected communities were caught off guard. Kerr County officials confirmed multiple...