As questions mount over warning systems during the deadly Texas flooding, Channel 9 learned that sirens intended to save lives in the North Carolina mountains failed to work during Helene. ALSO READ: Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing Sirens along Wilson Creek in Caldwell County are

Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens […]

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Monday that the state of Texas could pay for storm sirens along the Guadalupe River.

State Rep. Wes Virdell, whose district includes Kerr County, voted against House Bill 13 earlier this year. The bill would have funded a statewide rural alert system. But after spending the weekend assisting in disaster zones caused by the floods, the state rep voiced a change of heart, per the Texas Tribune .

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending flash flooding.

River gauges, sirens and clear alerts can together help emergency managers anticipate flash floods and communicate life-saving information.

A small Texas town that recorded no deaths in last weekend’s flood disaster had recently upgraded its emergency alert system — the kind of setup state, county and federal officials

After losing his grandfather in a flood decades ago, Comfort Fire Chief Danny Morales found grants for a warning system.