Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, the county’s chief elected official, said in the hours after the devastation that the county does not have a warning system.
Greg Abbott, Texas governor, says more than 160 people are still missing after deadly floods
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The county had considered a flood warning system on the river similar to a tornado warning siren about six or seven years ago, but Kelly said the idea never got off the ground and the cost would have been an issue.
Floods in Texas leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
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