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Paul Wood
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Retired Navy, Birder, Louisiana Master Naturalist, Photographer, IT Geek, Community Scientist, Scistarter Ambassador, Cat Herder and Mildly Interesting Person. Central Oklahoma.
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For instance, this is from AccuWeather
Texas is a tragedy of the worst sort because it appears evacuations and other proactive measures could have been undertaken to reduce the risk of fatalities had the organizers of impacted camps and local officials heeded the warnings of the government and private weather sources, including AccuWeather," said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter. "Both the National Weather Service and AccuWeather warned of the threat of flash flooding hours before the worst of the storm's impacts. AccuWeather warned customers of 'imminent flash flooding' 30 minutes prior to the National Weather Service's Flash Flood Warning, which provided even more advance notice. These warnings should have provided officials with ample time to evacuate camps such as Camp Mystic and get people to safety, based upon preliminary reports. We are truly devastated, and we hope that a full investigation of this tragedy will lead to important lessons that prevent this kind of disaster from recurring. People, businesses, and governments should take action based on Flash Flood Warnings that are issued, regardless of the rainfall amounts that have occurred or are forecast. Flash Flood Warnings indicate an immediate risk to life and property in the warned Porter said that especially given such a history of deadly flash floods-coupled with the advance notice available through warnings issued ahead of imminent flooding—it is extremely concerning to hear accounts from survivors at multiple camps in the area who reported being awoken by rapidly rising water and forced to evacuate in the midst of a life-threatening emergency instead of evacuating much earlier immediately after warnings were issued. "Disasters like this, which occur at night, are often particularly devastating because people are sleeping and therefore much more likely to have a longer reaction time to issued warninas."
July 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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I love this!
April 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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In 3 more days it will
March 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM